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Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) compute has shifted significantly in 2026. While hyperscalers had focused the majority of their spending on graphics processing units (GPUs) and custom AI

For much of the past two years, consumer sentiment has been trending worse. The combination of high inflation, high interest rates, and a K-shaped economic trajectory that has left many households

Limiting investors to only buying one stock is difficult. It requires them to balance risk and reward, and to take a look at current market conditions to pinpoint where their convictions are. For

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) reported first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.41 per share. That figure is materially lower than the $2.18 it earned in the year-ago period, which sounds really bad

Brief bouts of fighting broke out in the Strait of Hormuz this week, with Iran apparently launching drone attacks on commercial shipping, U.S. Navy warplanes responding, and Iran responding to that

While Nvidia and Tesla dominate the headlines, another company has quietly joined them at the very top. As of this writing, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is worth about $2.1 trillion -- nearly half a

Everybody would like catalysts to appear sooner rather than later for their stocks, and that's definitely the case with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Investors have waited for years for the robotaxi

Being the largest and being the most important company aren't necessarily the same thing. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the largest company by a fairly wide margin -- at the time of this writing, it has

When most investors think about quantum computing, they picture labs in California or glossy slides at CES, or most recently, the Trump Administration's massive investment in the space. Quantum

Micron Technology shares jumped more than 19% on Tuesday, the memory-chip maker's biggest single-session gain since 2011, and the move pushed the company past $1 trillion in market value for the

Board of Directors member Maximiliane Straub reported the sale of 12,000 shares of Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) in multiple open-market transactions on May 11 and May 12, 2026, according to a SEC

There are many rules you need to know if you are collecting Social Security. Most of the rules apply regardless of how old you are or whether you have hit your full retirement age. For example

Investors are increasingly anxious about the heavy capital expenditures (capex) required for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, and rightfully so. It's estimated that among tech giants, AI

Deciding between a high-growth challenger and a stable industry giant is a classic investor dilemma. You might be weighing Oscar Health (NYSE:OSCR) against UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) for your

SpaceX has picked June 12 as its IPO date. Even before the initial public offering happens, however, SpaceX is laying the foundations for becoming the most profitable space company in history. As I

When investors think of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) isn't a top-of-mind name. But understandably so. With a much smaller business compared to Nividia's and

In 2008, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) became the first domestic airline to provide in-flight internet service. Now, nearly two decades later, it will be one of the leaders in adopting Starlink to

The artificial intelligence (AI) playbook is familiar by now: Build a bigger GPU cluster. Add more Blackwell chips. Throw more electricity at the problem. If the chips get hot, build the data center

What will the market do next? It's certainly hard to say, and just about impossible to know. With recent global unrest -- such as the war with Iran and the ongoing violence in Ukraine -- along with

It's understandable why many investors are waiting for XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) to soar in value. It's down 65% from its 2025 high and currently trades close to $1. It seems to be a coiled spring, just

When a company is already the most valuable in the world, it takes a lot to surprise anyone. But Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang managed to do it last week, and he did it with a single word.

It's understandable that you'd want to claim Social Security as early as possible so you can get the most checks. But there's a pretty big drawback to doing this.

Claiming early permanently reduces

As one of the big three DRAM chipmakers, SK Hynix (KOSE: A000660) is one of the prime beneficiaries of the trends powering the memory market; it recently hit a market capitalization of $1 billion

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Greg Abel has some big shoes to fill at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB). As the new CEO, he's in charge of the company's massive portfolio of marketable equities. He's also responsible