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MercadoLibre Expands 1P Rapidly: Is Margin Recovery at Risk?

MercadoLibre‘s MELI aggressive expansion of its first-party (1P) business is emerging as a key headwind to margin recovery. While the strategy is strengthening assortment, improving pricing competitiveness and helping the company gain share across key categories, the rapid scaling of inventory-led commerce is introducing structural profitability pressures that could weigh on operating leverage for longer ...

Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin Price Rebounds on US-Iran Deal

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Monday (June 15) as of 10:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$66,552.15, up by 4.3 percent over the past 24 hours. Chart via TradingView. Bitcoin price performance, ...

The Memory Boom Has Been a Gift to Micron. For Apple, It's Becoming a Problem. Or Is It?

Key Points Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview that price increases on the company’s products are unavoidable. The same memory shortage fueling record profits at chipmakers like Micron is now raising Apple’s component costs. Apple’s products segment’s gross margin slipped last quarter, even as its overall results set March-quarter records. 10 stocks ...

PVH Stock Tracks Key Trends in DTC, AI and Apparel Margins

PVH Corp. PVH is trying to turn brand momentum into steadier profitability as apparel demand stays uneven. The company’s latest quarter showed progress in direct-to-consumer channels, digital commerce and inventory control. The stock’s next move may depend on whether those gains can offset tariff pressure, weaker wholesale trends and softer demand in Europe, the Middle ...

Better Buy: AMD vs. Intel After Intel's Monster Run

Key Points Intel’s stock has surged about 520% over the past year, driven by its foundry turnaround and surging demand for its server processors. AMD’s data center revenue jumped 57% year over year in the first quarter, led by its EPYC processors and Instinct AI chips. Intel now trades at nearly twice AMD’s forward price-to-earnings ...

Why the AI Infrastructure Wave Will Mint More Millionaires Than the Chatbot Phase: 3 Stocks to Own

Key Points Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform is yet another growth catalyst for this top artificial intelligence stock. Broadcom is becoming a leader in AI chips for inference workloads. Vertiv is a key infrastructure stock with massive growth potential as data center construction continues. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Artificial intelligence (AI) is ...