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Alibaba BABA confronts persistent headwinds in its core e-commerce operations despite management’s aggressive pivot toward artificial intelligence investments. The company reported 5% year-over-year revenue growth to RMB247.8 billion in its second quarter of fiscal 2026, but this modest expansion masks troubling deterioration in profitability metrics. Non-GAAP earnings plunged 71% year over year to RMB4.36 per ...
Key Points Tesla’s robotaxis could change the way investors and consumers think about the auto market. Boeing is about to begin the long march toward generating the cash flow needed to develop a new generation of narrow-body airplane. Both stocks have substantive upside potential if they achieve their aims this year. These 10 stocks could ...
Key Points Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) just wrapped up another impressive year, rising 39%. Any investor is happy with those results, but 2025 is over; what will 2026 bring? I think investors have plenty of reasons to be excited about Nvidia’s stock heading into 2026, as the AI buildout is still gaining momentum. This bodes well ...
Key Points Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had a strong 2025, rising from about $420 per share at the start of 2025 to around $490 by December. That’s about a 17% return, making it a strong stock pick in normal years. However, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) also had a great year, rising around 18%. This means ...
Community banks are navigating a backdrop shaped by competitive deposit pricing, elevated operating costs and a renewed emphasis on disciplined credit oversight. In this environment, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. PEBK and Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. BOTJ stand out as two community-oriented institutions with similar community banking foundations, but different operating ...
Marvell Technology‘s MRVL AI XPU offerings are experiencing massive traction among hyperscalers, AI data centers and high-performance computing workloads. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Marvell Technology’s data center segment posted revenues of $1.52 billion, growing 37.8% year over year, led by strong traction in custom XPU silicon products. Marvell Technology expects its custom ...
Key Points It’s that time again… The year 2025 has come to a close, 2026 has begun, and we’re all eager to consider what may lie ahead for stocks in this new year. After a third straight double-digit annual gain, will the S&P 500 continue to roar higher? Which stocks will lead the way? No ...
After soaring a whopping 194% over the last 12 months, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has richly rewarded its near-term investors as it rides a wave of explosive demand for AI hardware. But so far, this industry has been more hype than substance, and Wall Street is beginning to notice. Let’s dig deeper into what the ...
Key Points Sandisk shares increased 559% last year following its spin-off from Western Digital, making it the best-performing stock in the S&P 500. Over the last decade, the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in any given year has returned an average of 78% during the next year. Sandisk is gaining market share in NAND ...
Restaurant operators are navigating an uneven operating landscape shaped by cautious consumer spending, persistent cost pressures and the need to protect margins while sustaining traffic. In this environment, Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. RAVE and Good Times Restaurants Inc. GTIM emerge as two smaller restaurant players with recognizable brands but very different business models. RAVE runs ...
The whipping post
The whipping post
