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Notable Wednesday Option Activity: BA, MSFT, COST

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Boeing Co. (Symbol: BA), where a total of 39,574 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 59.9% of BA’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.6 million ...

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Quant Ratings Updated on 93 Stocks

Merriam-Webster defines a “forgone conclusion” as “an inevitable result: certainty.” Well, it is a forgone conclusion that the Federal Reserve will finally cut key interest rates at its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this week. And there are two main reasons why: inflation continues to moderate, and the jobs market continues to deteriorate. The ...

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Baidu's AI Buzz vs. Revenue Reality: Time for Investors to Cash Out?

Baidu‘s BIDU aggressive push into AI continues to dominate headlines, yet the company’s second-quarter 2025 results reveal a troubling disconnect between technological advancement and financial delivery. Despite launching the much-touted ERNIE X1.1 model in September 2025 with claimed performance matching GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro, total revenues declined 4% year over year to RMB32.7 billion, ...

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Is Tesla's Stock at Risk Without the EV Tax Credit?

Key Points Tesla’s revenue declined for the second consecutive quarter, according to its July 23 Q2 earnings report. Its shares were down 16% in the first week of September 2025, the worst performance among megacap stocks. The federal EV tax credit is set to expire on Sept. 30. These 10 stocks could mint the next ...

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Best Momentum Stock to Buy for September 16th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, September 16th: Canon CAJPY: This company which is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.6% ...