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Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: TSLA, MSFT, COST

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total of 1.4 million contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 138.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 112.6% of TSLA’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 123.0 ...

5 Dividend Stocks Poised to Profit From the AI Efficiency Boom

When companies deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations, the results can be staggering. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is using AI-powered code-completion tools to help developers write code 55% faster. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is leveraging AI to accelerate drug-discovery timelines. IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported over $1 billion in generative AI revenue in a single ...

UCSD Study Reveals Which Earnings Announcements Move Markets Fastest

The unofficial start of the next earnings season is still roughly a month away, but recent research out of the University of California, San Diego and Aarhus University (featuring Wall Street Horizon data) might have investors preparing differently for Q2 2025 results. The study, “Warp Speed Price Moves: Jumps after Earnings Announcements,” recently published in ...

Another Cool Inflation Print – Will the Fed Act?

PPI inflation comes in soft… can Bitcoin break triple-top resistance?… waiting on “altcoin season” … be careful about heading bearish warnings… keep your eye on private credit VIEW IN BROWSER Another day, another soft inflation report. This morning, we learned that the Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures wholesale prices, rose just 0.1% in May, ...

Quanta Services, Apple And Alphabet On CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Brenda Vingiello of Sand Hill Global Advisors picked Quanta Services, Inc. PWR as her final trade. Lending support to her choice, Piper Sandler analyst Kashy Harrison, on May 27, maintained Quanta Services with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $360 to $370. Don’t forget to check out ...