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Looking At PDD Holdings's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on PDD Holdings PDD. And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when ...

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Prediction: This Hypergrowth Stock Will Be the First $10 Trillion Stock (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)

Three stocks have now reached market capitalizations of $3 trillion: Apple, Microsoft, and most recently Nvidia. Earnings growth across the technology sector has been phenomenal in the last decade-plus, leading investors to get increasingly enthusiastic about these stocks. Most recently, innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) have further spurred on these shareholder gains. Investors have seen ...

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INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Continues Investigation of Marqeta, Inc. (MQ) on Behalf of Investors

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Marqeta, Inc. (“Marqeta” or the “Company”) MQ investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws. On November 4, 2024, Marqeta released weaker-than-expected third quarter 2024 financial results and fourth quarter 2024 guidance. The Company explained its “guidance reflects several changes that ...

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3 Stocks Not Named Nvidia to Buy for AI Exposure

Artificial intelligence (AI) is Wall Street’s new obsession, with companies discussing the technology in a snowballing fashion and helping to keep market sentiment positive. The robust quarterly results we’ve received from NVIDIA over the last year have added further fuel to the fire, with the company flexing the scorching-hot demand it’s been witnessing regarding its ...

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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: MSFT, ON, MGM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total volume of 122,723 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 12.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying ...

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2 Stocks Set to Benefit from a Busy Holiday Season: WMT, AMZN

The holiday season is rapidly approaching, with many consumers ready to get out there and shop. And several companies, including Amazon AMZN and Walmart WMT, could see a nice boost from the period thanks to their robust digital offerings. Let’s take a closer look at each. Amazon Gets Bullish on Holiday Season   Concerning headline ...