Articles for author: The whipping post

Why Intel Stock Slumped Today

Key Points Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is heading to China this week, with CEO Jensen Huang accompanying President Trump on his visit to meet with President Xi Jinping, and announcing a deal that will permit it to ship H200 artificial intelligence chips to the Middle Kingdom. Nvidia stock is up more than 2% on the news, ...

The Real Reason Microsoft Just Went All-In on AI Infrastructure. It's Not What You Might Think.

Key Points Microsoft’s commercial remaining performance obligations have surged to roughly $625 billion, showing multiyear contracted revenue visibility that far exceeds peers and is heavily driven by AI workloads. The company is locking in GPUs, land, and long-term power (including multidecade energy deals) because compute capacity is the real constraint in the AI era. Microsoft’s ...

3 Reasons to Hold Netflix Stock Despite 16% Drop in the Past Month

Netflix NFLX has shed roughly 16% over the past month, underperforming the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry and the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector, prompting investors to question whether the stock’s long-term investment thesis remains intact. The global streaming leader has navigated a turbulent macro environment, yet a closer look at its first-quarter 2026 results, ...

This Is How Ford Plans to Drive Momentum From Q1 Into Summer

Key Points Full-size trucks and SUVs helped power Ford’s first-quarter earnings beat. For a second consecutive year, Ford is unleashing an employee pricing promotional strategy. Inventory is tighter than normal on F-Series trucks due to a supplier fire. 10 stocks we like better than Ford Motor Company › Full-size trucks have long been known to ...

Why Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Crashed Today

Key Points Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSEMKT: SOXL) has been a market-beater in recent years, but it was a different story today. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) highlighted the downside of leveraged funds, falling as much as 20.9% at 1 p.m. ET as investors rotated out of lofty valuations in the chip sector. Why ...

DYNF, NVDA, AAPL, MSFT: Large Inflows Detected at ETF

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF (Symbol: DYNF) where we have detected an approximate $337.0 million dollar inflow — that’s a 1.0% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 531,425,000 to 536,525,000). Among ...