Articles for author: The whipping post

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Sold $11.8 Million of AMD Stock on a Single Day Last Month. Should Other Investors Also Sell?

Key Points As of Aug. 3, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has delivered returns of around 180% over the last year. This occurred as the company became more competitive with market leader Nvidia in the AI accelerator space. Not surprisingly, those gains have brought much higher valuations, which likely was a factor in Cathie Wood’s ...

Investing in the "Magnificent Seven?" Pick Your Poison: Negative Free Cash Flow or an Unjustifiable Valuation.

Key Points Although the Magnificent Seven have traditionally done the heavy lifting on Wall Street, all but one have underperformed the benchmark S&P 500 in 2026. Investors are getting fed up with otherworldly spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and punishing companies with negative free cash flow. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Seven companies that chose not to ...

F Dividend Yield Pushes Past 4%

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Ford Motor Co. (Symbol: F) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.6), with the stock changing hands as low as $14.63 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to ...

Amazon Stock Soars After Q2 Earnings: Buy, Hold, or Take Profits?

Amazon AMZN stock is ripping higher on Friday after the e-commerce and cloud computing giant delivered a blockbuster Q2 report that comfortably exceeded Wall Street’s expectations yesterday evening. The company’s accelerating momentum in artificial intelligence, booming Amazon Web Services (AWS) business, and robust profitability reassured investors that Amazon remains one of the biggest beneficiaries of ...

Cathie Wood Is Buying SpaceX Stock as it Sinks 50% Below Its Post-IPO High. Should You Follow Her?

Key Points Cathie Wood believes that Space Exploration Technologies’ reusable rockets will be a cost-effective solution to the space economy. She expects the company’s thousands of satellites to drive accelerating broadband capacity and generate millions in gross profit by 2030. SpaceX stock is still expensive while it’s reporting losses. 10 stocks we like better than ...