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Alibaba Is Down 60% From Its All-Time High. Is This the Once-in-a-Decade Setup That Patient Investors Wait For?

Key Points Alibaba looks cheap, but its earnings are falling sharply while AI and instant-commerce spending drain cash. Cloud growth is promising, but it isn’t yet big enough to offset those costs. For me, that makes BABA a risky turnaround story, not a once-in-a-decade bargain. 10 stocks we like better than Alibaba Group › Alibaba ...

The whipping post

AAPL September 14th Options Begin Trading

Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the September 14th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new September 14th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the ...

This Vanguard ETF Is Up 12% in 2026. Here's Whether Long-Term Investors Should Still Be Buying at These Levels.

Key Points Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), the world’s largest S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), hit an all-time intraday high of $716.39 per share on Aug. 13. It’s pulled back slightly since then, but it’s still risen 12% year-to-date. VOO is usually considered a safe way to passively invest in the stock ...

Nvidia Just Delivered Bad News for AMD and Intel

Key Points Nvidia is largely known for its graphics processing units (GPUs), which play a pivotal role in training large language models. However, the company also launched a newer chip product last quarter that is experiencing incredible growth. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently delivered blowout second-quarter earnings that ...

Analysts Expect AI Capex to Reach $800 Billion in 2026. That Number Could Actually Surpass $1 Trillion. Here Are 2 Stocks That Will Benefit.

Key Points The global data center build-out is well on its way. According to consensus estimates, tech companies are expected to deploy roughly $800 billion in capital this year to scale AI infrastructure. Investment is only expected to grow from here. Research from McKinsey & Co. projects AI capex to reach $7 trillion globally by ...