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Visa and Apple: Cash-Generating Machines

Strong cash flows reflect financial stability, allowing companies to pay down debt, pursue growth opportunities, and shell out dividend payments. These companies are also better equipped to weather downturns, providing another beneficial advantage for investors from a long-term standpoint. And for those seeking cash-generating machines, two companies  – Visa V & Apple AAPL – fit ...

Notable Friday Option Activity: NFLX, LITE, XOM

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX), where a total of 325,076 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 32.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 62.9% of NFLX’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 51.7 million ...

Ford Pre-Q2 Earnings Analysis: Buy the Stock Now or Wait?

Ford F is slated to release second-quarter 2026 results on July 28, after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s EPS and automotive revenues is pegged at 33 cents and $45.72 billion, respectively. The earnings estimate for the to-be-reported quarter has moved down by 2 cents over the past seven days. The bottom line ...

BABA's International Commerce Narrows Losses: Can It Sustain Momentum?

Alibaba’s BABA international commerce business is narrowing losses, positioning the segment as a stronger long-term growth driver. Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) — which includes AliExpress, Alibaba.com, Lazada and Trendyol — significantly reduced its adjusted EBITA loss in fiscal 2026 as management improved logistics efficiency, optimized operations and enhanced unit economics, bringing the business ...

Tesla's Per-Car Profit Fell Another 8% Last Quarter, and I Fear This May Be the New Norm

Key Points Tesla’s second-quarter earnings miss isn’t a concern, given all of its developmental spending. Its shrinking per-car profit, however, points to a waning degree of pricing power within the EV marketplace. Being an established electric vehicle maker as well as a future AI technology outfit makes it difficult to evaluate and then appropriately price ...

Meet the Trillion-Dollar Company Retail Investors Have Spent More Money Buying Than Any Other Stock in July

Key Points Retail investors are becoming a force on Wall Street, with one analysis finding that everyday investors accounted for a quarter of total equities trading volume in 2021. Individual investors have piled $320 million into Wall Street’s buzziest trillion-dollar stock since the start of the month. Although this company is tackling two trillion-dollar addressable ...

Astera Labs vs. Advanced Micro Devices: What the Revenue Trajectories of These Artificial Intelligence Companies Reveal to Investors.

Key Points Advanced Micro Devices maintains a massive lead in total historical revenue, though Astera Labs currently shows steeper consecutive growth. Astera Labs has consistently delivered unbroken quarter-over-quarter increases over the last eight periods, while AMD has experienced a slightly more fluctuating quarter-over-quarter trend. Investors should closely watch whether the absolute revenue gap between the ...