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Tim Cook’s Final Earnings Call as Apple CEO Came the Same Week Apple Hit a $5 Trillion Market Cap. Here’s What Investors Should Watch Under His Successor.

Key Points John Ternus, the company’s hardware chief, likely understands just how critical it is to Apple’s success to continue leaning into the iPhone’s popularity. Known in the past for sizable share repurchases, the company’s capital allocation policy could start to favor more aggressive growth-oriented …

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4 Stocks That Could Profit From SpaceX’s Biggest Problem

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note:Of all the news from this earnings season, SpaceX’s first report as a public company was one of the most anticipated we’ve seen in a while. And while the media focused on billions …

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Walmart Shares Face Weakness Following Earnings: Were Results Bad?

Walmart WMT delivered an overall solid release on Thursday, beating expectations on both the top and bottom lines while raising its full-year outlook. Still, shares moved sharply lower following the release as investors focused on slowing U.S. sales trends, softer near-term guidance, and the stock’s …

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Why SPS Commerce Stock Was a Winner on Wednesday

Key Points SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC) stock wasn’t impeded on Hump Day at all. Thanks largely to a substantial price target raise from an analyst, investors flocked to the supply chain software developer’s equity. SPS Commerce’s stock finished the day more than 4% higher in …

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Where Will AMD Stock Be in 5 Years?

Semiconductor stocks have been in fine form on the stock market over the past five years, which is evident from the 205% gains clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index during this period. These terrific gains can be attributed to the growing demand for chips …

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Nvidia’s $63 Billion Investment Portfolio Has a New No. 2 Holding

Key Points Although Nvidia is best-known for its dominance in artificial intelligence (AI)-accelerated data centers, it’s also quite the investor. A sizeable investment in AI start-up xAI has paid significant dividends since the start of the year. However, Nvidia’s second-largest investment is facing a myriad …

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Crypto Market Update: Tether Completes First-Ever Audit

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (August 14) as of 10:00 p.m. UTC. Bitcoin price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$62,905.35, down by …

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Prediction: Microsoft Will Be Worth $5 Trillion by 2029. Here’s the Math.

Key Points Microsoft’s market value of about $3.57 trillion needs to climb about 40% to reach $5 trillion by the end of 2029. In fiscal 2026, the company grew revenue 18% and net income 31%. At the current price-to-earnings ratio, a $5 trillion Microsoft needs …

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Just Invested 5% of Pershing Square Capital Management’s Portfolio in Netflix. Should Investors Follow Suit?

Key Points Bill Ackman’s unique investing strategy involves acquiring large stakes in just a few companies and holding them for the long term — defying conventional hedge fund wisdom. Ackman just acquired a significant stake in Netflix. He believes Netflix has “effectively won the streaming …

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Goodyear Q2 Earnings Miss Expectations on Volume Pressure

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company GT incurred an adjusted loss of 61 cents per share in the second quarter of 2026, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 59 cents. The adjusted loss widened 258.8% year over year, translating into a …

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