Intel spent most of 2023 and 2024 as one of the most beaten-down chip stocks on Wall Street. Frank Lee, an HSBC semiconductor analyst, was among the skeptics. In late 2025 he had the company on reduce with a $24 price target and a straightforward message: time to bail out. On July 2, Lee published
Gold prices seemed to be mounting a comeback, but JPMorgan just made the rally harder to trust. Investors expected the shiny yellow metal to continue pushing higher into year’s end, buoyed by rate-cut hopes, central-bank buying, and safe-haven demand. Reuters reported that spot gold was up over 2% for the week, even as JPMorgan recently
Palantir Technologies is betting big on a simple idea: The U.S. government should never have to depend on someone else’s AI model to protect the country. That idea is now a formal partnership. Palantir (PLTR) recently announced it is teaming with NVIDIA to give federal agencies and companies that run critical U.S. infrastructure their own
Apple (AAPL) is reportedly prepping for a 2027 hardware push that will go beyond the usual chip refresh. The Cupertino giant is testing new iPad Pro models and working on a redesigned MacBook Pro, a Bloomberg report cited by Seeking Alpha noted, setting up what could become one of its more important product cycles in
While the first half of 2026 saw the collapse of several small and mid-size airlines, sometimes plans to launch a new one end up getting shut down even before a single plane gets off the ground. Envisioned as the world’s first zero-emission regional airline by British green investor Dale Vince, British carrier Ecojet Airlines entered
Exxon Mobil (XOM) officially moved its legal home from New Jersey to Texas this week. The move became official on July 1, as shareholders had already approved it. Exxon also won a major legal battle. On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Exxon’s favor. The ruling revives an old lawsuit over refineries
With long-time Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary long associated with his wit and fiery temper, the larger low-cost airline in Europe has also taken a “talking the shit” strategy to its social media presence over the years. After Elon Musk called O’Leary a “total idiot” to his 223 million followers, Ryanair reciprocated by holding a
The AI trade isn’t just about Nvidia anymore. That could be the true warning sign underlying Michael Burry’s current move on the markets. The investor behind “The Big Short” has revealed new bearish positions against Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia (NVDA), Caterpillar (CAT), Applied Materials (AMAT), and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), according to the Wall Street
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) closed the month of June at $580.91, up 7.68% in the last session, and hit a new 52-week high of $584, giving the company a market cap approaching $950 billion. The stock is up 171.25% year-to-date and 309.38% over the past year, according to Yahoo Finance. What I keep noticing
With talks to end the Iran war continuing to hit roadblocks and delays, the security situation across much of the Middle East remains too volatile for many airlines. The most recent exchange of strikes between U.S. and Israeli forces in the Strait of Hormuz took place on June 28. Delta Air Lines recently extended the