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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is staging an unexpected comeback. After a painful restructuring phase, the chipmaker’s stock has surged 389% over the past 52 weeks and 170% year-to-date. This dramatic rally follows the company’s controversial decision to suspend its dividend in 2024 to preserve capital. Now, stellar financial results are prompting investors to ask: when … Read more
Tech Stocks Rebound: Inside the AI Capex Cycle and Chip Sector Recovery Technology equities staged a significant recovery on Friday, closing out a highly volatile week marked by high-stakes corporate earnings, structural corporate realignments, and major lockup expirations. Despite initial market anxiety surrounding capital expenditure levels and demanding valuation multiples, investor sentiment stabilized. Nvidia (NVDA) … Read more
Crypto Market Resilience Tested Amid Hacks and Regulatory Delays Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week ending August 7 trading near the critical $65,000 U.S. threshold. The premier digital asset remains confined to a tight horizontal channel between $60,000 U.S. and $65,000 U.S. since late June. Technical analysts emphasize that a sustained break above $65,000 U.S. is … Read more
Kyle Stanford, Director of US VC Research at PitchBook, provides critical context on the 2021 vintage year performance. The Numbers Don’t Lie — But They Don’t Tell the Whole Story Halfway through their standard 10-year fund term, 2021 vintage US venture capital funds have recorded the lowest Distributions to Paid-In Capital (DPI) multiple of any … Read more
This week’s energy markets demonstrated a striking divergence: while geopolitical flashpoints injected volatility into oil prices, the industry’s largest players continued a methodical shift toward natural gas, balance-sheet repair, and capital discipline. The 360 Energy Pulse from Oil & Gas 360 captures five critical developments that define the current investment landscape. 1. Oil Caught Between … Read more
Nvidia (NVDA) closed out a volatile trading week with a remarkable gain of over 10%, signaling renewed investor confidence in the artificial intelligence infrastructure narrative. The rally lifted the broader semiconductor complex, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (^SOX) advancing more than 8% across the five-day period. This recovery comes after the prior week’s sharp selloff … Read more
Market Recap: Tech Leads Broad Rally on Dovish Jobs Data The Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.3% on Friday, leading major indexes higher after a stunning July jobs report showed the U.S. economy shed 23,000 positions—far below the consensus forecast of a 88,000 gain. The unemployment rate unexpectedly dipped to 4.1% from 4.2%, but the headline miss … Read more
The U.S. dollar index (DXY) tumbled to a seven-week low on Friday, closing down 0.41%, after a surprisingly weak July employment report dramatically shifted market expectations for Federal Reserve monetary policy. The selloff in the greenback provided a powerful tailwind for precious metals, with gold futures surging 2.39% to a seven-week high and silver jumping … Read more
Cramer’s Bullish Stance on Starbucks Turnaround CNBC’s Jim Cramer has doubled down on his optimism for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX), declaring the coffee giant’s turnaround efforts under new CEO Brian Niccol are showing tangible merit. The stock has rewarded believers, climbing 16% over the past year and an impressive 26% year-to-date as of early August … Read more
Cramer’s Dramatic Reversal on Microsoft After Blockbuster Quarter CNBC’s Jim Cramer, historically cautious on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) due to its massive weight in his charitable trust portfolio, admitted he was “blown away” by the tech giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter results. The stock surged 15.5% on July 30 following the July 29 earnings release, marking a stunning … Read more