Analysts had written off Nike heading into its latest earnings report. The previous quarter was a mess, sales fell 10%, inventories piled up, and the brand that once defined performance and style looked a little out of step with both.
Yet this quarter, Nike did something investors didn’t expect by starting to look like Nike again.
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Pfizer just pulled off a big deal as it relates to the pharmaceutical landscape in the U.S. On Tuesday, the CEO announced a wide-ranging agreement with the Trump administration that will lower drug prices for many Americans.
At the center of this deal is a new government-backed portal called “TrumpRx”, a website designed to help patients access discounted prescription drugs by connecting them directly to manufacturers’ platforms.
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When you think about the companies that have cracked the trillion-dollar market cap, your mind probably jumps straight to the Mag 7, including Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, and Amazon. These firms dominate the digital infrastructure we all rely on.
But here’s something you won’t find on the list: a brick-and-mortar retailer. Not Walmart. Not Target.
Chevron isn’t the kind of stock that makes headlines every week. It doesn’t have the flash of a Tesla or the cult following of a Nvidia. But that’s exactly why dividend investors have built fortunes with it. It’s a business you can own, forget about, and still let it steadily build wealth over time.
The question is whether now Chevron is an old relic to be forgotten in a new age or a stock set to thrive as energy demands power AI?
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Mortgage rates remain near multi-decade highs, and existing home sales are still down about 30% compared to pre-pandemic levels. That slowdown has created a ripple effect, dragging down everything tied to housing, from builders to brokers to the companies selling furniture and décor.
One name that stands out in this group is RH.
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SoundHound AI has been one of the market’s more surprising winners in the AI boom. The conversational AI technology has found its way into restaurants, cars, healthcare systems, and even financial institutions.
Over the past year, the stock has soared nearly 3x as revenue growth has consistently blown past expectations.
But revenue growth alone doesn’t pay the bills and while analysts loves a good growth story,
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When an apparel brand starts showing signs of stress, sales sliding, margins crumbling, losses mounting, the Street doesn’t hesitate to slap the “dying business” label on it.
That’s why it might surprise some investors that Lululemon doesn’t actually fit that description right now. In Q2, sales rose, margins held within historical ranges, and earnings only marginally dipped.
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It didn’t take long for Figma to go from Wall Street’s darling to one of its biggest disappointments.
After a blockbuster debut this summer, the stock has been sliding steadily, leaving many early investors deep in the red. But is the sell-off a warning sign, or has the market simply overreacted?
Figma grew revenue 41% year over year and turned a $178 million cash burn into $62.5 million in positive operating cash flow,
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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is already a giant, but it may still be in the early innings of its growth story. With a market capitalization hovering just shy of $3 trillion, it is within striking distance of becoming the world’s next $4 trillion stock.
What makes this more than just speculation is that several potential roadblocks have recently cleared,
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Instead of building Jetsons-style flying cars, Archer is focused on eVTOLs, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
These battery-powered machines seat four passengers, can travel at speeds up to 150 miles per hour, and are designed to fly with less noise and turbulence than a traditional helicopter.
While they won’t end traffic jams on the ground,
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