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My name is Byte Sized Alpha, and I’m a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Nebius and Lam Research have been top performers on the stock market in 2026.
AI is driving demand for data centers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
This should help both companies sustain their impressive growth rates.
The Nasdaq Composite index has hit a rough patch in 2026,
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The Dow Jones 30 is very quiet in pre-market trading. 48,000 sitting just below could offer support, 49,000 above is resistance. I think a short-term pullback makes more sense than not. I do not necessarily want to chase this index all the way up here, so I will be looking for a little bit of value.
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9:35 am — AVGO +3.3%, META +0.9%
The S&P 500 edged higher Wednesday, sitting less than 1% below its January all-time high.
Bank of America (BAC) said on Wednesday that profits leaped 17% from a year ago.
The country’s second-largest bank reported profits rose to $8.6 billion, or $1.11 per share, exceeding the $1.01 per share that analysts forecast. Net revenue rose 7% to $30.3 billion compared to $28.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025.
Netflix looks like it does still have some momentum behind it. We had a nice day on Tuesday. We do have earnings coming out on Thursday, meaning tomorrow, at the end of the session, so that will have a major influence as well. I think ultimately though, the $100 level is an area where I might be interested in buying Netflix.
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, is known for making bold, conviction-driven bets, but she’s just as quick to trim positions when the strategy shifts. That pattern is playing out again this week.
ARK Investment Management has continued selling shares of Strata Critical Medical (NASDAQ: SRTA),
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