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After falling to a record low of 5.9 percent in June, mutual fund exposure to IT rose to 6.6 percent in July, up 70 basis points. However, allocation remained 140 basis points below the 8 percent recorded in July 2025.

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Tesla(NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered record revenue and stronger vehicle deliveries, but falling operating profit, negative free cash flow, and slowing disclosed robotaxi momentum complicate the bull case. The numbers reveal a widening gap between Tesla’s current earnings power and the enormous future growth embedded in its valuation.

Stock prices used were the market prices of July 29,

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Second-quarter 13F filings, disclosed late last week for positions held as of June 30, tell a clear story inside the semiconductor trade: the biggest hedge funds rotated out of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO | AVGO Price Prediction) and into Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM).

 » Read more about: Wall Street’s Biggest Funds Are Dumping Broadcom and Adding Taiwan Semiconductor. Time to Follow the ‘Smart Money?’  »

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SINGAPORE – Precious metals have seen sharp swings in 2026 amid shifting interest rate expectations and geopolitical uncertainty.

But while gold, silver, platinum and palladium are often grouped together as a single alternative asset class, their investment characteristics can differ.

Analysts say the outlook for each metal varies depending on market conditions.

 » Read more about: Gold, silver, platinum and palladium: What S’pore investors should know about these precious metals  »

Explore the modified butterfly spread, an advanced options strategy offering unique risk-reward benefits and flexibility for traders seeking higher returns.

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Retirees and income-focused investors gravitate toward the same short list of covered-call and preferred-stock funds: JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI), JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ), Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD),

 » Read more about: We Did the Math on What $100,000 Earns in the 5 Most Popular Income ETFs and the Gap Is Enormous  »

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One of the more confounding aspects of investing in SK Hynix (SKHY +0.40%) stock is its valuation. As of the time of this writing, the stock trades at just 6 times forward earnings!

Assuming a one-time benefit is not temporarily skewing the earnings multiple lower,

 » Read more about: SK Hynix's Stock Trades at Around 5 Times Next Year's Earnings Even After Revenue Grew 257%. Here's What a Multiple That Low Usually Signals About a Cyclical Business.  »

Warren Buffett spent years telling anyone who would listen that airlines were a terrible business to own.

Buffett called them a “capital trap,” a place where fuel costs and fare wars could erase profits almost overnight.

Then Covid hit, and Berkshire Hathaway dumped its entire airline portfolio in 2020,

 » Read more about: Warren Buffett's Berkshire raises stake in world's largest airline  »