Meta Platforms' Upcoming Earnings Report Shines Focus On Direxion's METU, METD ETFs
With one of the world’s biggest innovators about to release its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, traders from opposing sides will eagerly await the results. Wall Street analysts are looking for social media giant and tech juggernaut Meta Platforms Inc. META to deliver earnings per share (EPS) of $5.86 on revenue of $44.58 billion.
Amid high interest rates, borrowers and lenders are cautious — but not cowed
Federal Reserve leadership will meet this week to decide what to do about interest rates. Nobody expects the central bank to do anything — experts think the Fed will wait until mid-September to lower rates.
And while the cost of borrowing in this economy will probably start to come down (at some point,
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Read MoreI Asked ChatGPT the Best Age To Collect Social Security — Here’s What It Said
Most Americans start collecting their Social Security retirement benefits at age 62,
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Read MoreWarren Buffett’s longtime Social Security warning is coming to fruition, with retirees facing an $18,000 annual cut
In just seven years, Social Security will reach a fiscal cliff that could leave millions of American retirees with drastically reduced benefits,
The Most Explosive Week For Commodities Is Here – Will You Capitalize?
The stakes couldn’t be higher. If talks collapse, tariffs would snap back to triple-digit levels – 145% on U.S. imports and 125% on Chinese goods – a scenario that would send raw material costs soaring and create massive supply dislocations across critical sectors from Semiconductors, Rare Earth Metals to Grain and Energy.
Bessent has hinted at a rolling 90-day extension – a decision that would be seen as bullish for Industrial Metals and Oil,
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Will This Titan Be The Biggest Winner of the AI Revolution?
For decades, Oracle was considered something of a tech stalwart, respected, reliable, and, frankly, a little boring. Known for its dominance in database management, Oracle’s steady performance made it a favorite among conservative investors, but rarely the centerpiece of high-growth conversations.
That’s changing, and fast. Thanks to a massive shift in enterprise computing driven by artificial intelligence Oracle is no longer just a database company.
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Datadog Just Cracked the S&P 500, Wall Street Thinks It’s Just Getting Started
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is officially joining the S&P 500 on July 9. Shares are up by more than 15% since the announcement, adding to what’s already been a stunning multi-year run. Since going public six years ago, Datadog has skyrocketed by over 4x, nearly triple the S&P 500’s return over the same period.
But even after that massive run,
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UPS Stock Is Sinking But This Dividend Giant May Be Poised for a Comeback
United Parcel Service may be a household name, but lately, its stock performance has left investors anything but comforted.
UPS started 2025 on the back foot. In the first quarter, revenue slipped slightly, margins were underwhelming, and earnings per share were up just 4% year-over-year. What’s more telling? U.S. daily delivery volumes were down by around the same amount.
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