Sector Update: Energy Stocks Lean Lower Pre-Bell Friday
Energy stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ET
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Read MoreThe price of gold today, August 21, 2026 — and the best places to buy
Gold’s spot price — or its current trading value — today as of 9:00 a.m. ET is $4,577.49 per ounce, according to CNBC’s Gold/ US Dollar Spot Price. That’s higher than Thursday’s price, when it traded at $4,482.79 per ounce at the same time.
Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts,
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Read MoreOptions trading volume, customer retention, strong trading activity – what worked for Webull in Q2
Webull Corporation BULL shares are trading higher premarket on Thursday after the company reported strong second-quarter results. Earnings Snapshot The brokerage platform company posted second-quarter …
Read MoreNetflix Stock Is Down Big-Time. Is This Finally a Buying Opportunity?
Netflix (NFLX +2.67%) has a strange problem. Its stock was recently down roughly 40% from its 2025 peak, yet the underlying business continues to grow.
In the second quarter of 2026, Netflix generated $12.6 billion in revenue, up 13% year over year. Operating income reached $4.2 billion,
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Read MoreThe Burst
How Zuckerberg Can Seize The Next Trillion
CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t get as much credit as he may deserve for his ferocity and tenaciousness. As the head of Meta, he is widely viewed as the dorky tech guy who stumbled upon a great idea and just happened to build a big social media business.
The truth is he’s a harsh competitor,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
75 Billion Reasons To Own Google
Alphabet (Google’s parent) has significantly ramped up research and development spending in recent years. In 2022, Google spent about $39.5 billion on R&D, which jumped to $45.4 billion in 2023. This ~15% increase was driven largely by higher personnel costs (adding thousands of engineers) and one-time charges like office space consolidation.
R&D now represents roughly 15% of Google’s annual revenue,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Insights: 1 Sporting Stock Billionaire Bet $500 Million On
When Stephen Mandel makes a big bet, it’s worth finding out why. He’s the President and portfolio manager at Lone Pine Capital, a $10 billion fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
As we analyzed his portfolio, it became clear why he’s running a billion dollar fund – just about every stock in his portfolio is undervalued on a discounted cash flow forecast basis.
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