Articles for author: Russ Cohen

Russ Cohen

Why AMD Stock Was Skyrocketing Today

Key Points Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) catapulted higher today after the chipmaker signed a blockbuster deal with OpenAI, coming on the heels of a similar partnership between OpenAI and AMD rival Nvidia. As of 9:59 a.m. ET, AMD stock was up 26.6% on the news after opening up 35%. Where to invest ...

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5 Top Stocks to Buy in October

Key Points Spending on artificial intelligence should continue to be a huge market theme. Investing in companies operating in and out of the U.S. is a smart diversification move. Alphabet, Nvidia, TSMC, The Trade Desk, and MercadoLibre all looks like good buys now. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › The fourth quarter has ...

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3 Defense Stocks Surging as Ukraine Tensions Deepen

The second-half rally in U.S. stocks this year has made it easy to forget some of the assets that outperformed at the start of the year. Cryptocurrencies have rallied back to their February peaks following a prolonged period of dormancy, and now commodities like gold and silver have also reached record highs. European stocks spent ...

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Alphabet's Gemini Breakthrough Shows That AI Leaders Could Still Have Decades of Growth Ahead

Key Points Alphabet’s artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini, achieved a significant milestone at a prestigious international competition. Gemini demonstrated AI is on the path to artificial general intelligence. The achievement holds significant implications across the AI sector. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › The frenzy over artificial intelligence (AI) stocks kicked off in ...

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Nasdaq 100 Movers: NFLX, AZN

In early trading on Wednesday, shares of AstraZeneca topped the list of the day’s best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 6.4%. Year to date, AstraZeneca registers a 24.6% gain. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Netflix, trading down 2.3%. Netflix is showing a gain ...

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2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Too Cheap to Ignore

Key Points Dividend stocks have historically outperformed non-dividend paying stocks. Target proved to investors it could compete digitally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ford Pro is a growing high-margin business segment for the automaker. 10 stocks we like better than Ford Motor Company › “I do not own a single security anywhere that doesn’t pay a ...

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Why Alibaba Rallied Today

Key Points Wall Street analysts hiked their price targets on Alibaba shares today. Last week, Alibaba held its cloud computing conference, increasing its three-year spending target on signs of high demand. AI-fueled growth acceleration and a less-hostile government have led shares to more than double this year. 10 stocks we like better than Alibaba Group ...