Articles for author: Russ Cohen

Russ Cohen

Greg Abel Just Dumped Amazon Stock. Here Are 5 Reasons to Buy It.

Key Points Amazon’s artificial intelligence (AI) business is growing rapidly, and it has many facets, including development tools and a chip business. E-commerce is still the core business, and Amazon is now the second-largest grocer in the U.S. Amazon is getty ready to launch Amazon Leo, a satellite broadband business. 10 stocks we like better ...

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Why a 24-Year-Old AI Wunderkind Is Betting Big on Bitcoin Miners

If you’re not familiar with the name Leopold Aschenbrenner, you should be. A 24-year-old wunderkind, Aschenbrenner was hired by OpenAI in 2023 to work on the company’s “superalignment” team, essentially trying to figure out how to keep AI systems safe once they become smarter than the humans building them. After being let go in 2024, ...

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The $3 Trillion IPO Trap

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Iran stops negotiations… how high could oil go?… Jonathan Rose’s three IPO red flags… Elizabeth Warren pushes AI taxes and higher capital gains taxes… the data that undercuts her jobs argument… As I write on Monday near lunch, U.S. oil prices have surged 7%, ...

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What to Know About Snowflake's Partnership With Amazon

Key Points Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is expanding its partnership with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS), in a collaboration aimed at accelerating AI capabilities among enterprise customers. The news of the multiyear deal sent Snowflake’s shares soaring more than 35%. Here’s what investors need to understand about the partnership. The agreement aims to ...

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Burlington Beat Earnings Estimates, But Not Investor Expectations

delivered another better-than-expected quarter on May 28, marking its 14th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth. The company also raised its full-year outlook as off-price retailers continue to benefit from demand among budget-conscious consumers seeking bargains. Still, it wasn’t enough to satisfy investors, as shares fell sharply following the report. Burlington Earnings Beat Expectations For ...

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America’s Equity Market Continues to Lead the World

The widening performance gap highlights AI’s outsized role in equity markets. The US Stock Market’s Lead Over Global Peers Is Remarkable The total market capitalisation of the US stock market has climbed to an unprecedented $75tr, setting a new record. At $14.84tr, China, the world’s second-largest equity market, remains far behind, with the US market ...

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Is Nvidia a Top Dividend Stock?

Key Points Nvidia recently significantly increased its dividend per share. However, the company has other priorities right now besides its income program. The stock remains a top pick for growth investors, but not so much for dividend seekers. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has arguably been the quintessential growth ...

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Goldman’s Pasquariello: The Easy Yards Have Been Gained – Next Ones Will Be Harder

The AI-driven earnings story remains one of the strongest themes in global markets, but maintaining the recent pace of earnings upgrades will become progressively more difficult. Takeaways • The rally has been powered primarily by earnings growth, not valuation expansion, a distinction that makes the advance more fundamentally durable than many assume. • Investor enthusiasm ...