Articles for author: Russ Cohen

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Best And Worst Performing S&P 500 Stocks Since Trump's Election Win

Financial markets have been volatile since President Donald Trump‘s election on Nov. 5, 2024, and subsequent inauguration. Which companies have surged under the new administration and which have struggled? Best Performers: Six companies in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY have returned over 30% since Nov. 5, 2024, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Palantir ...

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Broadcom Confirmed Its AI Outlook: Stock to Hit New Highs Soon

[content-module:CompanyOverview|NASDAQ:AVGO] Broadcom’s (NASDAQ: AVGO) 2025 price correction is over. Driven by an aggressive forecast for custom AI chips and concerns about geopolitical and economic headwinds, the FQ1 2025 earnings results were better than expected, compounded by improved guidance that has the market rebounded strongly. Because the upswing in business is tied to the AI upgrade ...

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Microsoft's Major Quantum Breakthrough: Is the Stock a Buy?

Innovation is pouring out of the big technology companies. From hand-controlled augmented reality glasses at Meta Platforms, self-driving car commercialization at Alphabet, and robot-controlled warehouses at Amazon, these companies keep extending their technological superiority over the competition, laying the groundwork for future growth. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may have the most impressive recent announcement with its ...

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5 Dates for Disney Stock Investors to Circle in March

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) narrowly beat the market in 2024. The 2.2% year-to-date gain doesn’t seem like much, but it means the entertainment giant is once again coasting just ahead of the S&P 500. Two months down, 10 months to go. A popular theme park festival, a polarizing live-action remake of a Disney ...

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Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: SFLR

The Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 649,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 202,000. Shares of SFLR were down about 1.6% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Nvidia, trading down about 5% with ...

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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Encourages Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (MRVI) Investors To Inquire About Securities Fraud Class Action

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (“Maravai” or the “Company”) MRVI securities between August 7, 2024 and February 24, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Maravai investors have until May 5, 2025 to file a lead plaintiff ...

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Options Corner: Why Anheuser-Busch Could Ironically Be The Beer Of The 'Silent Majority'

Among the more remarkable turnarounds that perhaps doesn’t quite get as much attention is Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA‘s BUD efforts in righting its ship. About two years ago, the beverage maker suffered blowback when its Bud Light brand inked a promotional campaign with Dylan Mulvaney, an influencer who documented her gender transition. Although the marketing managers ...

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BYD-backed Haiwei Electronic Files For Hong Kong IPO

The capacitor film manufacturer attracted China’s leading electric vehicle maker with its technological edge, but its falling gross margin is a cause for concern Key Takeaways: Haiwei has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, after taking on electric vehicle leader BYD as both a backer and its largest client in 2023 The capacitor film maker’s ...

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JD.com's Pre-Q4 Earnings: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold JD Stock?

JD.com, Inc. JD is slated to report fourth-quarter 2024 results on March 6. For the fourth quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $45.96 billion, indicating growth of 6.61% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. The consensus mark for earnings is pinned at 90 cents per share, suggesting 20% growth from the ...