Articles for author: Russ Cohen

Russ Cohen

GM Up 14%, F Down 3% Since Q2 Earnings: Which Is the Better Buy Now?

U.S. legacy automakers Ford F and General Motors GM have moved in different directions since their second-quarter earnings reports. GM has gained 14.4% since reporting on July 21, while Ford is down 3% since its July 28 results. That divergence is notable because both automakers delivered stronger earnings and raised their full-year outlooks. So, the question is ...

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The AI Trade Is Back On – Here’s Where to Look Next

NVIDIA just shattered Wall Street’s slowdown thesis. Now, attention could quickly shift to the companies powering the broader AI buildout… Few video games are easier to understand – or harder to master – than Tetris. It began as a simple program created by a Soviet engineer in 1984. Five years later, Nintendo put it in ...

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BABA Q1 Earnings Call Centers on AI Cloud Growth & CapEx

Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA used its first-quarter fiscal 2027earnings callto put AI infrastructure at the center of its growth strategy, with management forecasting faster cloud revenue growth and margin improvement. The forward message came with mixed headline results. Non-GAAP earnings of $1.26 per ADS missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.94, while revenues of $39.64 ...

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 10.5% of His $19.5 Billion Portfolio in Amazon. What's the Thesis Behind Pershing Square's Bet?

Key Points Pershing Square (NYSE: PS), the company headed by high-profile investor Bill Ackman, has emerged as one of the largest corporate bulls on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Despite recently trimming its stake in the monster retailer as part of a portfolio reallocation, Pershing still holds nearly 8.6 million shares of the company. According to Pershing’s ...

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PCE Runs Hotter-Than-Expected – Time for a Hike?

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). The inflation gauge Warsh actually watches… Bitcoin’s 200-day reclaim… don’t forget silver… Nvidia’s earnings? The July Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index report dropped this morning, coming in a touch hotter than Wall Street wanted. Headline PCE rose 0.2% in July, holding the 12-month ...

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Is Marvell (MRVL) Stock Poised for Another AI-Fueled Rally as Q2 Earnings Approach?

Outside of Nvidia NVDA), Marvell Technology MRVL) will provide the semiconductor market’s most closely watched earnings report this week when it posts Q2 results after the closing bell on Thursday, August 27. Marvell has become a prime beneficiary of the AI infrastructure boom through custom AI silicon, optical interconnects, and Ethernet switching, with hyperscale relationships ...