Articles for author: Russ Cohen

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Can Micron (MU) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive?

Have you been searching for a stock that might be well-positioned to maintain its earnings-beat streak in its upcoming report? It is worth considering Micron (MU), which belongs to the Zacks Computer – Integrated Systems industry. This chipmaker has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The ...

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Crypto Market Update: CFTC Files Federal Rules After Clarity Act Failure

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (September 18) as of 11:00 a.m. UTC. Bitcoin price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$78,215.49, trading 5.1 percent higher over the past 24 hours. ​Bitcoin price chart ...

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The Next AI Winners May Already Have All the AI They Need

While Wall Street worries about an AI slowdown, a new crop of companies is finding profitable ways to put today’s technology to work… Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: There’s been a lot of noise around AI lately. As I explained in Tuesday’s Market 360, the latest concerns ...

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Generac Signs Amazon Generator Deal With $2.4B of Initial Deliveries

Generac Holdings Inc. GNRC has entered into a major long-term supply agreement with Amazon AMZN, significantly strengthening its position in the rapidly expanding data center infrastructure market. Shares are up 34.5% in premarket trading today. In a regulatory filing, Generac disclosed that it will supply backup power generators for Amazon data centers, with initial deliveries ...

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1 AI Stock Poised to Outperform Micron and Sandisk on the Next Infrastructure Surge

Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending isn’t slowing down, and that’s not surprising, as major hyperscalers and AI companies need to fulfill massive contractual backlogs. Oracle, for instance, recently reported a contractual backlog of a whopping $664 billion. Meanwhile, Alphabet notes that its Google Cloud backlog hit a whopping $514 billion in the second ...

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Top 5 Tech Stocks Built to Weather Higher Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 25 basis points yesterday, lifting the federal funds target range to 3.75%-4.00% as policymakers cited still-elevated inflation. The move puts renewed monetary tightening in focus, with higher rates potentially pressuring economic growth, increasing borrowing costs, and compressing valuation multiples across the tech sector. However, companies with fortress balance sheets, ...

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Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for Valero Energy (VLO) Stock

Valero Energy (VLO) appears an attractive pick given a noticeable improvement in the company’s earnings outlook. The stock has been a strong performer lately, and the momentum might continue with analysts still raising their earnings estimates for the company. Analysts’ growing optimism on the earnings prospects of this oil refiner is driving estimates higher, which ...

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The Fed Just Revealed Something Big About the AI Boom

One company’s investment bill can become another company’s sales. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Wall Street can handle bad news. What it really hates is uncertainty. And yesterday, one of the market’s biggest uncertainties disappeared. The Federal Reserve voted to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points, ...

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I've Held Microsoft for 10 Years. Here's Why I'm Not Selling a Single Share.

Key Points Microsoft’s growth has come from expanding products across the same enterprise customers. AI demand looks strong, but heavy infrastructure spending must translate into durable returns on capital. At today’s valuation, I’m more focused on holding and buying dips than adding aggressively. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › After holding Microsoft (NASDAQ: ...