Articles for author: Russ Cohen

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The AI Trade Everyone Loves Is About to Get Dangerous

Semiconductor stocks are up 70% in six weeks. Here’s what happened the last two times markets looked like this. Hello, Reader. Tom Yeung here with today’s Smart Money. Two weeks ago, Canadian hydrologist Darri Eythorsson reported that he had built an AI trading platform in just six days. “I am telling you this because it ...

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Rave Restaurant Stock Up Post Q3 Earnings, Pizza Inn Sales Strong

Shares of Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. RAVE have gained 0.8% since the company reported earnings for the quarter ended March 29, 2026, compared with the S&P 500 Index’s 1.1% growth over the same period. Over the past month, the stock rallied 13.9%, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.8% gain. Rave Restaurant’s Earnings Snapshot Rave Restaurant reported ...

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AST SpaceMobile Plummets on Q1 Miss: Can Integration Save the SpaceX Rival?

When an aerospace upstart’s next-generation BlueBird satellites are the largest commercial communication arrays to ever be deployed in low Earth orbit (LEO), expectations for that company can be astronomical. So when space-based cellular broadband network provider AST SpaceMobile reported Q1 2026 results on Monday, May 11, investors were understandably deflated by a bearish double-miss. In ...

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Intel vs. Monolithic: Which Semiconductor Stock is the Better Buy?

Intel Corporation INTC and Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. MPWR are two premier semiconductor firms focusing on AI (artificial intelligence), advanced chip technologies and the data center semiconductor ecosystem. Intel is currently focusing on AI chips for data centers and PCs, which marks one of the largest architectural shifts for the company in 40 years. The ...

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S&P 500 Eyes Fresh Highs—but Is the Rally Becoming Overstretched?

S&P 500 futures hit record highs despite rising oil prices and hotter inflation data. Technical indicators suggest markets look overbought, raising chances of short-term consolidation or pullback. Investors remain focused on AI optimism and potential US-China agreements supporting market sentiment. The have risen to a new record high today, continuing to rise on the AI ...

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Looking To Potentially Generate Income In The Current Interest Rate Environment? Check Out Actively-Managed ETF QVOL

Looking To Potentially Generate Income In The Current Interest Rate Environment? Check Out Actively-Manag – Benzinga The Federal Reserve has stopped cutting interest rates thanks to persistent inflation, a war in Iran that has sent gas prices soaring and geopolitical tensions that don’t appear to be abating.  Options Abound  Take Advantage Of Uncertainty With The ...

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S&P 500: Dispersion Drives the Market to the Extremes

Dispersion continues to run very hot in the market, with the S&P Dispersion Index rising to nearly 41 and the 3-month Implied Correlation Index falling below 12. The spread between the two has climbed to a new all-time high of 29, which is notable because mega-cap earnings are essentially behind us, with the exception of ...

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Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On May 14?

The S&P 500 climbed to another record high on Wednesday as investors piled back into semiconductor and artificial intelligence-linked stocks, brushing aside another hotter-than-expected inflation reading. The benchmark index rose 0.58% to close at 7,444.25, while the May 14 Polymarket contract implied a 77% probability of the S&P 500 opening higher on Thursday. Why That ...