Articles for author: Russ Cohen

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1 Stock to Buy, 1 Stock to Sell This Week: Applied Materials, Alibaba

U.S. inflation data, retail sales, U.S.-Iran developments and the Trump-Xi summit could dominate the coming week. Applied Materials stands out as the stock to buy, driven by its strong positioning in the semiconductor equipment market amid surging demand for AI infrastructure. Alibaba emerges as the one to sell, as its upcoming results highlight ongoing challenges ...

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Beyond Mega-Cap Tech: Q1 Earnings Confirm a Broadening Growth Trend

The Q1 earnings season reconfirmed the steadily improving earnings outlook we have consistently highlighted in our earnings commentary. The earnings focus lately has been on the blockbuster mega-cap Tech players in the Magnificent 7 group of companies, but results have been impressive across the board in all sectors. Most companies have comfortably exceeded Zacks Consensus ...

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Why Sandisk Stock Bounced Back Today

Key Points Wall Street banker Bernstein spooked the market with worries over spot demand for NAND yesterday. The banker still thinks Sandisk is a buy, however, as buyers compete for limited memory supply. 10 stocks we like better than Sandisk › Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) stock took a tumble on Thursday, sliding 5% on a report ...

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Why Poet Stock Gained 19.9% Last Month and Is Skyrocketing in May

Key Points Poet stock surged last month even though it saw a big pullback following order-cancellation news. The company’s share price has been roaring even higher in May despite no publicly available developments. 10 stocks we like better than Poet Technologies › Poet Technologies (NASDAQ: POET) stock saw some huge fluctuations in April’s trading, but ...

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3 AI Stocks to Buy Immediately 

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Tom Yeung here with today’s Smart Money.  When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, shares of Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) did virtually nothing for several months. Like an old, lazy dog, the stock sat at a split-adjusted $17 even as millions of users downloaded the AI chatbot.  But then, NVDA ...

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Wall Street Let AI Pick Stocks and Here Is What Happened

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Why Human Judgment Still Matters in the Markets For years, we’ve all been warned that AI would replace translators, proofreaders, data entry clerks and customer service agents … to start. But many more jobs could be eliminated. We’ve heard that AI can read scans ...

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These Companies Are Generating Record Free Cash Flow

Strong cash flows reflect financial stability, allowing companies to pay down debt, pursue growth opportunities, and shell out dividend payments. These companies are also better equipped to weather an economic downturn, providing another beneficial advantage for investors from a long-term standpoint. And for those interested in investing in strong cash flows, several companies – Roku ...