Articles for author: Russ Cohen

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Tesla Shareholders' $1T Vote of Confidence: Can Musk Deliver?

Tesla TSLA shareholders have shown big faith in CEO Elon Musk, with around 75% voting in favor of his controversial pay package worth roughly $1 trillion. Musk expressed his gratitude, saying, “I super appreciate it. Thank you, everyone,” he said. “What we’re about to embark upon is not merely a new chapter on the future ...

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Alibaba vs. JD.com: Which Chinese E-Commerce Stock Has Better Upside?

China’s e-commerce titans Alibaba BABA and JD.com JD dominate the world’s largest retail market, yet their strategic roadmaps diverge significantly. Alibaba pursues an ambitious RMB 380 billion three-year AI transformation, while JD.com focuses on operational excellence and strategic European expansion via CECONOMY acquisition. Management guidance reveals contrasting philosophies: Alibaba emphasizes AI infrastructure despite margin pressure, ...

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EV Face-Off: Tesla's Scale vs. QuantumScape's Battery Vision

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption may have been slower than expected, and the theme isn’t as hot as it once was — but the future of transportation is undoubtedly electric. And when we talk EVs, the first name that comes to mind is Tesla TSLA. However, with intensifying competition — especially from Chinese automakers — Tesla’s ...

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Crypto Market Update: Sector Recovers Heading into the Weekend

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (November 7) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news ​Bitcoin and Ether price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$103,760, a 3.8 percent decrease in 24 hours, and its highest ...

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UBCP Stock Rises 4% as Q3 Earnings Rise Y/Y on Strong Loan Growth

Shares of United Bancorp, Inc. UBCP have gained 4.3% since the company reported its earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025. This compares favorably with the S&P 500 index’s 0.5% growth over the same period. However, over the past month, UBCP has underperformed, declining 2.9% against the S&P 500’s 3.2% gain. United Bancorp posted ...

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SCHG, SMCZ: Big ETF Outflows

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF, where 27,100,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SCHG, in morning trading today Nvidia is off ...

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Pinterest Down 16.6% in 6 Months: Should it Be in Your Portfolio?

Pinterest, Inc. PINS has declined 16.6% over the past six months against the industry’s growth of 5.5%. It also lagged peers like Snap Inc. SNAP and Meta Platforms, Inc. META over this period. While Snap declined 5.1%, Meta was down 2%. This Internet content provider that operates as a discovery platform relies heavily on advertising ...

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Tuesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IWLG

The NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 119,000. Shares of IWLG were down about 0.8% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Tuesday were Nvidia, trading off about ...