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Russ Cohen

Ford Q1 Deliveries Weak, Shares Down 12% YTD: Buy, Hold or Sell?

U.S. legacy automaker Ford F kicked off 2026 on a weak footing, and the numbers tell a clear story. The legacy automaker reported first-quarter deliveries of 457,315 vehicles, down 9% year over year. That decline reflects a broader slowdown across the auto industry as economic uncertainty, affordability concerns, elevated vehicle prices and high borrowing costs ...

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Why Alibaba Stock Plummeted by Almost 13% Last Month

Key Points One was the U.S. government, which was apparently mulling limits on exports of cutting-edge AI chips. Another was the company’s own performance, as third-quarter results missed analyst estimates. 10 stocks we like better than Alibaba Group › Massive Chinese tech company Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) was looking rather diminished on the U.S. stock market ...

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Could Buying BYD Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

Key Points BYD (OTC: BYDDY), China’s largest automaker, has grown like a weed over the past five years. From 2020 to 2025, its annual vehicle sales surged from 427,302 units to 4.6 million units, its revenue jumped from 157 billion yuan to 804 billion yuan ($118 billion), and its net income soared from 4 billion ...

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Amazon Has Out-of-This-World Ambitions. Can It Lift the Stock?

Key Points Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has never been afraid to bet big. The company became the world’s largest e-commerce company by investing in fulfillment centers and logistics. Meanwhile, it’s never sat still in its core business, continuing to invest in robotics, automation, and drones to try to widen its lead. It also created the entire ...

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Why Microsoft Stock Topped the Market Today

Key Points Two updates from analysts at influential companies helped bolster the buy case for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock on Monday. The storied tech sector incumbent saw its share price improve by 3.6% that trading session, easily outpacing the 1% gain of the benchmark S&P 500 index. Bargain hunters Arguably, the more impactful of the ...

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Why Turning Point Brands Stock Was on Fire Today

Key Points A new marketing deal with a suitable business partner lit a hot flame under Turning Point Brands (NYSE: TPB) stock on the second-to-last trading day of the week. The tobacco products specialist’s equity rocketed more than 10% higher that day, indicating widespread shareholder satisfaction with the deal. Entering the arena That partner is ...