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Apple Stock Jumps on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driving iPhone Sales. Here's Why It's Not Getting Crushed by the DeepSeek Launch.

The news of DeepSeek’s launch last week spread rapidly in the markets, wiping out 16% of Nvidia‘s value while affecting many other artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. However, several stocks notably withstood the DeepSeek avalanche, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Not only that, but it also ended the week with a well-received earnings report, and the world’s ...

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4 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into $1 Million (or More)

Turning a small investment into a fortune is the ultimate dream for any investor. But it’s exceedingly rare to find an investment that delivers outsize returns quickly that doesn’t come with a few risks. It’s not easy to turn $1,000 into a million bucks (or more), but these four retailers have done it. They each ...

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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: GOOGL, PLTR, AMD

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL), where a total volume of 708,855 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 70.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying ...

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Reddit's Stock Soars Even As Musk-Related Tensions Rise

Reddit Inc. RDDT has been riding a bullish wave, surging 338.46% in the past year, 33.30% year-to-date, and 23.22% over the past month. Chart created using Benzinga Pro RDDT stock is soaring above its five, 20, 50, and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs), signaling strong buying pressure. Yet, just as RDDT stock gains traction ahead ...

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Key Tronic Stock Price Increases 3.3% Despite Incurring Loss in Q2

Shares of Key Tronic Corporation KTCC have gained 3.3% since the company reported its earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 index’s 0.8% growth during the same period. However, the stock has fallen 13.3% over the past month, underperforming the S&P 500’s 2.6% growth. These mixed movements reflect investor sentiment ...

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3 (More) Top Cyclical Stocks to Buy for 2025 Gains 

See why a rising tide lifts the best cyclical stocks, and how LEAPS options can unlock triple-digit returns. In last week’s Sunday Digest, I (Tom Yeung) wrote how cyclical companies are often incredible investments. Firms like copper miner Freeport–McMoRan Inc. (FCX) usually trade in a predetermined range (much like high and low tides at a ...

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2 Market-Crushing Tech Stocks to Buy in February and Hold: ANET, HOOD

Wall Street bulls held their ground to start 2025 despite the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) news, tariff worries, and beyond. The bulls are holding the line near the S&P 500 and Nasdaq’s 50-day moving averages and the post-Trump election breakout levels. The sideways start to 2025, which helped cool an overheated stock market, came even ...

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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: FMC, NFLX, COST

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC), where a total volume of 29,056 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying ...