Articles for category: Market News

Russ Cohen

The AI Selloff Meets Election Day

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). AI’s meltdown week… Luke Lango’s take on the selloff… data centers are on tomorrow’s ballot… so is the drone budget… Luke’s Pennsylvania Plan Friday put an exclamation point on a brutal month for the AI trade. By the closing bell, the Nasdaq had fallen ...

Russ Cohen

3 Warning Signs That Matter More Than the Midterm Elections

Why I still favor select AI stocks and why I’ve moved out of almost all my gold miners. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Election Day is almost here. And Wall Street has plenty to worry about. Interest rates remain elevated, inflation remains sticky – and the AI skeptics are ...

Russ Cohen

What Your Next Takeout Order Could Teach You About AI Investing

Flying the drone is only part of the job. Solving the problems around it could create opportunities across American industry. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: A late food delivery is an everyday frustration. For my colleague Luke Lango, DoorDash’s new drone delivery system points to a much ...

Russ Cohen

Before Celebrating the Mag 7, Remember Yesterday’s Tech Giants

Cisco offers a warning as the Mag 7 pour billions into AI. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Hello, Reader. While trick-or-treaters fill neighborhoods across the U.S. tonight, our neighbors to the south are preparing for another celebration: Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. On the eve ...

Russ Cohen

An Entire Industry Is About to Change. Again.

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). A Technology Shift Can Bring New Market Winners Growing up in South Texas, I didn’t go to the neighborhood convenience store for candy or gum. I went to the icehouse. The term was a leftover from a time before electric refrigeration when storefronts sold ...

Russ Cohen

AI’s Next Shift, Hiding in a Drone Battery

From batteries to factory equipment, a new generation of machines needs more than smart software. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: Instead of endless delays, imagine your next food delivery arrives by drone at your doorstep piping hot in under five minutes. For my colleague Luke Lango, this ...

Russ Cohen

The Man Who Saved the Internet – And What Investors Can Learn

Last week’s internet emergency showed why businesses need better protection… and highlighted one cybersecurity stock worth a closer look. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: Last week, the internet nearly broke. Organizations faced a difficult choice: Take their websites offline or risk leaving them open to attack. And ...

Russ Cohen

The AI Test Alphabet Just Failed

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Alphabet fails Wall Street’s new AI test… why Microsoft held up… the “peak AI spend” question… hot inflation, hotter GDP… Eric Fry on Brazil’s shock election In yesterday’s Digest, we said last night’s earnings from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) would show ...

Russ Cohen

The Fed Hit Pause, But the Energy Boom Is Just Getting Started…

Borrowing costs are still squeezing households. But one sector is delivering the growth I want to see. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Liz Suder was living in an empty nest. She wanted to downsize. So, in April 2025, she listed her four-bed, 3.5-bath home in Murphy, Texas, for $750,000. ...