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Russ Cohen

Micron Soars, Apple Sinks, and the Indexes Tread Water

Key Points Micron surged 16% after a massive earnings beat, but Apple fell more than 6% after raising Mac and iPad prices due to soaring memory costs. The S&P 500 was nearly flat while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.8%; the Dow rose 0.4%, led by Caterpillar’s all-time high. Friday’s Russell index reconstitution will add SpaceX ...

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Forget Amazon Prime Days: Here's the Real Reason to Buy the Stock

Key Points Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Days is happening, and the results of the big sales event could drive more attention to the stock. While Amazon’s commerce business is the most consumer-facing, I don’t think it’s the best reason to buy the stock. Instead, I think Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a better reason. AWS ...

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2 High-Growth AI Stocks I'd Be Buying Instead of SpaceX

Key Points Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) — otherwise known as SpaceX — has caught investors’ imagination after a hot initial public offering (IPO) and promises of huge revenue figures in a few years. While its internet satellite business, StarLink, is currently its biggest source of profit, SpaceX is trying to position itself as the ...

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Best Income Stocks to Buy for June 26th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, June 26th: PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust PMT This specialty finance company that will invest primarily in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.8% over the last 60 ...

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Oracle's Contract Backlog Swells: Is Long-Term Revenue Growth Secured?

Oracle’s ORCL rapidly expanding contract backlog is enhancing visibility into its long-term revenue growth. The company ended fiscal 2026 with a record $638 billion in Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO), including an $85 billion sequential increase, reflecting strong customer demand for its AI cloud infrastructure and enterprise applications. Much of the backlog stems from large AI ...

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Why Netflix Stock Fell Today

What happened Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) sank on Friday, adding to the brutal decline in its stock price since it delivered its first-quarter earnings report on April 19. As of 2:10 p.m. ET, the streaming leader’s shares were down by more than 4%, and had been off by as much as 6.6% earlier in the session. ...

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Best Value Stocks to Buy for June 25th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, June 25th:   Upland Software UPLD: This company which is a provider of cloud-based Enterprise Work Management software that helps organizations to plan, manage and execute projects and work, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the ...