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Russ Cohen

Apple Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Services Drive Top-Line Growth

Apple AAPL reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.56% and increased 12.1% year over year. Net sales increased 9.6% year over year to $94.04 billion and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.75%. Overall, product sales (70.8% of sales) climbed 8.2% year over year ...

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7 Things to Know About Amazon — Some May Surprise You

Key Points No matter how well we may think we know a company, there are still likely to be things about it that can surprise — or amuse — us. For example, one of the two brothers who founded Domino’s Pizza traded his share of the company to the other brother for a used Volkswagen ...

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Agree To Buy Advanced Micro Devices At $110, Earn 11.3% Using Options

Investors considering a purchase of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Symbol: AMD) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $171.45/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the December 2027 put at the $110 strike, which has a bid at ...

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3 Growth Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now

Key Points Amazon’s core e-commerce business remains remarkably resilient and continues to dominate the global retail landscape. Nvidia remains the undisputed leader in supplying the advanced chips powering today’s artificial intelligence revolution. Meta Platforms leads the social media landscape, operating three of the world’s top-five most-used platforms and reaching 3.4 billion daily users. 10 stocks ...

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IonQ to Report Q2 Earnings: Buy, Sell or Hold This Quantum Stock Now?

IonQ. Inc. IONQ is slated to report results for the second quarter of 2025 on Aug. 6, after the closing bell. IonQ, a pioneer in trapped-ion quantum computing and quantum networking, heads into its second-quarter 2025 earnings report riding high on a string of commercial and strategic achievements. Following a better-than-expected first-quarter 2025, where it ...

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Apple Stock: Big Earnings, Small Move—Time to Buy?

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) delivered a blowout earnings report after the market closed on July 31. That’s not showing up in the company’s stock price. The stock is up over 3% after the results dropped. However, the stock was trading just a little over 1% before the earnings call. By every metric that matters to Apple ...

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How Will Services, Mac and iPad Fare in Apple's Q3 Earnings?

Apple’s AAPL third-quarter fiscal 2025 results, to be reported on July 31, are expected to reflect the impact of Apple Intelligence on iPhone, as well as non-iPhone devices: Mac and iPad.  Introduction of Apple Intelligence, an advanced personal intelligence system seamlessly integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, is helping Apple sell more ...

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Ford's Q2 Beat Overshadowed by Tariff Pain: What's Your Move Now?

U.S. legacy automaker Ford F posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter of 2025. Automotive revenues rose nearly 5% to $46.9 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.7 billion. EPS came in at 37 cents, topping the consensus mark of 34 cents. Ford Motor Company Price and EPS Surprise Ford Motor Company price-eps-surprise | ...

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Alibaba's AI Ambitions: 3 Strategic Bets Investors Should Watch Closely

Key Points Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) has spent the past few years navigating regulatory crackdowns, macro uncertainty in China, and intensifying competition. However, behind the scenes, a massive transformation is underway as the tech giant repositions itself as an artificial intelligence (AI)-native company. For investors, this pivot could mark a turning point. While the headlines ...