Electric vehicles were supposed to disrupt the auto industry, but sales are down, subsidies are going away, and Ford is pivoting away from EVs and taking $19.5 billion in charges to shift to hybrids. What strategy is the right one long-term?
Is SharkNinja the next big player in home appliances? Join us as we break down its strengths, management, and financial outlook in this insightful episode.
After a monster year for the stock, this move looks less like doubt and more like a textbook decision about concentration risk, timing, and discipline.
The Solana ecosystem is facing fresh turbulence after USX stablecoin, a synthetic stablecoin issued by Solstice, suffered a sharp but temporary depeg on secondary markets.
Lean hog futures extended the pullback from Wednesday with losses of 20 to 55 cents across the front months, with February up just a tick this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.19 on Friday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was...
The wheat complex posted mostly weaker trade on Friday, though futures held on to the weekly gains. Chicago SRW futures were down 1 to 3 cents weaker on to close out the week, as March was 9 ¼ cents higher this week. KC HRW futures were steady to fra...
Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts fractionally to a penny lower in the nearbys. March corn was up 6 ¼ cents on the short. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a penny to $4.06 3/4. Futures got some spillover we...
Soybean futures slipped back on Friday with front months 3 to 4 ½ cents lower, as January was 9 ½ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 4 cents higher at $9.88 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 50 cents to $1/ton, as January h...
Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 25 to 40 points higher, as March posted a 74 point gain this week. Crude oil futures were $1.45 per barrel lower at $56.90. The US dollar index was up $0.054 to $97.735. The 12/24 online auctio...
Live cattle futures closed Friday with some strength, as contracts were up 90 cents to $1.12. February was down $1.15 this week. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with $229-230 sales reported, steady to $2 higher than last week. Feeder cattl...
A breakdown of participation and employment rates across Israel’s diverse demographic sectors reveals striking splits that are not apparent at the macro level.
As the final week of 2025 draws to a close, the financial markets are grappling with a fundamental shift in expectations that has upended investment strategies for the coming year. What began the year as a cautious march toward a "soft landing" has transformed into a high-octane "no-landing" scenario, fueled
In a move that has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street alike, the landscape of artificial intelligence hardware was fundamentally reshaped this week. On December 24, 2025, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced a landmark $20 billion strategic "acqui-hire" and licensing agreement with the AI chip startup Groq. This transaction
As the final bells of 2025 ring across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) stands at a historic crossroads. After a year defined by a resilient "soft landing" and a strategic rotation into "old economy" value stocks, the 30-stock benchmark is hovering
As of late 2025, the era of "stealth acquisitions" in the artificial intelligence sector is facing its most significant reckoning to date. For years, the world’s most powerful technology firms attempted to bypass traditional antitrust scrutiny by swapping outright buyouts for multi-billion-dollar licensing agreements and "acqui-hires." However, a series
As 2025 draws to a close, the global financial landscape is undergoing its most significant structural shift since the post-pandemic recovery. After nearly three years of aggressive monetary tightening and persistent price volatility, a new macro regime is taking hold: "The Great Normalization." With inflation finally drifting toward central bank
Two cloud titans are pouring cash into AI infrastructure, making them good investments for investors looking to capitalize on the AI boom. But which stock is a better buy?
The 2025 holiday shopping season has proven to be a trial by fire for Nike (NYSE: NKE). As of December 26, 2025, the athletic apparel giant is emerging from a period of intense stock volatility that saw its market capitalization swing by billions in a matter of days. While the
As the curtains close on 2025, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has once again defied the skeptics, orchestrating a massive year-end rally that propelled its market capitalization to a staggering $1.6 trillion. Despite fierce global competition and a shifting regulatory landscape for electric vehicles, the Texas-based titan saw its stock
As the final trading days of 2025 unfold, the semiconductor industry is witnessing a historic transformation, with Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) emerging as the vanguard of a massive artificial intelligence "supercycle." Following a blockbuster earnings report released just last week, Micron’s stock has catapulted to all-time highs, reflecting a
In a move that has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has effectively neutralized its most formidable challenger in the AI inference space. By orchestrating a massive $20 billion "license and acqui-hire" deal with Groq, the startup famed for its ultra-fast Language Processing Units (LPUs)
As of late December 2025, the financial world is witnessing a historic realignment of asset classes. Gold and silver have not only breached long-standing psychological barriers but have entered a definitive technical breakout phase that has fundamentally altered the relationship between "hard assets" and the traditional equity market. With gold
As 2025 draws to a close, the global financial landscape has been reshaped by an unlikely champion. Portugal has officially claimed the top spot in The Economist’s prestigious annual ranking of the world’s best-performing economies, outshining 35 other wealthy nations. Dethroning the 2024 leader, Spain, Portugal’s ascent
As we close out 2025, the financial narrative remains firmly gripped by a single, relentless force: the Artificial Intelligence trade. While skeptics at the start of the year predicted a "dot-com style" collapse, the reality on December 26, 2025, is quite the opposite. AI has transitioned from a speculative venture
In a move that signals the definitive shift of global industrial power toward the United States, CRH PLC (NYSE: CRH) officially joined the S&P 500 index on December 22, 2025. This milestone follows a multi-year strategic pivot that saw the building materials giant relocate its primary listing from London
NEW YORK — As the final trading week of 2025 unfolds, the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) has ascended to breathtaking new heights, fueled by a classic "Santa Claus Rally" that has pushed the benchmark index to a record close of 6,932.18 as of December 26, 2025. This year-end
As the sun sets on 2025, the American economy presents a baffling paradox that has left both Wall Street and Main Street in a state of cognitive dissonance. On paper, the United States is entering 2026 in the midst of a "Jobless Boom"—a period of robust GDP growth, surging
As we approach the dawn of 2026, the financial landscape is characterized by a rare alignment of growth-oriented factors that have Wall Street analysts increasingly bullish. After a resilient 2025, the market is entering a phase where the "Magnificent Seven" and the broader S&P 500 are no longer relying
