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So Tesla just opened a diner where robots serve you popcorn, and somehow this connects to Chinese hackers breaking into our nuclear facilities. Welcome to 2025, folks – where your movie snacks come with a side of geopolitical drama. Let's start with the fun stuff. Tesla's new Santa Monica charging station isn't just about juicing up your car – it's a full-blown '50s throwback complete with drive-in movies, roller-skating waiters, and yes, actual humanoid robots named Optimus serving popcorn. It sounds ...
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So Tesla just dropped their Q2 earnings, and spoiler alert: they missed the mark. Both revenue and profit came in lower than what the Wall Street crystal ball gazers predicted. You'd think this would send investors running for the hills, right? Well, not exactly. Here's where it gets interesting. Morgan Stanley – you know, those folks who move billions with a single report – just doubled down on Tesla with an "Overweight" rating and slapped a $410 price target on it ...
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So UnitedHealth (UNH) is having what you might call a "very bad, no good" week. Just as they're gearing up to drop their Q2 earnings on July 29th, the Department of Justice decided to crash the party with a federal investigation. Talk about terrible timing. Here's the tea: The DOJ is basically asking UnitedHealth, "Hey, what's up with your Medicare billing practices?" Specifically, they're side-eyeing something called the HouseCalls program, where UNH sends nurses to patients' homes to document diagnoses. Sounds ...
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Look, we get it. The stock market feels like a casino where everyone's either screaming about meme stocks or trying to convince you that some penny stock is "the next Tesla." But what if I told you there are actually two companies out there that make money, have real customers, and aren't just riding the hype train? Enter Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Duolingo (DUOL) – two stocks that might actually deserve a spot in your portfolio without making you feel ...
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Remember when your cousin made $50K on GameStop and wouldn't shut up about it at Thanksgiving? Well, the meme stock circus is back in town, and this time it's brought some new clowns to the party. Meet the DORKs – and yes, that's actually what Wall Street is calling them. It stands for the latest batch of companies that retail traders have decided to send to the moon: Opendoor, Kohl's, Krispy Kreme, and GoPro. Because apparently, nothing says "solid investment" like ...
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Well, well, well. Look who decided to show up to the party fashionably late – the entire stock market. While everyone was busy doom-scrolling about everything from AI taking over the world to whether Bitcoin is digital gold or digital fool's gold, the S&P 500 quietly went ahead and hit its 14th record close of the year. Yeah, you read that right. Fourteenth. At 6,388.64, the S&P is basically doing victory laps around the track while the rest of us are ...
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Columbia Banking (COLB) experienced a 6.3% jump in its stock price after announcing its Q2 earnings. The regional bank reported a net income of $53.7 million, surpassing analysts' expectations of $49.2 million. This marks a 25% increase from the same period last year. One of the driving factors behind the strong earnings was an increase in net interest income, which rose 4.5% to $144.9 million. This was supported by a 6% growth in loans and a reduction in interest expense. Additionally, ...
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Remember when your parents told you to "just put your money in the stock market"? Well, turns out the kids with serious cash aren't listening. And honestly? They might be the smart ones here. According to a Bank of America survey that probably cost more than my car, wealthy Americans aged 21-43 (aka millennials and Gen Z with at least $3 million in assets) are only putting 25% of their portfolios into stocks. Meanwhile, their older counterparts are going all-in at ...
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