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As an eventful year in 2025 marches toward the final stretch, the broader economy has been hit with several headwinds, ranging from the geopolitical impacts of tariffs to a weakened labor market. Subsequently, many experts fear that the U.S. may soon face stagflation. But despite the myriad warning signs, one…

Amid rising concerns about stagflation, investors have continued to bid up the equities sector. As evidence, the benchmark SP 500 sector is up over 13% year-to-date. However, the concern is that most of these tremendous gains are now concentrated in an elite minority of tech players known as the Magnificent…

While the surge in capital inflows toward artificial intelligence and other advanced innovations has resulted in remarkable performances, the ebb and flow of the market dictates a cautious outlook. Earlier this summer, some experts warned about the excessive concentration of investor funds toward a select and elite group within the…

While innovative sectors such as artificial intelligence consistently grab headlines, few industries have been as holistically profitable as gold. Heading into the tail end of summer, the yellow metal was already a star asset, trading around $3,400. However, in the trailing month, the precious metal swung up about 10%, demonstrating…

While concerns about economic stability — brought on largely by the Trump administration's tariff policies — have weighed on investor sentiment this year, so far, the market has largely been pushing aside such anxieties. Since the start of the year, the benchmark SP 500 index has gained approximately 12%. Much…

While advanced innovations such as artificial intelligence have buoyed the broader technology ecosystem, the sector has recently encountered significant pressure. As such, quite a few tech powerhouses have suffered volatility. However, e-commerce and cloud-computing giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has managed to ride out the storm. Still, perpetual bullish cycles are…

As one of the premier aerospace and defense contractors, Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) represents somewhat of an oddity in the equities arena. Typically, geopolitical tensions aren't conducive to capital growth. For one thing, investors tend to demand higher risk premiums (relative to so-called risk-free assets like U.S. Treasuries), thereby leading…

American equities might be printing new highs, but leveraged ETF flows are suggesting a market that is becoming more tactical rather than euphoric. Edward Egilinsky, managing director and head of Alternative Investments at Direxion ETFs, on Thursday said that in August, there was a move away from vanilla bullish wagers…

Ranking among the world's largest semiconductor companies, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) plays a pivotal role regarding the broader artificial-intelligence machinery. Specifically, Micron specializes in memory and storage chips, primarily DRAM and NAND flash. The former category provides fast, temporary memory for diverse applications such as PCs and AI accelerators, while…

For months, Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been Wall Street's undisputed AI darling, but this quarter may mark the first wobble in its flawless run. Despite delivering strong results, the company's softer-than-hoped guidance and growing uncertainty around China exposed what Direxion's Head of Capital Markets Jake Behan called "the first real…

Nvidia’s latest earnings show the AI boom has room to run, but the market reaction may point to a vibe shift in how investors are viewing the wider sector.