Thinking of Buying Alibaba Stock Now? Here's 1 Green Flag and 1 Red Flag.

Key Points The results of Alibaba’s AI investments are finally showing up in Alibaba’s revenue numbers. Pursuing the AI opportunity comes with a huge price tag. If AI and cloud become large, profitable growth engines, Alibaba could soon look very different from the e-commerce company …

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Optimus Just Entered Production at Fremont. Here's What Changes for Tesla Investors

Key Points Elon Musk has always been something of a maverick in the technology industry. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) was a major win, with Musk essentially creating the electric vehicle industry (EV). The CEO is currently making another big call, shifting toward autonomous tech, and Tesla …

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Marvell (MRVL) Stock Falls 10% After Q2 Earnings: Buy the Dip?

Marvell Technology MRVL) shares fell 10% in Friday’s trading session despite the AI chip leader posting record Q2 results yesterday evening and raising its longer-term outlook. The sharp sell-off suggests investors wanted an even bigger beat following MRVL’s tremendous AI-fueled rally rather than signaling a …

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Crypto Market Update: US$6.4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (August 28) as of 10:00 a.m. UTC. Bitcoin price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$79,292.20, down by …

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Breakfast News: To Buy Nvidia or Not to Buy

Aug. 29, 2026 Motley Fool Rule Breakers first recommended Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) at a split-adjusted price of $0.16 in April 2005. Our Breakers team recommended it again in 2009 at $0.39. Since then, we’ve made more than 30 investments and recommendations across The Motley Fool. …

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A Wall Street Journal Report on $3 Trillion in Off-Balance-Sheet AI Commitments Recently Tanked Vertiv and GE Vernova. Here's What Actually Changed.

Key Points The artificial intelligence industry’s leading names have seemingly overcommitted themselves to future spending plans. This money that’s already earmarked for future AI investments that may or may not be worth their cost is already largely committed. Evidence that this spending is going to …

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Broadcom vs. AMD: Which AI Chip Stock Has the Better Risk-Reward?

Tech behemoths Broadcom Inc AVGO and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD have benefited immensely from strong artificial intelligence (AI)-driven growth, as reflected in their latest quarterly results. However, the two companies differ in their growth prospects, competitive positioning and valuation. So, which stock offers the …

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A Hawkish Fed Speech Turns a Green Morning Red

Key Points The Dow finished flat, the S&P 500 slipped 0.13%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.30% after a hawkish Warsh speech. The odds of a September rate hike firmed to roughly a coin toss. Exactly half of the 30 Dow stocks rose, leaving the …

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TPR's Fiscal 2027 Outlook Pits Margin Expansion Against Tariff Risk

Tapestry, Inc. TPR enters fiscal 2027 with a tougher earnings test after fourth-quarter adjusted earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and margins expanded sharply. Management still expects profit growth even as revenue growth moderates. The question is whether operating gains can absorb higher marketing spending …

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Billionaire Ken Griffin Is Shifting His AI Bets. Here's What He's Buying and Selling.

Key Points Amazon Web Services had its fastest growth in more than four years in the latest quarter. Microsoft generated $19.6 billion in free cash flow in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. Griffin’s Citadel funds sold shares in several other top AI companies, including …

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