HOOD & OPEN: Two Companies Disrupting Their Industry

Innovation & The “Golden Goose of Capitalism” If you are from the West and can venture to a country like Cuba, you will witness crumbling infrastructure, 1950s-era cars, and extreme poverty. Centralized economies, such as Cuba or China, where the government controls the economy and …

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Is Ford's New F-150 Lightning STX the Rugged EV Buyers Want?

Ford Motor Company F has introduced the STX appearance package for the F-150 Lightning to reignite interest in its electric pickup, per The Verge. In the first eight months of 2025, the F-150 Lightning has seen its sales drop by nearly 10% year over year. …

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Why Settling for “Tiny Catches” Dooms Investors

Professional money managers are stuck fishing in the same shallow waters. Individual investors don’t have to be. Tom Yeung here with today’s Smart Money. The Tanners Creek Super Tournament is a notoriously awful bass fishing competition. The season-ending event is held annually on the Ohio …

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Hurco Stock Gains Following Q3 Earnings Showing Narrower Losses

Shares of Hurco Companies, Inc. HURC have gained 4.9% since the company reported its earnings for the quarter ended July 31, 2025. This compares with the S&P 500 Index’s growth of 0.3% during the same period. Over the past month, however, Hurco’s stock has lost …

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Why Alibaba Stock Pumped Higher Today

Key Points Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) had a fruitful and bullish Tuesday on the stock exchange, with its U.S.-listed American depositary receipts (ADRs) rising on the back of a meaningful analyst price-target hike. With that, Albaba stock closed that trading session 4% higher, handily beating …

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VEA, TSLW: Big ETF Inflows

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF, which added 34,261,410 units, or a 1.2% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of …

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Why Apple's New iPhone Air Is a Major Catalyst for the Stock

Key Points iPhone Air launches a fresh form factor at a pivotal moment for Apple’s growth. iPhone revenue growth is already accelerating, and a new design can extend that momentum. Stronger iPhone cycles expand the installed base — supporting faster services growth. 10 stocks we …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Unicorn Anthropic Just Hit a $183 Billion Valuation. Here's What It Means for Amazon Investors

Key Points Roughly one month following OpenAI’s release of GPT-5, rival platform Anthropic closed on billions in new funding. Amazon is a major investor in Anthropic, and has integrated the company’s chatbot, Claude, in its cloud computing platform. Claude’s exponential growth signals strong tailwinds for …

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Ulta Beauty Stock: Strong Growth, Short-Term Volatility Ahead

Shakespeare once said that all that glisters may not be gold, but he clearly wasn’t talking about the impressive earnings numbers has been reporting in 2025. The cosmetic kingpin posted another top and bottom-line beat in its Q2 2025 earnings report released after the Aug. …

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FONAR's Stock Advances 5% in Three Months: Key Trends Ahead

FONAR Corporation’s FONR investors have been experiencing some short-term gains from the stock of late. Shares of the Melville, NY-based company that designs, manufactures, sells, and services magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners have gained 5% in the past three months compared with the industry’s 2.5% …

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