Apple revealed its highly anticipated artificial intelligence strategy this past week — causing investors to rejoice and push shares to all-time highs. It’s a far cry from the stock’s rough start to 2024. Marketed as “AI for the rest of us” — Apple is squarely positioning its upcoming generative AI features for the 2.2 billion … Read more
The latest Wall Street survey of U.S. shoppers suggest many of our consumer-facing stocks are in a strong spot for the current economy. A key theme from investment bank Jefferies’ survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers is that spending behavior is much different across income cohorts, which could “result in a more bifurcated recovery … Read more
Eli Lilly became the most valuable health-care company in the world on the back of its blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs. To join the $1 trillion market capitalization club, it will need help from the bench — including an Alzheimer’s drug that moved one step closer to market this week. A key advisory panel for … Read more
General Motors approved yet another stock buyback — adding to our frustration that portfolio name Ford has yet to embark on a repurchase program of its own. GM on Tuesday announced a new $6 billion buyback — weeks before its November $10 billion repurchase authorization is set to be completed. “I’m very upset with Ford,” … Read more
Club holdings Microsoft and Best Buy were the subject of upbeat Wall Street research, while TJX Companies hit an intraday high Friday on the same day it announced plans to enter a new international market. Here’s a closer look at the news and the implications for our investments. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft (MSFT) year-to-date performance … Read more
The next wave of Disney theme park expansion in the U.S. is primed to be in California rather than Florida. It’s a tale of two coasts as the entertainment giant aims to invest $60 billion in its crown jewel parks and cruises over the next decade to help deliver more value to shareholders. In California, … Read more
Ford had another month of strong sales, but a wider appeal on Wall Street for the stock depends on cutting the automaker’s massive EV division losses. Ford said Tuesday it sold more than 190,000 vehicles in May, an 11% increase from a year ago. Sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles — where most of … Read more
Honeywell International completing its $4.95 billion acquisition of Carrier ‘s security business exemplifies how the disparate industrial conglomerate must lean into core businesses. It’s not enough. “More and more people will realize that this [Global Access Solutions] was a good acquisition,” Jim Cramer said Monday. But it’s how to value Honeywell without the dead weight … Read more
Club holding Nvidia isn’t taking its foot off the gas in the fast-moving artificial intelligence race. Nvidia announced Sunday that its next-generation AI chip platform, dubbed Rubin, is due in 2026, with plans to release an upgraded version of its forthcoming Blackwell architecture in 2025. The initial iteration of Blackwell products was unveiled less than … Read more
Costco has multiple levers of growth at its disposal, which should lead to a further boost in the stock even after its already impressive year-to-date gains. Shares dropped more than 2% on Friday despite the warehouse retailer’s after-the-bell quarterly beats on earnings and revenue. The stock closed Thursday’s regular session at a record high of … Read more
