hapabapa The Nasdaq Composite Index ( COMP:IND ) achieved a new all-time high close of 24,468.48 points on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial vessels. The index ended 1.5% higher. Nasdaq has ended in the green territory this entire week. The tech-heavy index has shown recovery after logging major losses in March. Technology stocks continued to lead the gains this w...
hapabapa The Nasdaq Composite Index ( COMP:IND ) achieved a new all-time high close of 24,468.48 points on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial vessels. The index ended 1.5% higher. Nasdaq has ended in the green territory this entire week. The tech-heavy index has shown recovery after logging major losses in March. Technology stocks continued to lead the gains this week, with three out of the top five performers belonging to the sector. Of these, application software firms Strategy and AppLovin emerged as the top two gainers. Fastenal ( FAST ) lost the most this week. Netflix ( NFLX ) was also among the top five losers as the company bled through after issuing a disappointing Q2 guidance during its earnings. Top gainers of the week: Strategy ( MSTR ) +28.75% AppLovin ( APP ) +22.05% DoorDash ( DASH ) +21.22% Datadog ( DDOG ) +20.08% Shopify ( SHOP ) +18.30% Top losers for the week: Fastenal ( FAST ) -6.89% Insmed ( INSM ) -6.69% Netflix ( NFLX ) -5.57% Baker Hughes ( BKR ) -4.87% Diamondback Energy ( FANG ) -4.22% More on Markets Netflix: Market Has Completely Misunderstood Its Latest Earnings Netflix: Advertising Could Become A Real Drag On The Business Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Reed Hastings Logs Out Of Netflix (Are You Sure?) Wall Street rallies to another record as the Strait of Hormuz is declared open Ed Yardeni: 3 big reasons for optimism among investors
Press Release: Reps. Garamendi, Goldman, Velazquez, and Sen. Wyden Call for Accountability on ICE's Use of Palantir Technologies for Surveillance Quiver Quantitative
Press Release: Reps. Garamendi, Goldman, Velazquez, and Sen. Wyden Call for Accountability on ICE's Use of Palantir Technologies for Surveillance Quiver Quantitative
Alistair Berg Short sellers are concentrating their bets heavily in the large-cap space as of mid-April. The following list ranks the 10 most heavily shorted large-cap stocks by short interest as a percentage of float. The list is topped by Avis Budget Group, Inc. ( CAR ), with a short interest of 25.55% of float. IonQ, Inc. ( IONQ ) and EchoStar Corporation ( SATS ) follow closely behind, with sh...
Alistair Berg Short sellers are concentrating their bets heavily in the large-cap space as of mid-April. The following list ranks the 10 most heavily shorted large-cap stocks by short interest as a percentage of float. The list is topped by Avis Budget Group, Inc. ( CAR ), with a short interest of 25.55% of float. IonQ, Inc. ( IONQ ) and EchoStar Corporation ( SATS ) follow closely behind, with short interest percentages of 22.07% and 21.19%, respectively. Blue Owl Capital Inc. ( OWL ) and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( MDGL ) round out the top five, each with short interest above 17%. The remainder of the list includes Wayfair Inc. ( W ), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ( LITE ), Pinterest, Inc. ( PINS ), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ( ASTS ), and The Trade Desk, Inc. ( TTD ). All stocks in this top 10 maintain a short interest percentage above 15%. Here is the list: Avis Budget Group, Inc. ( CAR ), Short interest: 25.55% IonQ, Inc. ( IONQ ), Short interest: 22.07% EchoStar Corporation ( SATS ), Short interest: 21.19% Blue Owl Capital Inc. ( OWL ), Short interest: 17.87% Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( MDGL ), Short interest: 17.04% Wayfair Inc. ( W ), Short interest: 16.97% Lumentum Holdings Inc. ( LITE ), Short interest: 16.07% Pinterest, Inc. ( PINS ), Short interest: 15.86% AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ( ASTS ), Short interest: 15.80% The Trade Desk, Inc. ( TTD ), Short interest: 15.65% More on Wayfair, Trade Desk, etc. Pinterest: Monetization Gap Alone Justifies Upside Blue Owl Capital: Don't Believe The (Negative) Hype Private Credit Crisis Is Not The 2008 Subprime Crisis Blue Owl executives revise share-backed personal loan terms amid falling stock prices - report Corporate America’s big job cuts in 2026 - What do we know so far?
Traders spent this week betting that the US conflict with Iran is all but over — driving stocks to records, dumping the dollar and pushing oil to around $90 a barrel. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran’s decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping sent risky assets surging anew on Friday, extending a rally that pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record and f...
Traders spent this week betting that the US conflict with Iran is all but over — driving stocks to records, dumping the dollar and pushing oil to around $90 a barrel. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran’s decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping sent risky assets surging anew on Friday, extending a rally that pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record and fueling its biggest monthly advance since 2020. President Donald Trump said Iran had agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely and that a deal to end the war is mostly complete, with talks likely this weekend. Iran has yet to confirm any agreement. Bank of America Corp.’s cross-market risk gauge , which measures turbulence priced across global equities, rates, currencies and commodities, is headed for its second-fastest monthly drop on record, with only the early pandemic recovery declining faster. The S&P 500 took just three weeks to rally from its war low to an all-time high. The dollar on Friday briefly erased all of its war-fueled gains. Yet the damage from seven weeks of conflict will take far longer to undo. The Strait of Hormuz was closed for most of the conflict, crude prices are still materially higher than their pre-war levels, and global food supply chains that depend on the waterway remain disrupted. Inflation expectations have shifted and central banks have been forced to delay interest-rate cuts. And none of that reverses even if a peace deal is signed this weekend. “The markets think that the most likely outcome is gradual de-escalation, but there are very fat tails. This is a legitimate inflation spike,” said Daniel Ivascyn , group chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. Also fueling the rush: the fear of being left behind after the rebound in animal spirits witnessed last year when President Donald Trump walked back the fiercest of his global tariffs. Burned by that experience, traders are front-running a full recovery before t...
In trading on Friday, shares of the AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (Symbol: HDGE) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $16.32 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator us
In trading on Friday, shares of the AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (Symbol: HDGE) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $16.32 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator us
In trading on Friday, shares of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Short HOOD ETF (Symbol: HOOZ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $20.31 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator
In trading on Friday, shares of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Short HOOD ETF (Symbol: HOOZ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $20.31 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator
In trading on Friday, shares of the ProShares Short Real Estate ETF (Symbol: REK) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $15.6012 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used t
In trading on Friday, shares of the ProShares Short Real Estate ETF (Symbol: REK) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $15.6012 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used t
In trading on Friday, shares of the Direxion Daily Concentrated QS Bear 1x Shares ETF (Symbol: QQQD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $12.785 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysi
In trading on Friday, shares of the Direxion Daily Concentrated QS Bear 1x Shares ETF (Symbol: QQQD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $12.785 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysi
In trading on Friday, shares of the Hedgeye Fourth Turning ETF (Symbol: HEFT) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $25.43 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to meas
In trading on Friday, shares of the Hedgeye Fourth Turning ETF (Symbol: HEFT) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $25.43 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to meas
Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images This is my second coverage of PagSeguro Digital Ltd. ( PAGS ). I first wrote about the company in February 2025 and issued a Strong Buy rating. Since my article, the company has outperformed the market with a 35% return. At that time, the stock was an underappreciated asset that was in a severe downtrend due to a weak Brazilian real ( BRL:USD ). I beli...
Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images This is my second coverage of PagSeguro Digital Ltd. ( PAGS ). I first wrote about the company in February 2025 and issued a Strong Buy rating. Since my article, the company has outperformed the market with a 35% return. At that time, the stock was an underappreciated asset that was in a severe downtrend due to a weak Brazilian real ( BRL:USD ). I believe that now the stock is fairly valued. Perhaps there is still some money left on the table, but I doubt that the stock can beat the market returns from now on. Therefore, I am rating the stock a Hold, as I believe there are better picks in the stock market right now. In this update, I will talk about the macro situation, their latest quarter, and lastly provide my opinion on the current valuation. Recent Events and the Macro Environment In the previous article, I noted that the Selic (Brazilian interest rate) was around 10.5% and used that in my calculation. In the end, interest rates went much higher, and as the company stated , the Selic "grew from an average of around 10.8% per year in 2024 to almost 14.5% per year in 2025." A 400-basis point jump is a massive headwind for a fintech company that has to fund its credit portfolios and merchant prepayment business. Consequently, as stated in the Q4 earnings call, the financial costs rose 39% year-over-year, directly impacting margins. This macro situation is one reason I am changing my rating on PagSeguro. The second one is valuation. Q4 Earnings Report As in my previous article, I will use Brazilian reals to strip out currency volatility so we can better understand the fundamentals. For FY 2025, net revenues reached BRL 13.4 billion, which represents a 15.5% YoY growth, before slowing down to a 12.4% YoY growth in Q4. But we have to adjust the growth for inflation, which is currently around 4%. In this case, real growth is approx. 8%. This is much less than I estimated in my previous article, and thus my previously estim...
In trading on Friday, shares of SandRidge Energy Inc (Symbol: SD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $13.91 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum
In trading on Friday, shares of SandRidge Energy Inc (Symbol: SD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $13.91 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum
Talen Energy ( TLN ) announced on Friday that its subsidiary Talen Energy Supply had priced $1.5B of 6.125% senior notes due 2031 and $2.5B of 6.375% senior notes due 2033 in private placement transactions not involving a public offering. The net proceeds from the notes issuance will be used to fund the acquisition of 2,451 MW of generation capacity, including the Lawrenceburg Power Plant (1,120 M...
Talen Energy ( TLN ) announced on Friday that its subsidiary Talen Energy Supply had priced $1.5B of 6.125% senior notes due 2031 and $2.5B of 6.375% senior notes due 2033 in private placement transactions not involving a public offering. The net proceeds from the notes issuance will be used to fund the acquisition of 2,451 MW of generation capacity, including the Lawrenceburg Power Plant (1,120 MW), Waterford Energy Center (875 MW), and Darby Generation Station (456 MW). Additionally, proceeds will also be used to fully redeem the outstanding 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2030. The offering is expected to close on April 29, 2026. The acquisition was being made pursuant to a merger agreement dated January 15, 2026, among TEC, Buckeye CG Holdings, LLC, certain TEC subsidiaries, and affiliates of Cornerstone Generation Holdings, LP, and ECP Generation Holdings GP. If the acquisition was not consummated on or before January 15, 2027, the notes were subject to a special mandatory redemption. Under such redemption, $1.05 billion of the 2031 notes and $1.75 billion of the 2033 notes would be redeemed at 100% of the issue price plus accrued and unpaid interest. More on Talen Energy Talen Energy Is A Rare AI Infrastructure Winner Hiding In Plain Sight Talen Energy: All Roads Lead To Higher Energy Prices Talen Energy Corporation 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Talen Energy, X-energy to evaluate gigawatt-scale SMR deployment Constellation, NRG, Talen Energy launched with Outperform ratings at BNP Paribas Exane
SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) accounted for nearly 20% of Tesla (TSLA) Cybertruck sales in Q4 2025, according to a Bloomberg report. Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian breaks down this news.
SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) accounted for nearly 20% of Tesla (TSLA) Cybertruck sales in Q4 2025, according to a Bloomberg report. Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian breaks down this news.
"Overwhelming Puke-Stream": It's All Going To Come Out Now... Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Showdown “Everything that’s wrong is staring us right in the face, and half this country simply will not join us in fighting and fixing it. It’s infuriating and depressing and maddening.” - James Woods on X The closer this Iran war comes to a favorable resolution, the more garishly negative the puling ...
"Overwhelming Puke-Stream": It's All Going To Come Out Now... Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Showdown “Everything that’s wrong is staring us right in the face, and half this country simply will not join us in fighting and fixing it. It’s infuriating and depressing and maddening.” - James Woods on X The closer this Iran war comes to a favorable resolution, the more garishly negative the puling Lefty-left gets, wishing fervently for the enemy to prevail. Why? Because the Lefty-left is also an enemy of our country. They want the operation to fail so they can reclaim power and resume wrecking and looting the USA. By the way, what exactly would a favorable outcome of this war look like? An Iran that doesn’t threaten nuclear jihad and doesn’t sponsor endless terror operations here, there, and everywhere. It looks like we are going to get to that . Iran’s choice is how deep do they want to take their own economic collapse before capitulating? If they’ll just stop now, they’ll still keep the lights on. They can be a normal, modern, developed nation without a death wish. Anyway, the paradigm Iran was operating in as a rogue state is dead, especially the malign influence of Britain’s banking and MI6 intel matrix. Britain, proven by its actions to be not a friend of America. . . Britain, a wretched little has-been island empire with bad teeth, overrun by wrathful Islamists, and, alas, soon to be a caliphate. President Donald Trump has rearranged the geopolitical landscape with startling speed and efficacy. Much of Europe, it turns out, are not our friends, either. They would not let us use the NATO bases we pay for to conduct air operations over Iran. Hence, NATO is four dead letters. They can go dangle while they figure out how to live without oil, possibly go back to their centuries-long condition as a nonstop slaughterhouse, besetting each other with stupid, age-old feuds. Not our problem anymore. China? Their Belt-and-Road isn’t what it was just six months ago. Mr. Tru...
On this episode of Motley Fool Money, Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo talks with Dr. Will Van Derveer and Keith Kurlander, founders of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, about the shift from using psychedelics as a counterculture fringe movement to an FDA-backed clinical model, Big Pharma's strategy, and why the real investing opportunity lies in a $20,000 service. To catch full episodes of all...
On this episode of Motley Fool Money, Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo talks with Dr. Will Van Derveer and Keith Kurlander, founders of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, about the shift from using psychedelics as a counterculture fringe movement to an FDA-backed clinical model, Big Pharma's strategy, and why the real investing opportunity lies in a $20,000 service. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center . When you're ready to invest, check out this top 10 list of stocks to buy . A full transcript is below. Continue reading