(RTTNews) - The live tutoring and intervention platform Nerdy Inc. (NRDY) Monday announced the appointment of Atul Bagga as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 6, 2026.
(RTTNews) - The live tutoring and intervention platform Nerdy Inc. (NRDY) Monday announced the appointment of Atul Bagga as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 6, 2026.
Last April, retail investors in the U.S. stepped in to grab the post-“liberation day” dip in stocks with both hands. This year, they’re taking a much more cautious approach as the war in Iran upends markets around the world.
Last April, retail investors in the U.S. stepped in to grab the post-“liberation day” dip in stocks with both hands. This year, they’re taking a much more cautious approach as the war in Iran upends markets around the world.
Andrii Chagovets/iStock via Getty Images At a time of AI boom and the consequently insatiable AI chip demand, numerous stocks have emerged as beneficiaries, including those in the infrastructure, software, REITs, utility, and even construction sectors. Teradyne, Inc. ( TER ) has been one such beneficiary, attributed to its unique automated test equipment offerings typically used in the semiconduct...
Andrii Chagovets/iStock via Getty Images At a time of AI boom and the consequently insatiable AI chip demand, numerous stocks have emerged as beneficiaries, including those in the infrastructure, software, REITs, utility, and even construction sectors. Teradyne, Inc. ( TER ) has been one such beneficiary, attributed to its unique automated test equipment offerings typically used in the semiconductor, automotive, mobile, robotics, and aerospace/defense end markets. TER Proves Its AI/Robotics Beneficiary Status TER 1Y Stock Price ( TradingView ) These reasons may also be why TER has enjoyed an outsized stock price rally of +424% between the April 2025 bottom and the 52 week highs, with a similar development also observed in its semiconductor/robotic testing peers in varying degrees. 1. AI Beneficiary Much of their tailwinds are attributed to the increased manufacturing of semiconductor chips arising from the insatiable compute and data center capacity demand. If anything, market analysts already project the global data center capacity to "nearly double from 103 GW to 200 GW by 2030, " with it naturally triggering tailwinds for numerous data center-related stocks, TER included. Semiconductor Testing (TER) Here is where TER has benefited, attributed to its duopoly at 80% of the global testing market share along with a competitor, Advantest Corporation ( ATEYY ) ( ADTTF ) as of 2023, across the end-to-end semiconductor testing systems (compute, networking, and memory). Given that 81.5% of TER's top lines ( +7 points YoY ) are tied to the semiconductor testing segment in FQ4'25, it goes without saying that the company has successfully capitalized on the "AI-related demand in compute, networking, and memory within our Semi Test business." This robust growth profile does not happen by accident as well, given that TER calls the world's largest foundry by market share, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ( TSM ), a partner , one that has been in place since 201...
fatido/iStock via Getty Images The Macro Outlook Is Extremely Negative It's not looking good, my friends. Here is a short list of what I see as the major negative macro headwinds for the markets at present. President Trump is saying he is about to bomb Iran into the Stone Age if they don't open the Strait of Hormuz by Monday. Oil is spiking up due to the Strait being closed for a long period of ti...
fatido/iStock via Getty Images The Macro Outlook Is Extremely Negative It's not looking good, my friends. Here is a short list of what I see as the major negative macro headwinds for the markets at present. President Trump is saying he is about to bomb Iran into the Stone Age if they don't open the Strait of Hormuz by Monday. Oil is spiking up due to the Strait being closed for a long period of time. Inflation is inevitably going to rise based on the fact gas prices are up and oil is used in every aspect of the economy. (Even though Powell says he is currently looking through it.) The most affected portion of the population by higher gas prices is the lower part of the K-shaped community. When these consumers pull back, that could bring on the recession everyone has been predicting for the past few years. The U.S. is flush with oil. Yet, the EU is already starting to hurt badly. Unfortunately, the U.S. is not immune to any negative economic contagion arising from Europe, I'm afraid. The war with Iran has caused a rift between the U.S. and NATO. This is something no one would have ever predicted. The unknown consequences from the potential split are definitely not good. The AI narrative seems to be hitting data center power bottlenecks. It appears the time it will take to build out the data centers ordered will be much longer than expected. This means the potential positives from the massive AI buildout may not arrive in time. The fact employment is seemingly doing well and inflation has remained sticky means the Fed is pretty much on hold for the indefinite future. Currently, there is a 95.5% chance the Fed will not cut rates at the next meeting. What's more, there is a slight chance now they may even raise rates. The war in Ukraine is still going strong with no end in sight. You get the picture; the world is on fire. Most would say it's time to hit the exits. Well, I beg to differ! Here is why! Successful investing is completely counterintuitive to human nature Ove...
According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in Baidu Inc. (BIDU). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?
According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in Baidu Inc. (BIDU). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?
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Based on the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), Alibaba (BABA) should be added to one's portfolio. Wall Street analysts' overly optimistic recommendations cast doubt on the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric. So, is the stock worth buying?
Based on the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), Alibaba (BABA) should be added to one's portfolio. Wall Street analysts' overly optimistic recommendations cast doubt on the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric. So, is the stock worth buying?
US Satellite Firm 'Indefinitely Withholds' Iran War Images Per Government Request Authored by Alan Mosley via AntiWar.com, Planet Labs says it will "indefinitely withhold" satellite visuals of Iran and the wider Middle East war zone after a request from the US government and the Trump administration. In an email to customers, the firm said it is shifting to a "managed distribution" model, releasin...
US Satellite Firm 'Indefinitely Withholds' Iran War Images Per Government Request Authored by Alan Mosley via AntiWar.com, Planet Labs says it will "indefinitely withhold" satellite visuals of Iran and the wider Middle East war zone after a request from the US government and the Trump administration. In an email to customers, the firm said it is shifting to a "managed distribution" model, releasing imagery only case-by-case for "urgent, mission-critical requirements," or when release is deemed "in the public interest." Planet also said it will withhold imagery dating back to March 9, and it expects the policy to remain in effect until the conflict ends . On March 6, Planet Labs announced a mandatory 96-hour delay on new imagery collected over the Gulf states, arguing that near-real-time pictures could be exploited to "endanger allied, NATO, and civilian personnel." That measure later expanded into a 14-day delay, described by Planet as an extension of the earlier hold. By March 30, Al Jazeera’s Digital Investigations unit was reporting that independent verification had become harder as commercial providers restricted satellite imagery. A satellite image shows Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS Satellite imagery matters because, unlike press briefings, it can corroborate damage, assess patterns of targeting, and check narratives that would otherwise be accepted on authority . Reporting by the Global Investigative Journalism Network describes how open-source teams used satellite imagery and videos to probe contested incidents during this war, quoting Bellingcat's head of research warning that a " two-week delay " slows verification and reduces the certainty investigators can reach while events are still developing. It also quotes the Defense Secretary saying, "Open source is not the place to determine what did or did not happen." Despite the insinuatio...
phakphum patjangkata/iStock via Getty Images Danaher Corp. ( DHR ) is an American healthcare company that manufactures and markets products used for advances in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1969, Danaher is now a $128 billion (by market cap) life sciences juggernaut that employs 59,000 people. About 40% of sales are derived from the US, with the remainder occurring out...
phakphum patjangkata/iStock via Getty Images Danaher Corp. ( DHR ) is an American healthcare company that manufactures and markets products used for advances in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1969, Danaher is now a $128 billion (by market cap) life sciences juggernaut that employs 59,000 people. About 40% of sales are derived from the US, with the remainder occurring outside the US. The company reports results across three segments: Diagnostics, 40% of FY 2025 revenue; Biotechnology, 30%; and Life Sciences, 30%. Under the stewardship of the billionaire Rales brothers (who still combine to own more than 10% of the company), Danaher has employed the serial acquirer model and the Danaher Business System (a kaizen-based business culture of continuous incremental improvement of processes designed to drive growth, innovation, and efficiency) to build one of the world’s largest healthcare companies and a masterclass in execution. This stock is up more than 80,000% since 1986 – and that’s before accounting for all of the various spinoffs that have also occurred during that period, as well as dividends received by shareholders – making this one of the best long-term investments to ever exist. Danaher owns a range of businesses across healthcare ecosystems, and these businesses often manufacture high-precision, high-value products used for activities (such as molecular biology) where exactness is required. Danaher’s scale, reputation, and expertise are invaluable on this front, making it a go-to firm for laboratories. There are very high barriers to entry here, as nobody is recreating a Danaher on their computer or in their garage. Plus, many of the products it manufactures use consumable components, leading to a high degree of recurring and visible revenue for Danaher. With the world growing larger, older, and wealthier, and with healthcare companies around the world outlaying plenty of capital on R&D as they race for treatments and cures, demand f...
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is spending aggressively to control AI models, chips, and infrastructure, but that same strategy may also be creating a sovereign AI trap investors aren't fully pricing in. The upside could be huge if the market is missing what Microsoft is really building. Stock prices used were the market prices of March 28, 2026. The video was published on April 2, 2026. Continue readin...
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is spending aggressively to control AI models, chips, and infrastructure, but that same strategy may also be creating a sovereign AI trap investors aren't fully pricing in. The upside could be huge if the market is missing what Microsoft is really building. Stock prices used were the market prices of March 28, 2026. The video was published on April 2, 2026. Continue reading