With big tech earnings in focus, smart investors are looking at who the hyperscalers are partnering with. As earnings season comes into focus, growth investors are paying close attention to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in particular. Among the most scrutinized names are the hyperscalers: Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Amazon (AMZN +1.60%). On Feb. 5, Amazon will report earnings fo...
With big tech earnings in focus, smart investors are looking at who the hyperscalers are partnering with. As earnings season comes into focus, growth investors are paying close attention to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in particular. Among the most scrutinized names are the hyperscalers: Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Amazon (AMZN +1.60%). On Feb. 5, Amazon will report earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. While investors anxiously await updates regarding the company's performance during the holiday season and where management's forward guidance falls, I'll be on the lookout for something else entirely. Listen closely during Amazon's earnings call My hunch is that Wall Street is going to dial in on one specific number during Amazon's earnings call: capital expenditures (capex). Over the last three years, big tech has collectively spent hundreds of billions of dollars buying GPUs and building data centers. If current spending trends tell us anything, it's that the hyperscalers are doubling down on AI infrastructure. When Amazon CEO Andy Jassy talks to analysts during the earnings call, I'm going to be listening for one particular word: capacity. As the largest cloud computing platform in the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) plays a monumental role in servicing AI workloads. However, the pace at which workloads are expanding relative to the time it takes to build and equip an AI data center are at odds with one another. Moreover, procuring sufficient volumes of chips to service capacity needs adds another variable to the infrastructure equation. To complement its data center build-outs, AWS signed a $5.5 billion multiyear deal with neocloud Cipher Mining back in November. Why Iren stock might go parabolic in 2026 Neoclouds partner with chip designers and outfit data centers with clusters of GPUs. From there, companies that are capacity-constrained rent access to these GPUs through the cloud. In addition to Cipher, other leading neoclouds...
Clintons Bend The Knee To Comer, Agree To Testify In House Epstein Inquiry Just hours after Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) rebuffed Bill and Hillary Clinton's attorney's last-ditch conditional offer, the former president and former secretary of state appear to have acquiesced and agreed to key demands from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee to testify about Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door de...
Clintons Bend The Knee To Comer, Agree To Testify In House Epstein Inquiry Just hours after Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) rebuffed Bill and Hillary Clinton's attorney's last-ditch conditional offer, the former president and former secretary of state appear to have acquiesced and agreed to key demands from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee to testify about Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door deposition. The initial correspondence, obtained by CNN, revealed that the Clintons’ team has been in search of an off-ramp for days . Attorneys for Bill and Hillary have been in discussion with the Republican-led committee multiple times since lawmakers from both parties voted in January to hold the Clintons in contempt for refusing to appear for in-person depositions as part of the panel’s investigation into Epstein. “It has been nearly six months since your clients first received the Committee’s subpoena, more than three months since the original date of their depositions, and nearly three weeks since they failed to appear for their depositions commensurate with the Committee’s lawful subpoenas,” Comer wrote. “Your clients’ desire for special treatment is both frustrating and an affront to the American people’s desire for transparency.” As CNN reports, according to the letter dated January 31, the Clintons’ lawyers laid out the terms under which the former president would sit for a voluntary, transcribed interview. He would sit for four hours in New York City for an interview limited to the scope of the Epstein probe, they said. Lawmakers from both parties and their staff could ask questions, and the lawyers said both the Clintons and the committee could have their own transcriber present, according to the letter. Comer rejected the offer from the Clintons’ attorneys as “unreasonable” and said he could not accept such terms. He could not agree, he said, to changing the interview from a sworn deposition to a voluntary interview, and rejected the way in which the attorneys s...
Key Points The biggest theme of tech earnings season is how much the hyperscalers are spending on AI infrastructure. With capex budgets in focus, investors should be listening closely to where the money is flowing. Capacity-constrained providers are increasingly turning to neoclouds to service AI workloads. 10 stocks we like better than Iren › As earnings season comes into focus, growth investors ...
Key Points The biggest theme of tech earnings season is how much the hyperscalers are spending on AI infrastructure. With capex budgets in focus, investors should be listening closely to where the money is flowing. Capacity-constrained providers are increasingly turning to neoclouds to service AI workloads. 10 stocks we like better than Iren › As earnings season comes into focus, growth investors are paying close attention to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in particular. Among the most scrutinized names are the hyperscalers: Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). On Feb. 5, Amazon will report earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. While investors anxiously await updates regarding the company's performance during the holiday season and where management's forward guidance falls, I'll be on the lookout for something else entirely. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Listen closely during Amazon'searnings call/h2> My hunch is that Wall Street is going to dial in on one specific number during Amazon'searnings call capital expenditures (capex). Over the last three years, big tech has collectively spent hundreds of billions of dollars buying GPUs and building data centers. If current spending trends tell us anything, it's that the hyperscalers are doubling down on AI infrastructure. When Amazon CEO Andy Jassy talks to analysts during theearnings call I'm going to be listening for one particular word: capacity. As the largest cloud computing platform in the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) plays a monumental role in servicing AI workloads. However, the pace at which workloads are expanding relative to the time it takes to build and equip an AI data center are at odds with one another. Moreover, procuring sufficient volumes of chips to service capacity needs adds another variable to the infrastructure...
MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images I first wrote about the State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF ( VLU ) in the second quarter of 2025. I rated the fund as a Buy at the time , based on the elevated valuations of the broader market. My thesis was supported by the characteristics of the holdings in VLU and the strong track record of its historical performance. Since that article was...
MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images I first wrote about the State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF ( VLU ) in the second quarter of 2025. I rated the fund as a Buy at the time , based on the elevated valuations of the broader market. My thesis was supported by the characteristics of the holdings in VLU and the strong track record of its historical performance. Since that article was published, VLU has posted a total return of 18.15%, while the S&P 500 has gained just 15.57%. As I was reviewing some of my previous research and looking at projections for the year ahead, I saw the image below that reminded me just how stretched the current valuations for large cap stocks appear to be. According to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( GS ), the valuation of the S&P 500 is at the top of its range relative to 20-year distributions. The index is even more overvalued, on a relative basis, than the NASDAQ 100. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 and the S&P MidCap 400, while above average, appear much more reasonably priced. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research The investment strategy followed by the SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF takes the 1500 stocks from S&P’s main three indices – the S&P 500, MidCap 400, and SmallCap 600 – and evaluates them based on their valuations. Stocks with low valuations earn added weight in VLU’s portfolio. Those with higher valuations are reduced. The result is a fund that has been able to keep pace with the S&P 500 for much longer than just the time since my June article was published. I still believe VLU is a Buy heading into what could be a much more volatile year for the markets. ETF Overview The SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF is managed by State Street Global Advisors . The fund is designed to mimic the total returns of the S&P 1500 Low Valuation Tilt Index . The assessment of the components in this index is based on financial measures that include price-to-book ratio, price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-cash flow ratio, price-to-sales rati...
President Donald Trump has said he would roll back punitive tariffs on India in return for an agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stop buying Russian oil. Basant Sanghera of The Asia Group breaks down what we know about the agreement so far. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump has said he would roll back punitive tariffs on India in return for an agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stop buying Russian oil. Basant Sanghera of The Asia Group breaks down what we know about the agreement so far. (Source: Bloomberg)
shaunl/iStock via Getty Images The following segment was excerpted from Alluvial Capital Management's Q4 2025 Letter To Partners. Zegona Communications was Alluvial Fund's best performer this year, and it wasn't a close contest. We originally purchased shares of Zegona on the thesis that the leveraged buyout of Vodafone Spain, completed in May 2024, would be a success. Specifically, that Vodafone ...
shaunl/iStock via Getty Images The following segment was excerpted from Alluvial Capital Management's Q4 2025 Letter To Partners. Zegona Communications was Alluvial Fund's best performer this year, and it wasn't a close contest. We originally purchased shares of Zegona on the thesis that the leveraged buyout of Vodafone Spain, completed in May 2024, would be a success. Specifically, that Vodafone Spain, under Zegona's management, would sell its valuable fiber networks, reduce operating costs, return to customer growth, and return capital to shareholders. If Zegona had accomplished only 3 out of 4, I would have called it a successful year, but Zegona did it all and the stock responded accordingly. Late last year, Vodafone Spain concluded a partial sale of its fiber joint venture with MasOrange, receiving proceeds of €1.4 billion. Combined with the €400 million from its other fiber joint venture sale, Zegona generated a total of €1.8 billion in cash. The company immediately rewarded shareholders with a €1.4 billion cash distribution, reserving €200 million for debt reduction and another €200 million for share repurchases. The shareholder distribution also had the happy effect of canceling 69% of Zegona's shares outstanding, as the distribution to shares held by Vodafone UK essentially extinguished the seller financing they had provided in the Vodafone Spain buyout. Following the distribution, Zegona has been very active in its share buyback program. The company also achieved a reduction in the interest rate on its term loan. I don't know if there is an annual award for "Leadership in European Telecommunications" but if so, consider this my nomination for Zegona CEO Eamonn O'Hare. Much of the move in Zegona's share price was the result of the market reclassifying Zegona from "speculative" to "investable." I think the market erred in the first place by classifying Zegona as the former, and I think the market continues to err in valuing Zegona at a discount to other larg...
It's going to be difficult to avoid benefit cuts for at least some people. Congress passed the Social Security Act over 90 years ago, and the program has undergone significant changes since then. But some of the biggest changes in the program's history, which millions of Americans rely on, could be yet to come. Within the next few years, Congress will have to act to reform Social Security to ensur...
It's going to be difficult to avoid benefit cuts for at least some people. Congress passed the Social Security Act over 90 years ago, and the program has undergone significant changes since then. But some of the biggest changes in the program's history, which millions of Americans rely on, could be yet to come. Within the next few years, Congress will have to act to reform Social Security to ensure its longevity. If it doesn't, the trust fund used to pay out benefits will run out of money, and the program will be legally required to cut its monthly payments across the board. As of the most recent update, Social Security Chief Actuary Karen P. Glenn expects the program to deplete its trust fund before the end of 2032. That gives Congress less than seven years to make the necessary changes, or the Social Security Administration (SSA) will have to cut benefits. Here's how we got here and how the program could change over the next few years. Why is Social Security in need of major reform? Before we dive into potential changes Congress could make to extend Social Security's health, it's important to understand exactly what is causing Social Security's trust fund to deplete. When Social Security first started collecting taxes from every American worker's paycheck in 1937, it placed those funds into a trust to pay out future benefits. Those funds were invested in safe government bonds to earn a bit of interest while the SSA waited for the program to start paying out monthly benefits in 1940. Over the years, the program generally brought in more revenue from payroll taxes than it paid out in benefits. That was helped by a growing economy in most years and the baby boomer generation entering the workforce. As a result, the United States had more people earning higher incomes, with relatively few collecting Social Security retirement benefits. But as the baby boomers started to retire, the demographic trend shifted. The number of retirees per worker is growing, straining Soci...
Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St's easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against CoreWeave (NasdaqGS:CRWV) over allegations that the company misled investors about its AI infrastructure capacity and revenue guidance. In parallel, Nvidia has agreed to invest US$2b in CoreWeave and expand their operational partnership ...
Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St's easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against CoreWeave (NasdaqGS:CRWV) over allegations that the company misled investors about its AI infrastructure capacity and revenue guidance. In parallel, Nvidia has agreed to invest US$2b in CoreWeave and expand their operational partnership around AI data center infrastructure. The combination of legal actions and Nvidia’s capital commitment has put CoreWeave’s disclosures, growth plans, and partnership model under closer market scrutiny. CoreWeave operates AI focused cloud infrastructure, supplying GPU capacity to enterprises that want high performance compute without building their own data centers. With AI workloads drawing intense interest across public and private markets, any company tied closely to Nvidia’s hardware stack tends to attract attention. This mix of legal risk and new funding positions CoreWeave as a key name to monitor for investors following AI infrastructure. For you as an investor, a central question is how these lawsuits and Nvidia’s investment might reshape CoreWeave’s risk and opportunity profile. The following sections outline what is currently known about the claims, how the partnership could influence operations, and what this combination of pressure and support could mean for CoreWeave’s path ahead. Stay updated on the most important news stories for CoreWeave by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on CoreWeave. NasdaqGS:CRWV 1-Year Stock Price Chart Why CoreWeave could be great value The lawsuits focus on whether CoreWeave accurately represented its AI infrastructure capacity and revenue guidance, while Nvidia’s US$2b equity investment at US$87.20 per share signals confidence in the same infrastructure buildout story that is under legal challenge. For you as an investor, this creates a tension between legal o...
Rescuers praised a teenage boy’s “superhuman” survival instincts after he swam four hours through choppy waters off Australia to find help for his family. The 13-year-old boy swam 4km (2.5 miles) back to shore to raise the alarm after his mother and two younger siblings were swept out to sea while kayaking and paddleboarding near the Western Australian tourist town of Quindalup. Marine rescue volu...
Rescuers praised a teenage boy’s “superhuman” survival instincts after he swam four hours through choppy waters off Australia to find help for his family. The 13-year-old boy swam 4km (2.5 miles) back to shore to raise the alarm after his mother and two younger siblings were swept out to sea while kayaking and paddleboarding near the Western Australian tourist town of Quindalup. Marine rescue volunteer Paul Bresland said the teenager’s four-hour swim saved his family, who were eventually found clinging to a paddleboard in the open ocean. I thought, mate, that is incredible Paul Bresland, rescue volunteer “He swam, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on,” Bresland told national broadcaster ABC. Advertisement “And the brave fella thought he’s not going to make it with a life jacket on, so he ditched it, and he swam the next two hours without a life jacket.” “I thought, mate, that is incredible,” said Bresland, describing the boy’s efforts as “superhuman”. Advertisement Police inspector James Bradley said the boy’s actions “cannot be praised highly enough”. “His determination and courage ultimately saved the lives of his mother and siblings,” he told the ABC.