Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) fell as much as 13.3% on Friday morning, following the company's Q1 2026 earnings report. The stock recovered slightly to an 11.5% drop as of 12:15 p.m. ET, erasing most of the gains from the big jump on May 1 . Image source: The Motley Fool. Fellow voice-focused AI expert Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) posted a fantastic earnings report at the start of the month, drivi...
Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) fell as much as 13.3% on Friday morning, following the company's Q1 2026 earnings report. The stock recovered slightly to an 11.5% drop as of 12:15 p.m. ET, erasing most of the gains from the big jump on May 1 . Image source: The Motley Fool. Fellow voice-focused AI expert Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) posted a fantastic earnings report at the start of the month, driving SoundHound AI's stock 17% higher as the target market looked red-hot ahead of this financial report . Continue reading
Bang a gong, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) . Shares of the leading online retailer -- recently crowned the largest U.S.-listed company by trailing revenue -- are rolling again. The stock hit another all-time this week, more than bouncing back from a short-lived sell-off earlier this year. With the shares up a market-thumping 44% this year, you may be wondering if it's too late. If you're looking to put $5...
Bang a gong, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) . Shares of the leading online retailer -- recently crowned the largest U.S.-listed company by trailing revenue -- are rolling again. The stock hit another all-time this week, more than bouncing back from a short-lived sell-off earlier this year. With the shares up a market-thumping 44% this year, you may be wondering if it's too late. If you're looking to put $50,000 to work in your portfolio, would you be better served finding a smaller company or one that is currently out of favor as a turnaround play? You may not want to make the same mistake that others did by skirting Amazon stock the last few times it notched all-time highs. Let's dive into why the iconic growth stock could still deliver generational wealth for new investors. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
AnnaStills/iStock via Getty Images By James Knightley , Chief International Economist, US Jobs beat expectations for a second month The US jobs report has come in notably stronger than expected for a second consecutive month. Payrolls rose 115k in April versus the 65k expectation, while last month's initial print of 178k is now 185k. This is the first back-to-back monthly jobs increase since May o...
AnnaStills/iStock via Getty Images By James Knightley , Chief International Economist, US Jobs beat expectations for a second month The US jobs report has come in notably stronger than expected for a second consecutive month. Payrolls rose 115k in April versus the 65k expectation, while last month's initial print of 178k is now 185k. This is the first back-to-back monthly jobs increase since May of last year. Other key metrics are that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3% with the details contradicting the payrolls' data, in that the household survey suggests employment fell 226k while the number of people declaring themselves unemployed rose 134k. Meanwhile, average hourly earnings rose 0.2%MoM/3.6%YoY, which was below the 0.3%/3.8% consensus prediction. The details show private education and healthcare services added 46k jobs, while transportation and warehousing added 30k and retail contributed 22k, with leisure and hospitality employment increasing 14k. Manufacturing lost 2k though, with information dropping 13k and financial activities losing 11k. Over the past twelve months, the US has added 238k jobs, or just under 20k per month on average, most of which have come in the past two months. Job gains remain concentrated in three sectors The chart below shows the cumulative increase in employment since December 2022, with just three sectors accounting for all the jobs added over that time frame. Moreover, the past two payrolls numbers are at odds with the demand surveys we have seen from the ISM and are stronger than the data reported by ADP. The birth-deaths adjustment the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses to compensate for undercoverage of small firms did make a strong contribution of 391k on a non-seasonally adjusted basis. This was similar to last year but much stronger than previous April periods, which perhaps raises the prospect of eventual downward revisions. For now, though, the overall tone of the report confirms the market pricing that stable intere...
Last month, Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) made history with its inaugural point-to-point journey from JFK Airport to Manhattan with its air taxis, also known as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This milestone event showcased the potential of its eVTOL technology and was a crucial test of this futuristic mode of transportation. As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (F...
Last month, Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) made history with its inaugural point-to-point journey from JFK Airport to Manhattan with its air taxis, also known as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This milestone event showcased the potential of its eVTOL technology and was a crucial test of this futuristic mode of transportation. As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, this flight demonstrated the aircraft's ability to navigate complex airspace and brought Joby one step closer to launching commercial operations. Here's what investors have to look forward to from Joby Aviation. Image source: Joby Aviation. Continue reading
dan_prat/E+ via Getty Images Introduction My buy rating for Canadian Natural Resources ( CNQ ) in September last year has turned out to be an excellent call. Since then, the shares have delivered a total return of ~41%. My thesis that production growth and accretive acquisitions are setting CNQ up for the future, alongside its clear capital return policy, made it a top E&P choice to hold. Since th...
dan_prat/E+ via Getty Images Introduction My buy rating for Canadian Natural Resources ( CNQ ) in September last year has turned out to be an excellent call. Since then, the shares have delivered a total return of ~41%. My thesis that production growth and accretive acquisitions are setting CNQ up for the future, alongside its clear capital return policy, made it a top E&P choice to hold. Since then, the balance sheet has continued to improve, the oil price has jumped, and CNQ has revised their capital return policy, all boosting the company’s attractiveness to shareholders. After a near 40% rally, the question now is, does CNQ continue to deserve a buy rating? While the share price has risen strongly with the rising oil price, much of the gains we have seen since last September came before this. When I previously covered the stock, it was priced at $32.45. On February 20th, before the outbreak of war, the shares were priced at $42.40; now they stand at ~$44.69. The share price has certainly risen strongly, but only a portion appears to be fully related to the rise in the oil price. The rising oil price has certainly helped CNQ, though I still believe the core factors of increasing production and its strong shareholder returns policy remain the company’s key strengths. The oil price rise, though important, merely catalyzes these things. In this article, I want to look at CNQ’s latest results and the recent changes made to their shareholder returns policy, ultimately explaining why I still believe shares in CNQ remain a buy. Earnings Canadian Natural Resources recently released their earnings for Q1 ’26 . Production came in at an average of 1.64 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, an increase of 4% from 2025 levels. Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading, the largest division, saw production average 587 thousand barrels daily, a slight fall from the 595 thousand barrels recorded a year earlier. This fall was largely due to third-party natural gas supply restrictions a...
Agentic AI is creating a fresh opportunity for AMD, with its booming server CPU business fueling strong growth, fresh optimism, and a new Street-high price target.
Agentic AI is creating a fresh opportunity for AMD, with its booming server CPU business fueling strong growth, fresh optimism, and a new Street-high price target.
Former cybersecurity executive Peter Williams stole several surveillance and hacking tools and sold them for $1.3 million to a Russian broker that works with Putin’s government.
Former cybersecurity executive Peter Williams stole several surveillance and hacking tools and sold them for $1.3 million to a Russian broker that works with Putin’s government.