If you're looking to make a large investment in a single stock, like $10,000, the first stock I'd be drawn to is Amazon (AMZN 0.87%). With that type of cash, you could buy just under 50 shares of the stock. Let's look at what makes Amazon's stock so enticing at current levels. A cheap growth stock with a lot of opportunities Amazon's stock has admittedly not done much over the past five years. In ...
If you're looking to make a large investment in a single stock, like $10,000, the first stock I'd be drawn to is Amazon (AMZN 0.87%). With that type of cash, you could buy just under 50 shares of the stock. Let's look at what makes Amazon's stock so enticing at current levels. A cheap growth stock with a lot of opportunities Amazon's stock has admittedly not done much over the past five years. In fact, the stock is up only around 35% during that stretch, which is about half of the return of the S&P 500 index. One of the most intriguing things about Amazon is its valuation, but that's far from the only thing that makes it attractive. The stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 27 times analyst estimates, which is a huge discount to its brick-and-mortar rivals, Walmart and Costco, which both trade at more than 40 times multiples. At the same time, Amazon's retail business is growing both its revenue and profits more quickly. Expand NASDAQ : AMZN Amazon Today's Change ( -0.87 %) $ -1.83 Current Price $ 207.70 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.2T Day's Range $ 206.23 - $ 210.56 52wk Range $ 161.38 - $ 258.60 Volume 1.6M Avg Vol 49M Gross Margin 50.29 % One of the reasons I really like Amazon's stock is that while it has lagged, the company has been doing some really great things behind the scenes to improve efficiency and drive operating leverage in its e-commerce operations. The company hasn't gotten much credit for it, but it has a big advantage being the largest developer and operator of robots in the world. It now has more than 1 million robots in its fulfillment centers, and it is constantly pushing their capabilities. Meanwhile, it is also using artificial intelligence (AI) to coordinate its robot fleet, as well as for things like inventory management and to better optimize delivery routes. This helped lead to its North American e-commerce business seeing a 24% jump in operating income on a 10% increase in sales. In addition, Amazon has a big opport...
Today’s puzzles all come from … the Hyde Park Math Zine! This delightful publication is written in pen on a single folded sheet of paper, has a print run of 30 copies, and is distributed in the neighbourhood of Hyde Park in Austin, Texas. Fanzine culture is well established in sports and music. Math educator Kevin Gately thought the format would work for puzzles too. “It dawned on me that there mi...
Today’s puzzles all come from … the Hyde Park Math Zine! This delightful publication is written in pen on a single folded sheet of paper, has a print run of 30 copies, and is distributed in the neighbourhood of Hyde Park in Austin, Texas. Fanzine culture is well established in sports and music. Math educator Kevin Gately thought the format would work for puzzles too. “It dawned on me that there might be people in my community who find the novelty of a hyper-local math zine to be amusing and/or curious,” he said. And it seems there are. Each issue of HPMZ presents three problems, with easily understandable answers, and let’s not forget the cover artwork! View image in fullscreen Hyde Park Math Zine back issues Gately’s puzzles are mostly taken from other sources, and tweaked. Here are four that took my fancy. 1. Ring it Each region has a perimeter given by its enclosed number. What is the length just along the edge of the entire figure? 2. Eight ball Place the digits 1 to 8 in the circles so that no digit is linked to an adjacent digit. (i.e 3 cannot be linked to 2 or 4) 3. Round the block Assuming all corners are right angles, what is the perimeter? 4. Tennis teaser Steffi and Boris are playing tennis and their current game score is deuce. If Steffi has a 0.6 probability of winning any point while Boris has the probability 0.4, what is the overall probability that Steffi goes on to win the game? I’ll be back at 5pm UK with the solutions. PLEASE NO SPOILERS. Please tell me about your favourite fanzines. I’ve been setting a puzzle here on alternate Mondays since 2015. I’m always on the look-out for great puzzles. If you would like to suggest one, email me.
Perhaps one of the more surprising stock declines over the last year came from The Trade Desk (TTD +2.96%). The stock is down 55% over the last year, and that includes the massive decline after its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024, when it missed its own revenue estimate. In addition to this and other missteps, the company faced unexpected macro challenges that contributed to the med...
Perhaps one of the more surprising stock declines over the last year came from The Trade Desk (TTD +2.96%). The stock is down 55% over the last year, and that includes the massive decline after its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024, when it missed its own revenue estimate. In addition to this and other missteps, the company faced unexpected macro challenges that contributed to the media stock's decline. Here's what changed and what The Trade Desk might do to move forward. What changed with The Trade Desk Unfortunately, The Trade Desk's troubles revolve around artificial intelligence (AI) and challenges from some of the larger platforms. One issue was the rollout of its AI-driven Kokai ad buying platform. Its customers found the platform to be harder to use since they could no longer see all parameters on one screen. Also, automating took away some of the manual controls that customers liked. Moreover, large industry players like Alphabet and Amazon have become walled gardens, giving their own ad platforms preferential treatment for buying premium ads over platforms such as The Trade Desk. What's more, growth has undeniably slowed. In 2025, its $2.9 billion in revenue rose by 18%. Still, that was below the 26% growth rate in 2024, and the fact that it grew by just 14% in the fourth quarter of 2024 implies the slowing will continue. Amid those challenges, the stock price has fallen to levels last seen during the brief bear market in early 2020. Can The Trade Desk bounce back? However, investors have some hope that the stock could recover. It remains profitable, as its net income of $443 million grew 13%. Investors should note that the profit growth only slowed because of a near doubling of income tax income, rather than a performance-based issue. Also, with AI engines often bypassing traditional ad platforms, some analysts have become concerned that advertising is becoming less critical. Nonetheless, rumors have circulated that OpenAI was in talks with Th...
Key Points AI is at the center of some of its internal and external challenges. Revenue continues to grow, albeit at a slower pace. 10 stocks we like better than The Trade Desk › Perhaps one of the more surprising stock declines over the last year came from The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). The stock is down 55% over the last year, and that includes the massive decline after its earnings report for th...
Key Points AI is at the center of some of its internal and external challenges. Revenue continues to grow, albeit at a slower pace. 10 stocks we like better than The Trade Desk › Perhaps one of the more surprising stock declines over the last year came from The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). The stock is down 55% over the last year, and that includes the massive decline after its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024, when it missed its own revenue estimate. In addition to this and other missteps, the company faced unexpected macro challenges that contributed to the media stock's decline. Here's what changed and what The Trade Desk might do to move forward. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » What changed with The Trade Desk Unfortunately, The Trade Desk's troubles revolve around artificial intelligence (AI) and challenges from some of the larger platforms. One issue was the rollout of its AI-driven Kokai ad buying platform. Its customers found the platform to be harder to use since they could no longer see all parameters on one screen. Also, automating took away some of the manual controls that customers liked. Moreover, large industry players like Alphabet and Amazon have become walled gardens, giving their own ad platforms preferential treatment for buying premium ads over platforms such as The Trade Desk. What's more, growth has undeniably slowed. In 2025, its $2.9 billion in revenue rose by 18%. Still, that was below the 26% growth rate in 2024, and the fact that it grew by just 14% in the fourth quarter of 2024 implies the slowing will continue. Amid those challenges, the stock price has fallen to levels last seen during the brief bear market in early 2020. Can The Trade Desk bounce back? However, investors have some hope that the stock could recover. It remains profitable, a...
Attendance: up. British winners: up. Bookies’ profits: through the roof. Punters will wince at the last of those after a ferociously difficult four days at Cheltenham, with winners at 66-1, 50-1, 40-1 and 33-1 among the biggest skinners for the books. The Paddy Power client in Ireland who was paid €558,000 (£484,000) after putting Friday’s first six winners into a 50 cent each-way Lucky 63 would b...
Attendance: up. British winners: up. Bookies’ profits: through the roof. Punters will wince at the last of those after a ferociously difficult four days at Cheltenham, with winners at 66-1, 50-1, 40-1 and 33-1 among the biggest skinners for the books. The Paddy Power client in Ireland who was paid €558,000 (£484,000) after putting Friday’s first six winners into a 50 cent each-way Lucky 63 would be a very worthy inductee into the Cheltenham Hall of Fame. With the betting blinkers off, though, this was very much a bounce-back festival, for the track and British racing as a whole after three years of declining crowds and a decades-worth of embarrassing pastings for the home team at the hands of the Irish. The 3.7% rise in attendance over the four days, 8,130 extra tickets sold, is modest, but encouraging. It was perhaps a case of going for the low-hanging fruit as the biggest jump, from 41,949 to 46,317, was on the second day, which was in danger of dipping below 40k on recent trends. A rebrand as Ladies’ Day contributed to a 10% rise and you can be sure Cheltenham’s marketing department will be working the database with added zeal over the coming months to build further back towards 50,000 next year. The week’s total of 13 British-trained winners exceeded the most optimistic predictions. The home side certainly fancied their chances of improving 2025’s eight wins, but an additional five, which put them in with a chance of a tie until Henry de Bromhead took the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle at the end of Friday’s card, was at least two beyond any reasonable expectation. Quick Guide Greg Wood's Monday racing tips Show Plumpton 2.15 Escort’kheops 2.45 Kool Kid 3.15 Risk It All 3.45 A Tickatickatiming 4.15 Ferret Jeeter 4.45 Ghasham 5.15 Secret Des Lune Ffos Las 2.30 Rest Is The Best 3.00 Port Or Starboard 3.30 Whiskey Yankee 4.00 Genietoile 4.30 Sioux Falls 5.00 Port And Brandy Wolverhampton 5.30 Magnetude 6.00 Lhebayeb 6.30 Ted Le Saux 7.00 Corniche Girl (nap) 7.30 Twili...
Max Dowman’s magic, Konstantinos Mavropanos shows heart and Chelsea go all LinkedIn but fail to link up It is easy to say that Tottenham have a goalkeeping problem. Antonin Kinsky was brought in against Atlético Madrid precisely because Igor Tudor was having doubts about Guglielmo Vicario. Back in the lineup at Anfield, Vicario didn’t cover himself in glory for Liverpool’s opener. Dominik Szoboszl...
Max Dowman’s magic, Konstantinos Mavropanos shows heart and Chelsea go all LinkedIn but fail to link up It is easy to say that Tottenham have a goalkeeping problem. Antonin Kinsky was brought in against Atlético Madrid precisely because Igor Tudor was having doubts about Guglielmo Vicario. Back in the lineup at Anfield, Vicario didn’t cover himself in glory for Liverpool’s opener. Dominik Szoboszlai is good at free-kicks – a quarter of the 16 scored in the Premier League this season have been his – but he’s had to come up with extraordinary strikes to beat goalkeepers such as David Raya and Gianluigi Donnarumma. His effort on Sunday wasn’t too far off centre and Vicario should have saved it, a weak wrist letting him down. But the Italian rallied, producing an exceptional save down low to tip a Cody Gakpo shot on to a post. He and the rest of a sturdy, if makeshift, Spurs defence provided them with a platform to get back into the game. Tottenham can delve into the transfer market in the summer to sign a goalkeeper but, until then, they need Vicario to make vital interventions in big moments in their fight for survival – Kinsky is unlikely to get another opportunity. Billy Munday Match report: Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Match report: Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa Match report: Arsenal 2-0 Everton Match report: Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle Continue reading...
L’Équipe’s front page headline summed it up perfectly. “So Crazy” did not just reflect Saturday night’s dizzying blur of a game in the Stade de France but pretty much the entire 2026 men’s Six Nations championship. Wales beat Italy who defeated Scotland who beat France who beat Ireland who beat England who, you’ve guessed it, beat Wales. Rugby, eh? And maybe that is the single biggest takeaway fro...
L’Équipe’s front page headline summed it up perfectly. “So Crazy” did not just reflect Saturday night’s dizzying blur of a game in the Stade de France but pretty much the entire 2026 men’s Six Nations championship. Wales beat Italy who defeated Scotland who beat France who beat Ireland who beat England who, you’ve guessed it, beat Wales. Rugby, eh? And maybe that is the single biggest takeaway from the most extraordinary Six Nations of them all. Never mind the players and the coaches, spare a thought for all those distractedly pouring orange juice on their cereal as they vainly try to rationalise six weeks of madness. The world’s oldest championship still manages to refresh parts others cannot reach. Sometimes, amid the disheartening news stories about rugby players’ brain health, precarious club finances and fanciful breakaway leagues, it is possible to overlook that timeless truth. But any sport that can leave all and sundry wanting more within moments of the tournament ending must be doing something right. And Saturday, with millions worldwide screaming at their TV screens, was exhilarating proof that Test rugby played at full throttle ranks among the planet’s most compelling spectacles. Those of us who wondered aloud after round one whether a lack of jeopardy might become a looming issue could not be happier to be proved wrong, at least for now. Given France have now won back-to-back titles with the scope to add more if they can relearn how to defend properly, they will inevitably be the antepost favourites when 2027 finally rolls around. The glaring difference from six weeks ago, however, is that the rest of the field have all displayed genuine signs of improvement. Wales have earned their first Six Nations win for three years, while Italy deservedly put away both England and Scotland in Rome. Ireland’s last-day performance was, in its way, every bit as impressive as their authoritative triumph at Twickenham while Scotland claimed a top-half finish with three e...
Mesut Dogan/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Oracle ( ORCL ) recently reported its earnings results for the most recent quarter, beating analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. This beat was driven largely by the strong growth in the cloud and applications segment, driven by the secular tailwinds created by the large-scale AI infrastructure buildout. The company's remaining performanc...
Mesut Dogan/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Oracle ( ORCL ) recently reported its earnings results for the most recent quarter, beating analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. This beat was driven largely by the strong growth in the cloud and applications segment, driven by the secular tailwinds created by the large-scale AI infrastructure buildout. The company's remaining performance obligations also skyrocketed compared to the prior year, signaling the demand for ORCL's products and services is likely to remain strong in the coming years. There are also significant worries that we need to take into account, which caused significant volatility in the stock price last year. These worries are related to financing and client concentration. To finance the infrastructure build out efforts, ORCL has taken on a significant amount of debt. At the same time, a high portion of its RPO is dependent on OpenAI, driven by the $300 billion deal . Insider selling and capital allocation also raise concerns. Let us take a closer look now at each of these individual items to get a better idea where the business and the stock price may be headed in the coming quarters. Earnings For the most recent quarter, Oracle's earnings came in above estimates , both top- and bottom-line. Revenue was $17.19 billion for the quarter, $280 million above expectations, and 21.7% higher than in the same period in the past year. Q3 non-GAAP EPS came in at $1.79, $0.1 above analyst estimates. Income statement (Oracle) I find it appealing that every reportable segment - cloud, software, hardware, and services - contributed to this growth. The firm's growth is not reliant on a single product category or service; the demand for each of them is going higher. When talking about AI infrastructure, it is the cloud segment that we need to be looking at, as it contains both infrastructure and applications. If we break out infrastructure from the cloud segment, infrastructure revenue grew by as much a...
Mesut Dogan/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Oracle ( ORCL ) recently reported its earnings results for the most recent quarter, beating analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. This beat was driven largely by the strong growth in the cloud and applications segment, driven by the secular tailwinds created by the large-scale AI infrastructure buildout. The company's remaining performanc...
Mesut Dogan/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Oracle ( ORCL ) recently reported its earnings results for the most recent quarter, beating analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. This beat was driven largely by the strong growth in the cloud and applications segment, driven by the secular tailwinds created by the large-scale AI infrastructure buildout. The company's remaining performance obligations also skyrocketed compared to the prior year, signaling the demand for ORCL's products and services is likely to remain strong in the coming years. There are also significant worries that we need to take into account, which caused significant volatility in the stock price last year. These worries are related to financing and client concentration. To finance the infrastructure build out efforts, ORCL has taken on a significant amount of debt. At the same time, a high portion of its RPO is dependent on OpenAI, driven by the $300 billion deal . Insider selling and capital allocation also raise concerns. Let us take a closer look now at each of these individual items to get a better idea where the business and the stock price may be headed in the coming quarters. Earnings For the most recent quarter, Oracle's earnings came in above estimates , both top- and bottom-line. Revenue was $17.19 billion for the quarter, $280 million above expectations, and 21.7% higher than in the same period in the past year. Q3 non-GAAP EPS came in at $1.79, $0.1 above analyst estimates. Income statement (Oracle) I find it appealing that every reportable segment - cloud, software, hardware, and services - contributed to this growth. The firm's growth is not reliant on a single product category or service; the demand for each of them is going higher. When talking about AI infrastructure, it is the cloud segment that we need to be looking at, as it contains both infrastructure and applications. If we break out infrastructure from the cloud segment, infrastructure revenue grew by as much a...
In this article UAMY CAAS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One for travel to Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that other countries should help the U.S. secure the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the key shippin...
In this article UAMY CAAS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One for travel to Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that other countries should help the U.S. secure the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the key shipping route benefits them more than it does Washington. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said countries such as China, which rely more heavily on oil shipments passing through the Strait, should contribute to securing it. "I'm demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their territory. It's the place from which they get their energy. And they should come and they should help us protect it," Trump said. "Why are we maintaining the Hormuz Strait when it's really there for China and many other countries? Why aren't they doing it?" Trump claimed that about 90% of China's crude imports pass through the strait, while the U.S. only relies on it for "1%, 2%" of its oil. However, analysts say Beijing has spent the past two decades diversifying energy supplies and building strategic reserves to mitigate potential disruptions. Oil prices hovered around the $100 per barrel Monday, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures trading at $99.32 a barrel, while global benchmark Brent was at $104.84. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Edward Fishman, a director at the Council on Foreign Relations, said the Trump administration did not consult allies in Europe or Asia before launching military action against Iran. Those allies are much more dependent on oil imports from the Gulf than the U.S. is, Fishman told CNBC's " Squawk Box Asia ," raising questions about whether they would expect concessions from Washington in return for assistance. "Remember, these countries, despite being U.S. allies, have been hit with really steep tariffs by th...
Representational Image Taipei Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) on Monday said it has completed the sale of its facility in Miaoli County to Micron Technology and will begin technology collaboration with the American memory chip maker in line with the agreement, according to a report by Focus Taiwan. Following the transfer of the plant in Tongluo Township, the two companies will j...
Representational Image Taipei Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) on Monday said it has completed the sale of its facility in Miaoli County to Micron Technology and will begin technology collaboration with the American memory chip maker in line with the agreement, according to a report by Focus Taiwan. Following the transfer of the plant in Tongluo Township, the two companies will jointly work on developing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and post-wafer-finish (PWF) foundry services, along with advanced memory process technologies, PSMC said in a statement. The strategic partnership is expected to accelerate PSMC’s growth in its emerging 3D AI foundry business. Under the deal, PSMC sold the plant to Micron for USD 1.8 billion. In return, the US company will provide technical assistance to help PSMC develop niche dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip processes at its Hsinchu facility. PSMC chairman Frank Huang said the company’s 3D AI foundry business has entered AI-related applications such as wafer-on-wafer (WoW), interposers and silicon capacitors. “In the future, PSMC will provide HBM/PWF foundry services to Micron,” Huang said, adding that advancements in DRAM technology will help customers enter the 8G DDR4 product line and enhance the value of wafer manufacturing. PSMC also said it will support Micron in accelerating the installation of advanced DRAM production lines at the Tongluo plant’s cleanrooms. In a separate statement, Micron said the Tongluo facility is expected to begin supporting meaningful product shipments from the existing fabrication plant starting in fiscal year 2028. Micron’s executive vice president for global operations, Manish Bhatia, said the facility complements the company’s operations in Taiwan and forms a key part of its global expansion strategy. READ MORE : An officer can't afford to go wrong, says top cop Ajeetha Begum The company also plans to begin construction by the end of fiscal year 2026 on a second facility of co...