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Alphabet trades at a multiple that would make sense for a company with no growth story, yet its Cloud backlog just hit half a trillion dollars. Something in that math is badly mispriced, and the window may not stay open long.
ASML just shed over 14% in a month, and while the bears are pointing at stretched valuations and geopolitical exposure, the bulls see something the selloff is hiding about the world's only supplier of the machines that build every leading-edge chip on earth.

Mixue sells 45-cent ice cream cones out of 47,000 stores. The blueprint came from watching how Dollar General beat Walmart.

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Costco's digital sales surge 17.9% in August and 20.9% in fiscal 2026, highlighting e-commerce as a growing pillar of its retail footprint.

The proposed arrangements support Santos’ global LNG portfolio strategy, with supply expected to start in 2030 or 2031.

HD is leaning on tariff refunds, pricing, sourcing and supply-chain actions to protect margins as fuel, energy and input costs stay elevated.

URBN, ANF, VSXY and BOOT may stand out as retail apparel growth stays selective, rewarding value, differentiation and omnichannel execution.

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 100.3% in Hyperliquid Strategies Inc (PURR). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
Investing.com -- Oppenheimer lifted its rating for Etsy to Outperform from Perform in a note this week, setting a $90 price target based on gains from AI-powered search, product improvements and stronger app engagement.

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Berenberg sees potential upside to Lilly’s full-year 2026 revenue forecast, which ranges from $85 billion to $87 billion.

ONON's apparel sales gain 47.7% in Q2 2026, as tennis, running and DTC strength broaden growth beyond footwear and deepen consumer ties.

PGY's AI-driven lending platform is gaining scale as record network volume, Auto growth and expanded funding lift profits and outlook.

PEP is leaning on automation, digitalization and simplification to boost productivity as inflation and softer North American demand pressure margins.
Elon Musk once again hinted at possible deepening collaboration, perhaps the possibility of a merger, between his two major companies: Tesla and SpaceX.

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The deal values Glass Imaging, founded by two former Apple engineers, at more than triple its previous $100 million valuation

Micron stock has stabilized following an AI slowdown panic but it still has to deal with union demands in Taiwan.

Micron stands out with stronger near-term growth, accelerating AI memory demand and a far lower valuation despite capex and memory-cycle risks.

Stocks like THG, ACIW, BP and CNC are seeing price strength and have a high chance of carrying the momentum forward.

Investor Cathie Wood has sold a number of cryptocurrency stocks over the past week as their share prices have ralli...

Brockman's stake in OpenAI made him the 45th-wealthiest American, ahead of his boss Sam Altman, who did not make the list

LeBron James invested in Mike Red's Tacos, which has three corporate stores open and franchise commitments for about 300 more.

The new Tesla Roadster will be so cool that people might not believe early videos are not AI-generated, according to CEO Elon Musk. Monday, Musk appeared on the All-In Podcast with SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell. The conversation was wide-ranging, touching on many topics including Starlink, Starship, AI, SpaceX and Tesla’s Terafab chip-making facility, and collaborations between the two companies.

WM's integrated network, disciplined pricing, technology investments and strong cash flow support durable growth, margin expansion and shareholder returns.

Robotics is poised for robust long-term growth. Consider NVDA, TER, ZBRA and GMED for potential market dominance across sectors.

TFX, CNC, ENS, ROCK and FAF stand out among five low P/B stocks offering attractive value and promising growth prospects.