Good MorningU.S. equity markets traded in a narrow range as investors sifted through a flurry of corporate earnings, commodity swings and fresh regulatory warnings. After briefly flirting with new highs, benchmarks pulled back late in the session, while oil prices slipped under $66 a barrel amid profit-taking. Currency markets were relatively quiet, with the dollar holding steady against major peers.
On the commodities front, copper and sugar futures edged upward even as crude dipped, reflecting uneven demand expectations. In macro news, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sounded the alarm on an “impending fraud crisis” in banking as AI-generated voice spoofing threatens existing security measures. Meanwhile, Italy’s top court green-lit a climate lawsuit against energy giant Eni, adding to the growing wave of environmental litigation that could weigh on European oil majors. Featured: Trump is replacing the U.S. dollar (Ad) 
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Tech giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to make a strong case for being one of the market’s top momentum plays of the year to date. Shares closed just below $230 on Monday night after a 1.4% pop extended its multi-month rally to fresh highs.
The stock has been up more than 40% ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | One small fund tied to artificial intelligence stocks delivered $1,051 in a single month, not through selling shares or trading options, but simply by holding the fund and letting it pay out cash every Thursday.
That works out to a 34% annualized distribution rate, even though the underlying AI stocks pay no dividends themselves.
Tim Plaehn, Chief Income Strategist at Investors Alley, breaks down exactly how the fund generates these weekly payouts. | | Watch the free presentation to see how the payouts work |
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Technology | |
One of the longer-term booms in the stock market right now is right at the center of the technology sector, as the space is responsible for most of the returns now in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indexes. This feature is likely to continue into the future, considering how relatively early it is ... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Electric vehicle (EV) stock Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) just had its best day in two and a half years.
On July 17, Lucid shares rose more than 36%, putting the stock’s total return in 2025 at just under 1%.
This comes after the company made a joint announcement with the world’s larg... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | The Misery Index - inflation plus unemployment - just climbed to a three-year high, marking four straight months of increases.
The last time this number surged like this, in 1980, gold hit 850 dollars an ounce, a record that stood for 28 years while markets and banks were caught off guard. | | See the asset that made history the last time this number rose |
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Finance | |
Shares of Block (NYSE: XYZ) have surged after the announcement that the financial technology company will join the prestigious S&P 500 index. This milestone validates the company’s evolution from a niche payment innovator to a diversified powerhouse in the financial sector, positioning... Read the Full Story |
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Materials | |
Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) is holding on to slim gains after it reported its second quarter 2025 earnings after the market closed on July 21. The pullback comes after a gain of nearly 3% after the earnings report.
The post-earnings gain was consistent with other basic materials stocks t... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | In 2022, Karim Rahemtulla recommended Rolls-Royce under $2 - a misunderstood aerospace name the market had written off. The stock climbed more than 1,100% over the next 3-4 years, with some subscribers reporting gains of $141,000, $272,000, or more.
He believes a similar setup is forming now around what he calls the 'Energy Cube' - a compact nuclear system roughly the size of a shipping container, capable of powering up to 1,000 homes with no emissions, 24 hours a day. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Google, and Microsoft have all backed companies in this space. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to issue a key approval as early as August - the first of its kind for this technology class in over a decade. | | Watch the full presentation before the NRC decision arrives |
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Communication Services | |
Numerous factors, including Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) valuation, yield, business traction, and analysts' sentiment, are aligning, setting the stock price up for a significant advance. Verizon’s 5G networks are gaining traction with consumers and businesses, revenue is growing, cash flow is ... Read the Full Story |
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) continues to exceed expectations. As of July 21, the stock was up 102% in 2025. Perhaps more impressively, PLTR stock is up more than 68% after a pullback of approximately 40% between mid-February and early April.
The next significant catalyst for Palan... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
The defense industry is generally well-positioned for expected spending and budget increases, which will compound what was already a steady and strong global business. The caveat is that macroeconomic and company-specific factors set them apart in Q2, leaving their stocks on track for different re... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Up more than 10% year-to-date (YTD) and about 20% in the past 12 months, cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) has weathered the initial storm of tariff uncertainty well. In a sign of support for PANW, institutional investors have taken a particular interest in the firm in recent mo... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
In mid-July 2025, a sleek, futuristic testing aircraft lifted off from Cotswold Airport in the UK. This liftoff was not for a routine test flight; it had a destination. Seventeen miles later, Vertical Aerospace's (NYSE: EVTL) full-scale VX4 prototype landed at RAF Fairford, completing the world'... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Critical Metals Corp. engages in the mining, exploration, and development of lithium metals. It owns Wolfsberg Project and Tanbreez Project. The company was founded on October 24, 2022 and is headquartered in British Virgin Islands. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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