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: Elon’s big $266,000 per second purchase (Ad) 
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Retail/Wholesale | |
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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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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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 | | Trump is launching a new $250 bill - but that may be a distraction. Behind the scenes, Executive Order 14241 is orchestrating what analyst Porter Stansberry calls a total U.S. money reset, bypassing conventional legal channels under the guise of national security.
The last time America reset its currency - under Nixon in the 1970s - it created an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over 50 years. Stansberry has identified three asset categories connected to Trump's initiative that could surge, plus his single top investment move. | | Watch the documentary briefing and find out which side you land on |
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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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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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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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Aerospace | |
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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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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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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