Good MorningU.S. stocks gave up earlier gains and traded lower in the final hour as investors assessed NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's resignation. NVIDIA shares plunged, and several analysts downgraded the stock as the leadership change and broader concerns about AI spending weighed on investor sentiment.
Elsewhere in technology, Nebius shares fell despite reporting 571% year-over-year revenue growth, as higher spending plans and revised guidance concerned investors. Microsoft experienced an outage affecting services including Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365, while users also reported problems with Google and Amazon Web Services. Solar stocks declined as Treasury yields rose, with SolarEdge, Sunrun, and Enphase among the losers.
Eli Lilly broke ground on a $3.5 billion Pennsylvania facility to manufacture injectable medicines and devices, including obesity treatments. InspireMD received FDA approval for its CGuard Prime stent system for use in transcarotid artery revascularization procedures. Featured: Gold's record high is signaling what smart money already knows (Ad) 
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We interrupt the salacious Jensen Huang story to bring you back to some boring old market mechanics. Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) announced a new special dividend on Nov. 10, the sixth special dividend it has paid since starting the program in 2012.
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Commercial rare earth carbonate shipments to a Pentagon-backed buyer and initial deliveries of yttrium oxide samples from Colorado mark an operational transition for USA Rare Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAR). The company is moving from a developmental mining concept into an active critical minerals suppl... Read the Full Story |
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Share repurchases often go unnoticed, but some companies engage so aggressively in buybacks that they become a core part of their earnings growth strategy. AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO), Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC), and Corpay Inc. (NYSE: CPAY) have each repurchased a substantial portion of th... Read the Full Story |
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The delay in approving 2027 defense spending has significantly impacted the Pentagon's estimated $185 billion Golden Dome missile shield. That project impacts some of the leading large-cap defense stocks. However, in contrast to past defense megaprojects, the plan for the Golden Dome doesn't includ... Read the Full Story |
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Jensen Huang's abrupt resignation from NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), amid revelations about extramarital affairs and mounting national-security scrutiny, has deepened a sell-off that has wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from NVIDIA's market capitalization and rattled the broader semicondu... Read the Full Story |
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On Sunday, Nov. 8, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang shocked markets when he publicly admitted to marital infidelity, amid earlier reports linking his relationship to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. NVIDIA's board simultaneously announced an independent investigation, sparking a se... Read the Full Story |
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A $366.1 million third-quarter net loss and recent operational challenges have kept Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE: FUN) shares trading near multi-year lows. Markets reacted cautiously to an approximately $687.7 million non-cash impairment charge and a slight guidance reduction tied to October weath... Read the Full Story |
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Investors looking for fault in Amprius Technologies’ (NYSE: AMPX) Q3 earnings report will be hard-pressed to find it. While reported losses were a penny per share worse than expected, the news isn’t all that bad, considering where Amprius Technologies is in the business cycle.
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Chip giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has rebounded sharply after AI stocks tanked following the midterm election results. In fact, after shares dropped 10.4% in one day, AVGO gained more than 18% in the next four trading sessions. This lifted its shares above their price before the midterm reaction.
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Market volatility is unpleasant, but it's important that investors don't force themselves into a false choice between safety and growth. Over the last two years, technology stocks, particularly AI stocks, have driven strong portfolio gains for active and passive investors.
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York. | Should I Buy Mastercard Stock? MA Bull and Bear Case Explained
These insights were generated using artificial intelligence. They are based on proprietary MarketBeat data, news articles, and custom LLM A.I. algorithms. This analysis of Mastercard was last updated on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 1:05 AM.
Mastercard Bull Case -
Mastercard Incorporated recently reported strong third-quarter results on October 29, 2026, with earnings per share of $5.31, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14, demonstrating the company's ability to consistently outperform market expectations and drive shareholder value through operational efficiency.
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The stock is currently trading at $652.48, which is below the consensus price target of $709.45 set by thirty-five ratings firms, suggesting a potential upside of approximately 8.8% as analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating based on the company's solid fundamental performance and growth trajectory.
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Revenue growth remains robust, with the most recent quarter showing a 14.0% year-over-year increase to $9.81 billion, indicating that Mastercard Incorporated is successfully expanding its global payments network and capturing a larger share of the digital commerce market despite macroeconomic headwinds.
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Strategic partnerships are broadening the company's commercial reach, including a recent collaboration with Sage to serve as the card-network partner for small-business accounts and debit cards, which positions Mastercard Incorporated to capture new revenue streams from the small and medium-sized enterprise sector.
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The company is investing heavily in the intelligence economy by opening its largest Innovation Centre of Excellence in Asia Pacific, a move that signals a long-term commitment to developing AI-driven payment solutions and maintaining technological leadership in the global financial services industry.
Mastercard Bear Case -
Valuation metrics appear elevated, with the stock trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.52, which may limit near-term upside potential for investors seeking value-oriented opportunities, especially when compared to the broader financial services sector average.
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Insider selling activity has been notable in recent months, with the Chief Financial Officer, Hai Ling, selling over 12,000 shares in October 2026 and the CEO, Michael Miebach, selling over 48,000 shares in July and August 2026, which some investors may interpret as a lack of confidence in the stock's short-term performance.
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Cybersecurity remains a significant operational risk, as CEO Michael Miebach has identified it as a major concern, highlighting the ongoing challenge and potential costs associated with protecting financial infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated and difficult threats that could impact the company's reputation and bottom line.
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The stock has experienced recent volatility, trading down $8.25 to $652.48 on November 13, 2026, following a period of fluctuation where it reached a 52-week high of $681.99, indicating that the market is currently reassessing the stock's valuation and price discovery is still active.
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Short interest has increased slightly, with shares shorted rising to 7,110,636 in the most recent reporting period compared to 6,991,998 in the previous month, suggesting that a portion of the market is betting against the stock's future performance despite the overall positive analyst consensus.
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