Elon Musk wants to mine his own lithium, but investors are looking at the early entrants that have already started drilling with impressive results.   No earthly metal is more of a security concern right now than lithium. This ‘white gold’ underpins the entire clean energy transition, which has now...
Get ready for some precious metal fireworks! Gold, that classic safe haven, is making a bold statement and leaving analysts puzzled. Could it be time to ditch the usual market playbook? Maybe there's more to this rally than meets the eye. Today's Tactical Tuesday is about a fresh perspective. We're...
Can Bulls Keep Running? A Market on the Brink Welcome to today’s Market Pulse, where the bulls are charging again, fueled by a post-election rally. With Donald Trump’s election victory, uncertainty around the presidency has cleared, and markets have surged in response. It seems the immediate relief rally comes from...
Big Tech’s AI Gamble: Is Wall Street Ready to Wait? Welcome to this week’s edition of The Market Pulse, where we dive deep into the critical crossroads of AI innovation, tech earnings, and Wall Street's ticking clock. This week, the Magnificent 7—led by Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, and Apple—report quarterly results,...
After a long drought, the past couple of months have ushered in a new round of IPOs, including chip design firm Arm Holdings (ARM), Instacart (CART) and most recently, the iconic sandal Birkenstock (BIRK). Each of these stocks came to market in search of high valuations, but soon came back...
Get ready for Tactical Tuesday! The market's playing a game of musical chairs today. The EU's checking in on big tech,  sending those stocks for a breather. Chipmakers had a wild ride on China news, but hey, Micron's stealing the semiconductor spotlight with those earnings! Meanwhile, oil prices are feeling...
The market's feel-good rally has hit a wall of worry. After weeks of defying gravity, stocks are starting to crack under the strain of stubborn inflation, rising yields, and a looming wave of Big Tech earnings. This week could be a pivotal moment. Critical economic data will either soothe investor...
When it comes to the global electric vehicle industry, there is no doubt that Tesla is the undisputed leader. In China and in the Far East, Tesla is now facing mounting pressure from BYD (Build Your Dreams). Founded in 1995, this EV maker is rapidly gaining ground as a...
Since 2020, we have all felt the impact of inflation in our lives. We’ve felt the rising costs of gasoline, eggs, meat, rent and other daily necessities.  Interest rate hikes, designed to cool down runaway inflation. Whle interest rates surged from under 3% to 6.5%, new 30-day mortgage interest rates...
Strong Earnings Are No Longer Enough The investment community just watched one of the market’s most compelling narratives hit a significant speed bump. Nvidia, the undisputed kingmaker of the artificial intelligence boom, delivered an earnings report that was, by all accounts, extraordinarily good.  Yet, the market’s reaction was anything but celebratory,...