Broadcom shares climbed Tuesday, July 14, 2026, after Morgan Stanley published one of its most forceful defenses yet of the company’s position in artificial intelligence chips. The relief looks fragile. The stock is still down sharply from the record high it set barely six weeks earlier, and this year’s gain has trailed the rest of
Stock market investors are heading into CPI week with a familiar playbook. The hope is that inflation cools off further and the Fed stays on hold, with robust earnings taking over as the next driver of the S&P 500. For perspective, the S&P 500 recently traded near 7,575, up about 10.7% year to date, according
Let’s hope the Federal Reserve learned a mighty big lesson from the pandemic-era economic debacle that emerged when the U.S. central bank delayed raising interest rates to tame soaring inflation. Otherwise, history is doomed to be repeated. And that means the relatively resilient U.S. economy could be at risk of creating another fine mess if
One of the companies powering the global artificial intelligence boom has opened a new door for U.S. investors. SK Hynix, a South Korean semiconductor manufacturer that produces memory chips used in AI servers, smartphones, computers, vehicles, and other electronic devices, made headlines after its Nasdaq debut on July 10, 2026. The company is especially important
Most economic indicators show that the explosion in artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is having a positive effect on the U.S economy. U.S. gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 2% between January and March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. While that was below economists’ expectations, it was a significant improvement from
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) reported June revenue on July 13 that ran counter to its own recent history, and the timing is not a coincidence. June is normally the month when the world’s largest contract chipmaker cools off, not accelerates. This year revenue climbed instead of slipping, and the gap between the two patterns is
Marc Andreessen posted on X on July 12 that AI is already a better doctor than 99.99% of human doctors. He was reposting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who had highlighted a finding that physicians spotted fewer flaws in GPT-5.6’s answers than in answers written by actual doctors. Mark Cuban saw it and replied. His reply
Agenus is redirecting its Phase 3 colon-cancer strategy. The biotech company said on July 13 that it will stop providing financial support for its BATTMAN study and make ROBBIN, a planned Phase 3 trial of BOT+BAL before colon-cancer surgery, its central development priority. The shift is backed by a private placement expected to provide about
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, a catch-all term used for a group of viruses that damage the organs and lead to internal bleeding, continues to spread through several African countries. The latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate at least 1,926 infections and 702 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan,
Most Americans who invest do it without ever picking a single stock. They put money into an index fund, usually one that tracks the S&P 500, and let the market do the work. For years, that felt close to a free lunch. Buy the whole market, keep costs near zero, and ride the long climb