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Jun 2, 2025 7:15 AM ISTUS Stock Market Live: How Are Oil Prices FaringOil advanced after geopolitical and trade risk increased over the weekend, and as OPEC+ hiked production less than some had feared. Brent crude for August rose as much as 2.1% to $64.09 a barrel, after losing 2.2% last week, while West Texas Intermediate was around $62. Ukraine struck air bases deep in Russia, Iran criticized a report showing its growing stockpiles of enriched uranium, and President Donald Trump said he would be increasing tariffs on steel and...

Amazon has the ingredients to keep growing for a while.Lawrence Nga  |  The Motley FoolAfter touching a multi-year low of around $84 in early 2023, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price has more than doubled to $200 (as of this writing), thanks to the improvement in financials.As the company moves forward on tailwinds such as artificial intelligence (AI) and facing headwinds such as the e-commerce slowdown, investors may wonder: Is now the time to buy, hold, or sell Amazon stock?Let's take a closer look.How did Amazon perform in 2024?First, a review...

The past three years have been challenging for Pfizer (PFE 0.11%). Revenue and earnings have moved in the wrong direction, as has the company's share price. The stock is down by 56% since 2022. Although Pfizer has made some efforts to turn things around, they have been insufficient. And recent regulatory developments in the U.S. somewhat complicate things for the drugmaker. Here's what investors need to know. Regulators restrict access to the vaccine Pfizer's poor performance since 2022 is largely due to its coronavirus portfolio. After producing record revenue thanks...

All eyes were on Nvidia (NVDA -2.85%) once again on Wednesday when the artificial intelligence (AI) leader released its first-quarter earnings report, and it did not disappoint. Overall revenue jumped 69% from the quarter a year ago to $44.1 billion, which beat estimates at $43.3 billion. The company posted another round of blistering growth in the data center segment, where it's driving the AI revolution. Data center revenue jumped 73% to $39.1 billion. Further down the income statement, gross margin -- adjusted for a $4.5 billion write-down for its H20...

Unity Software (U 9.89%) stock closed out last week's trading with big gains thanks to bullish coverage from an analyst. The company's share price ended this Friday's trading up 25.7% from the previous week's market close. On Friday, Jeffries published new coverage on Unity and upgraded its rating on the stock from hold to buy. Unity's share price also got a boost from bullish momentum for the broader market over last week's trading. The S&P 500 index ended the week up 1.9%. Image source: Getty Images. Jeffries turns bullish on...

Inflation has altered consumers' buying habitsgetty Year-to-year inflation may look low, but prices continue to compound upwards. For example, "Food at home" pricing, accounting for 8% of the total CPI basket, was up 1.8% in 2024. That seemingly low inflation rate nevertheless pushed up the Covid period price inflation to 27.6%, and that is what consumers are contending with. So, why is that a problem for companies? Because consumers’ actions to reduce the inflationary effects can adversely affect business revenues and profits. Grocery shopping is a good example. Here are...

As its uses grow, so does our dependence on artificial intelligence (AI). Large language models are now helping us with almost everything in our daily lives, from tackling to-do lists to detecting diseases to picking stocks to buy.It's that last one that is the focus of this article. Given AI's ability to analyze massive amounts of data in a very short amount of time – a feature that requires an enormous amount of energy – the technology is a natural fit for investors, traders, asset management firms and the like.As...

The story of 8K Miles serves as a cautionary tale for retail investors. Once a multibagger that rose 40 times in just four years, the stock eventually collapsed by over 95%, leaving investors stunned. In a sharp social media post, ace investor Abhijit Chokshi called it a “masterclass in red flags hidden behind glossy buzzwords.” What looked like a futuristic tech company was, under the hood, a cautionary tale of hype without substance. Chokshi broke down the anatomy of the collapse and the 10 warning signs every investor must watch to avoid...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 29: Baiju Bhatt (right) and Vlad Tenev, founders of the online brokerage ... More Robinhood, walk along Wall Street after going public with an IPO earlier in the day on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Robinhood Markets Inc. shares fell about 5% during its Nasdaq debut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Getty Images New research reveals retail investors spend just six minutes researching stocks before trading, yet their collective behavior is increasingly driving market movements as trading volumes surge and buy-the-dip strategies become...

President Trump’s trade war with China was top of mind for traders in Friday afternoon trading.The Dow was down 183 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 was down 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1.4%.The market took a turn toward session lows after a headline from Bloomberg hit a wires about plans for the U.S. to crack down on subsidiaries of companies that face U.S. tech restrictions. The Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF was down 3.2%.Stocks were trading sideways for much of the session so far after the president claimed...