Is Regeneron a Buy After the FDA Approved Its Gene Therapy to Restore Hearing?
Regeneron posted a strong first‑quarter, with revenue climbing 19% to $3.6 billion and adjusted EPS up 15% year‑over‑year, yet the stock slipped 5% after the results. Sales of its eye drug Eylea dropped 10% to $941 million, but the high‑dose version surged 52% and other products like Libtayo and Dupixent posted double‑digit growth. The FDA granted accelerated approval to Otarmeni, a gene therapy for OTOF‑related hearing loss, which Regeneron will provide free in the United States as part of a broader pricing agreement. The company also announced a new $3 billion share‑repurchase program, leaving the stock at a modest 16.5× forward earnings.
Villere St Denis Dumps 134,000 Tidewater (TDW) Shares Worth $9.3 Million
Villere St Denis J & Co LLC sold 134,355 Tidewater (TDW) shares for roughly $9.34 million, cutting its holding to 292,866 shares valued at $24.47 million, or 2.7% of its 13F assets. The sale represents a 31% reduction of the position, yet...
5 Surprise Costs to Expect When Relocating in Retirement
Retirees increasingly consider relocation for climate, cost of living, and lifestyle benefits, but the move can introduce unexpected expenses. New state or international taxes, higher Medicare Advantage premiums, and increased homeowners insurance can erode savings. Frequent travel back to family...
Why Alphabet Stock Surged to an All-Time High Today
Alphabet’s shares jumped more than 10% on Thursday, setting an all‑time high after the company posted a Q1 revenue surge to $109.9 billion, driven by AI‑enhanced search and cloud services. Google Search revenue rose 19% to $60.4 billion, while Google Cloud revenue...
Central Pacific (CPF) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Central Pacific Financial Corp. reported Q1 2026 net income of $20.7 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, with a 13.9% return on equity. The bank added $31 million in loans, bringing the portfolio to $5.3 billion, while core deposits rose $90 million to $6.7 billion...
Why Visa Stock Popped Today
Visa shares surged 8.26% after the credit‑card giant posted a Q1 beat, with net revenue climbing 17% to $11.2 billion and adjusted earnings per share reaching $3.31 versus the $3.10 consensus. Adjusted net income rose 17% to $6.3 billion, while total payment...
Does This Potential Acquisition Make Sirius XM Stock a Buy?
Sirius XM is reportedly in preliminary talks to acquire iHeartMedia, the nation’s largest radio‑station owner. Both companies have seen rapid growth in podcasting, with Sirius XM’s podcast revenue jumping 41% in 2025 and iHeart’s up more than 25% the same...
The Best Growth Stocks to Buy Right Now
CoreWeave and Nebius Group emerge as leading AI‑infrastructure growth stocks despite macro headwinds. CoreWeave, a former Ethereum miner, now runs 250,000 Nvidia GPUs across 43 data centers, scaling revenue from $16 M in 2022 to $5.1 B in 2025 and targeting $36.7 B...
Microsoft Vs. Amazon: Comparing Consistent Revenue Growth in Tech Giants
Microsoft and Amazon continue to outpace most peers, but their growth stories differ. Amazon’s total revenue remains roughly three times Microsoft’s, driven by its massive e‑commerce and AWS businesses, while Microsoft’s top‑line is expanding faster, especially in Azure cloud services....
4 Stocks Primed to Benefit From the $7 Trillion Data Center Build-Out
AI-driven data‑center construction is projected to require roughly $7 trillion in capex by 2030, according to McKinsey. The surge fuels demand for logic, GPU, and memory chips, positioning Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO) and Micron (MU) as primary...
Robinhood Earnings Show a Significant Deceleration in Revenue Growth. Is This a Red Flag?
Robinhood reported first‑quarter revenue of $1.06 billion, up 15% year‑over‑year but falling 17% sequentially, and net income of $346 million, a modest 3% increase. The earnings missed analyst expectations, prompting a 14% drop in the stock, which is already more than 50%...
Retiring Early? Here's How to Turn Low-Income Years Into a Roth Conversion Goldmine.
Early retirees can leverage low‑income years to perform Roth conversions, turning taxable traditional IRA or 401(k) balances into tax‑free growth. Converting while in a reduced tax bracket avoids higher marginal rates and eliminates future required minimum distributions. The strategy also...
NavPoint Loads Up on Bonds -- Adding $3.5 Million Worth of VPLS in Q1
NavPoint Financial disclosed a $3.5 million purchase of 45,086 additional shares of Vanguard Core‑Plus Bond Fund (VPLS) in Q1 2026, raising its stake by more than 50 % to roughly 132,000 shares. The addition lifts VPLS to 4.2 % of NavPoint’s 13F‑reported assets under...
Microsoft Vs. Amazon: Which AI Stock Is the Better Buy?
The article pits Amazon (AMZN) against Microsoft (MSFT) as the premier AI‑focused equity, concluding Amazon is the stronger buy. Over the past five years both lagged the S&P 500, but this year Amazon is up 14% while Microsoft is down about...
3 Green Energy Stocks for Investors Playing the Long Game in 2026
Long‑term investors have three green‑energy stocks to consider: Bloom Energy, Cameco and GE Vernova. Bloom Energy’s solid‑oxide fuel‑cell platform is driving a $20 billion backlog and projected 60% revenue growth. Cameco, a leading uranium miner, posted $3.5 billion revenue from 21 million pounds of...
Failure to Launch: United Launch Alliance Is in Trouble. Who Wins From Its Loss?
United Launch Alliance’s flagship Vulcan rocket has been grounded after a solid‑rocket motor anomaly flagged by the U.S. Space Force. The issue, tied to Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63XL motor, forced the Space Force to replace Vulcan with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 for its next...
The Social Security Trust Fund Is Now Projected to Run Out in 2032 -- One Year Sooner Than Expected
The Congressional Budget Office now projects that the Social Security Old‑Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund will be exhausted by 2032, a year earlier than the 2025 Trustees’ Report forecast. The earlier depletion is driven by policy changes such...
Should You Rush to Get in on the SpaceX IPO? History Offers a Strikingly Clear Answer.
SpaceX has filed confidential paperwork for an IPO that could be valued at up to $1.75 trillion, potentially the largest public offering ever. The company’s revenue engine, Starlink, and its AI arm xAI—recently merged in a $1.25 trillion deal—anchor the valuation. Reuters...
Top Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy in April
Quantum computing is poised to become a multi‑billion‑dollar industry, with McKinsey projecting up to $72 billion in annual revenue by 2035 and commercial systems potentially arriving as early as 2030. The article highlights three equities that could benefit from the nascent...
Nuclear Is Back in a Big Way. Here Are 2 Stocks to Consider.
Nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence, driven by heightened demand for reliable, low‑carbon energy and high‑profile projects ranging from space reactors to new Japanese plants. Industry analysts forecast the global nuclear market to reach $41.6 billion in 2026 and $52.6 billion by...
Lucid Is on Sale. Could This Be the Buy That Sets You Up for Life?
Lucid Group reported first‑quarter production and deliveries that fell short of its own forecasts, highlighting ongoing supply‑chain constraints. Despite doubling output in 2025 to 18,378 EVs, the volume remains modest compared with legacy automakers. To fund continued development, Lucid is...
Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and SoFi All Report on April 29. Should You Buy Before Earnings?
Meta Platforms, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Microsoft and SoFi are slated to release quarterly earnings on April 29, drawing heightened market attention. A recent video notes that Meta was omitted from the Motley Fool Stock Advisor’s latest top‑10 stock picks, despite its...
Under 65? 3 Reasons to Delay Retirement by a Year.
The article advises workers under 65 to postpone retirement by one year to boost long‑term financial security. Waiting increases Social Security benefits by avoiding the permanent reduction for early claimants, and a conservative 5% portfolio growth can add roughly $50,000...
Where to Put $1,000 When the Market Is This Uncertain
Neil Patel advises investors to park $1,000 in the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) amid heightened geopolitical tension, inflation worries, and AI‑driven market volatility. The S&P 500 has rallied 12% in three weeks, but the article emphasizes...
Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio?
Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to dominate the crypto market, together accounting for the majority of total market capitalization. The article argues that a two‑coin portfolio—typically an 80/20 split favoring Bitcoin—captures the sector’s two most durable investment theses: Bitcoin as a...
Warren Buffett Has Held American Express for Decades. Should You Own It Too?
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway still owns American Express, a credit‑card issuer that derives 76% of its revenue from transaction fees on high‑spending customers. Over the past decade the company doubled net income to $10.8 billion, while EPS surged from $5.1 to...
"The Big Short's" Michael Burry Just Threw Cold Water on SaaS Armageddon. 3 Software Stocks He's Buying
Contrarian investor Michael Burry, famed for his 2008 short on mortgage bonds, has turned his attention to software stocks, dismissing fears of a SaaS apocalypse driven by AI. In a Substack post he disclosed new positions in PayPal, Salesforce and...
Cameco: The Uranium Powerhouse I'd Buy on Every Dip and Hold Through Any Energy Shock
Cameco, the largest North American uranium miner, owns high‑grade assets at McArthur River and Cigar Lake and holds a 49% stake in Westinghouse Electric. The company stands to benefit from the U.S. shift away from Russian uranium and the planned...
Forget Ozempic: This High‑Flying Device Maker Can Thrive No Matter Which Weight Loss Drug Wins
Dexcom (DXCM) is positioned to profit from the booming weight‑loss drug market, as GLP‑1 therapies drive both new diabetes diagnoses and higher CGM adoption among patients. The company reports faster CGM usage growth among GLP‑1 users and highlights a still‑under‑penetrated...
3 Space Stocks Flying Under the Radar and Worth Buying This Month
The space‑sector rally sparked by Artemis II and SpaceX’s IPO filing has pushed most space stocks into lofty price‑to‑sales multiples, with Rocket Lab near 75× and Firefly Aerospace around 19×. Amid this overvaluation, three companies remain relatively cheap: Redwire at roughly...
The S&P 500 Just Did Something That's Historically Resulted in the Benchmark Index Doubling Over 5 Years
On April 17 the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs after the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged 44% to 17.48, marking the fifth‑largest three‑week volatility crash since 1990. The crash followed a spike in oil prices and inflation triggered by...
Is Anthropic's Mythos AI a Threat to Ethereum and Solana?
Anthropic announced Claude Mythos, an AI model deemed too dangerous for public release, sparking fears of AI‑driven cyber attacks on crypto. In April, hackers siphoned roughly $606 million from DeFi protocols on Ethereum and Solana, using social engineering and bridge misconfigurations...
Want to Own OpenAI Stock Before Its IPO? Here Are 2 Ways Investors Can Buy Right Now.
OpenAI, valued at roughly $852 billion, plans an IPO as early as Q4 2024 after reporting $13 billion revenue in 2025 and projecting $30 billion in 2026. Investors can gain pre‑IPO exposure through the Ark Venture Fund, which holds an 11% stake in...
Manhattan (MANH) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Manhattan Associates posted Q1 2026 revenue of $282 million, up 7% YoY, with cloud revenue soaring 24% to $117 million. Adjusted operating profit reached $91 million (32.4% margin) and adjusted EPS rose to $1.24, while GAAP EPS fell 4% to $0.82 due to higher...
Hancock Whitney HWC Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Hancock Whitney reported a solid Q1 2026, with adjusted ROA climbing to 1.43% and ROTCE reaching 14.64%. Net interest margin expanded by 7 basis points after a January bond‑portfolio restructuring lifted yields by 25 basis points. The bank kept its...
Hanmi (HAFC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Hanmi Financial Corp reported Q1 2026 net income of $22.6 million ($0.75 per share), marking sequential and year‑over‑year growth. Net interest margin expanded by 10 basis points to 3.38% as deposit costs fell, while the efficiency ratio improved to 53.5% after...
Is It Too Late to Buy This Warren Buffett Stock That Has Soared in 2026?
Occidental Petroleum has become one of Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity holdings, now representing roughly 5% of the conglomerate after a series of purchases since 2019. The oil producer’s shares have surged about 37% year‑to‑date, driven by record production, a $4.3 billion...
Nuclear Stock Face-Off: Is Oklo or Cameco the Better Buy Right Now?
Nuclear energy is gaining momentum as AI data centers demand reliable power, prompting tech giants to partner with nuclear firms. Cameco, the largest North American uranium producer, secured a $2.6 billion supply deal with India and holds a 49% stake in...
Beyond Meat Is Making the Right Move, But Is It Too Late?
Beyond Meat’s stock has slipped into penny‑stock territory, prompting a Nasdaq delisting notice after years of declining sales and no profitable quarter since its 2020 IPO. The company never turned a profit as a public firm, and consumer enthusiasm for...
3 Vanguard ETFs Crushing the S&P 500 in 2026
In 2026 a pronounced shift away from mega‑cap tech has lifted three Vanguard ETFs well above the S&P 500. The Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) is up roughly 28.5% YTD, while the Consumer Staples (VDC) and Mega Cap Value (MGV) funds have...
Working in Retirement? It Can Change Your Social Security Check.
Retirees who take part‑time jobs must navigate Social Security’s earnings test, which withholds benefits for earnings above $24,480 before full retirement age (FRA) and $65,160 for those reaching FRA in 2026. Withheld amounts are not lost; once beneficiaries hit FRA,...
Is This Hot New AI Crypto a Millionaire-Maker?
Venice (VVV) has surged 460% this year, lifting its market cap to roughly $413 million and placing it among the top‑100 cryptocurrencies. The token’s price spiked from $0.50 to $22.45 in early 2025 before crashing back to the $3‑range, illustrating the...
Could S&P 500 ETFs Alone Fund Your Entire Retirement?
Investors often default to the Vanguard (VOO) or iShares (IVV) S&P 500 ETFs, which together hold over $1.6 trillion. The index has averaged roughly a 10% annual return, but its top ten stocks represent about 38% of market weight, concentrating exposure in...
Could This Under-the-Radar Cryptocurrency Set You Up for Life?
Hyperliquid, a performance‑grade decentralized exchange for perpetual futures, launched its HYPE token in November 2024 and has amassed a $10.6 billion market cap without any venture‑capital funding. The platform routes roughly 99% of its trading fees to buy and permanently burn...
How $500 per Month Turns Into $1 Million Generating $40,000 of Passive Income
Investing $500 a month can grow to $1 million over 30‑40 years with a roughly 10% annual return, creating about $40,000 of passive income using the 4% withdrawal rule. The piece breaks down how to free up $500 each month through...
Here's What History Says Happens Next With Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s fourth halving in April 2024 cut miner rewards by half, initiating a four‑year price cycle that historically peaks 12‑18 months after the event before a steep correction. The cryptocurrency is now about 43% below its October 2025 all‑time high of $126,000,...
Badger Meter (BMI) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Badger Meter reported first‑quarter 2026 sales of $202 million, a 9% year‑over‑year decline, as multi‑year AMI projects wrapped up and short‑cycle orders lagged. Gross margin fell to 41.7%—still inside the 39‑42% target band—but operating margin slipped to 17.4% amid higher SEA...
Independent Bank (INDB) Earnings Call Transcript
Independent Bank reported Q1 2026 GAAP net income of $79.9 million, EPS $1.63 and a 3.9% net interest margin, while returning $94 million to shareholders and raising the quarterly dividend 8.5% to $0.64. The bank reduced its office‑related commercial real‑estate exposure by $56 million,...
Why Netflix Stock Fell 11.8% Friday Morning
Netflix reported a strong first‑quarter performance, with revenue rising 16.2% to $12.25 billion and EPS jumping 86% to $1.23, boosted by a $2.8 billion merger‑termination fee from Paramount Skydance. Despite the beat, the company kept full‑year guidance unchanged, disappointing investors who hoped for...
The Honest Truth About Investing in Dogecoin
Dogecoin is trading about 86% below its May 2021 peak, with its price largely driven by fleeting celebrity hype rather than underlying fundamentals. The network is maintained by just 17 full‑time developers, while 86 other blockchains boast larger active developer communities....