Author: GT

The past few weeks have been among the most turbulent that I have experienced, with tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty rattling markets and shaking investor confidence. But while the headlines remain noisy, the worst of the volatility may be behind us—and that means it’s time to start looking for opportunities. Amid the chaos, a few themes are emerging as clear standouts for this year: AI, Bitcoin and gaming. In this piece, I’ll highlight three stocks that are both poised to benefit from these broad trends but also boast individual bullish catalysts of their own. Palantir Technologies (PLTR), MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Take-Two…

Thilina Kaluthotage | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning out Instagram in 2018 on concerns about the rising threat of antitrust litigation against Facebook, according to an email presented Tuesday in a Washington, D.C. courtroom.During Zuckerberg’s second day of testimony in Meta’s antitrust trial with the Federal Trade Commission, lawyers representing the FTC introduced an email from May 2018, in which Zuckerberg appeared to comment on the possibility of separating the photo-sharing app his company purchased in 2012 for $1 billion.”And i’m beginning to wonder whether spinning Instagram out is the the only structure that will accomplish…

Fusion startups have a tough row to hoe. Their mission? To create a new kind of power plant that produces more energy than it consumes — something no one has ever done with fusion energy before. That means proving their technology works, showing it can be scaled up, and convincing investors it can all be done profitably. That’s already a tall order. But there’s another big challenge that gets far less attention: where to get the fuel. Most fusion startups will say that they’ll be producing their own fuel, thank you very much. And technically, they’re right. But that answer…

For many investors, this might seem like the worst possible time to invest in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). After all, Bitcoin is now down nearly 25% from an all-time high of $109,000 in January. And tariff uncertainty and market volatility will continue to weigh heavily on the crypto market for the foreseeable future. But all is not lost. In fact, if history is any guide, now might be the best possible time to add to your Bitcoin position. Here’s why. It’s not an understatement to say that, since President Donald Trump announced Liberation Day on April 2, the global financial markets…

UBS has slashed its oil price forecast this year, joining several other Wall Street banks that see crude demand softening this year due to President Donald Trump ‘s global tariff regime. UBS cut its outlook for global benchmark Brent by $12 to $68 per barrel and expects U.S. crude oil to trade at $64 as economic growth is expected to slow. But there is a risk that the trade war could escalate further, causing a deeper recession in the U.S. and a hard landing in China, commodity analyst Giovanni Staunovo told clients in a Monday note. In this scenario, Brent…

Lucid has spent years working on its second EV — a plush van-like SUV designed to be the category killer that could take market share from the likes of other luxury EV and internal combustion people haulers like the Rivian R1S, Cadillac Escalade IQ, BMW X7, and Audi Q8. The Saudi-backed company’s aim was to create an SUV without compromise — a lofty goal other automakers have tried and failed at before. After a first drive in the EV, which has a starting price of $96,550, it’s clear the company did more than just focus on luxurious touches. Although there…

WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple students a day. These were foreigners studying in the U.S., and they’d discovered in early April their legal status had been terminated with little notice. To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offense. In recent days, the calls have begun flooding in. Hundreds of students have been calling to say they have lost legal status, seeking advice on what to do next.“We thought it was going to be something that was unusual,” said Matthew Maiona, a Boston-based immigration attorney…

Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday, one of the company’s busiest days at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Getty ImagesAmazon is reaching out to third-party merchants, who account for the majority of products the company sells, to gauge how President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are affecting their businesses.Members of Amazon’s seller relations team began contacting some U.S. merchants last week, according to an email viewed by CNBC. The email asks how the “current U.S. tariff situation” has impacted sellers’ sourcing and pricing strategies, logistics operations and plans…

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‘Sell bonds, buy bitcoin,’ proclaimed a popular social media account last week, echoing the sentiments of many crypto advocates who believe that tariff-induced volatility in the U.S. Treasury market – a cornerstone of global finance – has revealed the fragility of the dollar-denominated monetary system. However, institutions are not buying into this narrative. As of Monday, the 11 U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs, considered a proxy for institutional activity, were on track to register the second-highest cumulative monthly outflow of over $800 million, according to data source SoSoValue. The funds bled a record $3.56 billion in February and $767 million in…