Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) delivered triple-digit returns in 2023, 2024, and 2025, but the stock has been dragged lower by an indiscriminate sell-off in software names in 2026. Palantir is down 40% from its high as of July 28. However, investors' fears that generative artificial intelligence tools will displace Palantir are unwarranted, and the stock's valuation -- once excruciatingly expensive -- now looks more tolerable. I predict Palantir will trade at $192.50 per share by mid-2027.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently gave up its seat as the world's most valuable company. That title now belongs to Apple , whose shares are up 25% in 2026 (as of July 28). This significantly exceeds the artificial intelligence (AI) stock 's muted 6% gain this year. But it wasn't long ago that Nvidia's market capitalization was firmly above $5 trillion, something that could happen again very soon. Investors worried about the shares' latest fall will take solace in CEO Jensen Huang's bullish call fro
Social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported second-quarter results after the market closed Wednesday, and shares fell about 6% in after-hours trading as of this writing. Revenue rose 28% year over year to $60.8 billion, and the advertising business behind it grew on both volume and pricing. The concern, however, sits further down the cash flow statement. Meta generated $31.9 billion in cash from operations during the quarter -- and kept just $784 million of it as free cash flow. Ne
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After the market closed on Wednesday, tech giant and AI hyperscaler Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported better-than-expected Q4 2026 earnings for the period ending June 30. Revenue and operating income were both up 18% year-over-year (YoY) to $90 billion and $40.6 billion, respectively. Revenue beat the consensus expectation of $87.6 billion. Given this impressive performance, is Microsoft’s stock a buy? Continue reading
Michael N. Intrator, CEO and President of CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) , reported the sale of 307,692 shares of Class A Common Stock on July 14, 2026, for a total transaction value of ~$24.9 million, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average sale price ($80.85); post-transaction value based on July 14, 2026 market close ($79.94). CoreWeave is a leading infrastructure provider for generative AI workloads, commanding a $42.1 billion market ca