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We spoke to four mortgage experts about the common mistakes people make when they come to switching mortgages – and how to avoid them.
HMRC refunded more than £46m in overpaid pension tax between 1 October and 31 December last year.
CEO Jensen Huang signals flexible approach to potential AI investment.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is included in our list of the best AI data center stocks to buy now. According to Reuters, on January 26, 2026, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) introduced the second-generation of its in-house artificial intelligence processor, Maia 200, as well as new software tools aimed at narrowing one of Nvidia’s strongest competitive moats among […]
Rising memory prices fueled another rally in the NAND flash specialist.
With big tech earnings in focus, smart investors are looking at who the hyperscalers are partnering with.
Microsoft stock had a bad day on Thursday, but analysts remain bullish.
Insider buying and rumors of a major manufacturing deal have investors excited.
Apple reported record first-quarter earnings on Jan. 29, buoyed by soaring iPhone demand and double-digit revenue growth across nearly all regions. While the results exceeded expectations, management’s silence on full-year headwinds from memory costs left some analysts cautious. The iPhone maker ...
We came across a bullish thesis on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited on Long-term Investing’s Substack by Sanjiv. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on TSM. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited’s share was trading at $330.56 as of January 30th. TSM’s trailing and forward P/E were 31.51 and 25.32 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Taiwan Semiconductor […]
The company the previous day lifted its operating income outlook for the year ending March by 8% to ¥265 billion ($1.7 billion), ahead of the average of analyst estimates. TDK said sales of batteries and sensors expanded following new smartphone launches, while demand for hard disk drives used in data centers remained firm. The third-quarter results were positive and the above-consensus full-year operating profit guidance is “encouraging,” Citi analyst Takayuki Naito wrote in a note, adding that the stock could rebound further despite lingering concerns over smartphone and device volumes in fiscal 2027.
Apple (AAPL) just reported record quarterly revenue and profit, helped by very strong demand for its latest iPhone lineup and solid growth in China and India, plus a constructive outlook for the next quarter. See our latest analysis for Apple. The earnings beat and upbeat guidance helped reset sentiment around Apple, with the 1-day share price return of 4.04% and 7-day share price return of 5.69% suggesting momentum has picked up. The 1-year total shareholder return of 18.93% points to solid...
Adtalem Global Education delivers healthcare and professional degree programs through a multi-brand, hybrid education platform.
Corning typically flies under the radar, but its products are critical to the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.
Futures markets climbed following a strong start to February trade.
Earnings season marches on this week. Two more Magnificent Seven tech companies—Alphabet and Amazon—will report, following on the heels of disappointing results from Microsoft that helped send software stocks tumbling last week.
On Feb. 2, 2026, record holiday iPhone sales, surging services, and fresh AI moves put Apple's growth story under the microscope.
Microsoft fell after reporting earnings despite record results.
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) is ramping up AI infrastructure spending, including the launch of its Maia 200 chip, alongside a $750m Azure deal with AI search firm Perplexity. Investors are questioning the concentration of risk tied to OpenAI, which now accounts for nearly half of Microsoft’s cloud backlog. Despite strong reported financials, Microsoft’s stock saw its steepest one day drop in years, with the share price now at $430.29. Adoption of Microsoft’s own enterprise AI products is still...
The Dow industrials gained 1.1%, boosted by a strong U.S. manufacturing report. Gold ended 1.9% lower, while silver is down 33% over the past two sessions.
Nvidia stock fell on Monday amid questions about the chip maker’s commitment for a major investment in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. Nvidia shares ended Monday down 2.9% to $185.61. The focus is on Nvidia’s relationship with OpenAI.
Consumer stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
AMD will report its Q4 earnings after the bell on Tuesday.
Honeywell led the Dow industrials with a 16.6% gain in January, its best month since October 2022. Apple. and Microsoft lagged.
Bitcoin investors liquidated $2.56 billion in recent days, according to data provider CoinGlass, as cryptocurrencies slumped following a sell-off in other risk assets, including equities and precious metals. The wipeouts in both short and long bitcoin positions are far below the record $19 billion in crypto liquidations the market experienced after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on China. While bitcoin is notoriously volatile, cryptocurrencies have been weighed down by fresh concerns about the AI trade and a sell-off in precious metals sparked by Trump's announcement that he was picking Kevin Warsh as his Fed chair nominee.