The 47% earnings headline has an asterisk… the sector actually carrying the load… and the guy who keeps building things nobody saw coming

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Sometimes the biggest clues about the future of AI come from the acquisitions the tech giants make. That’s why I asked my colleague Luke Lango to share his latest research.

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AI infrastructure stocks are down sharply this summer, but the businesses behind them are accelerating. Luke Lango breaks down six sectors and where the real opportunity sits.

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Rob and I discussed the recent semiconductor rout, Wednesday’s capitulation day and why he believes the volatility has created new buying opportunities. In fact, he identified two companies that could benefit as the AI infrastructure buildout continues.

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The next Peter Thiel moment is here… AI's price crash is rewriting the rules… tracking the usage/price “escalator”… a “real world” stock list that benefits from the AI takeover

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Today, Luke Lango breaks down the simple framework he uses to evaluate young companies before they become household names.

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During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start.

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SocialNet failed before Reid Hoffman built LinkedIn. His second act shows what investors should demand from repeat founders.

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SpaceX will continue snapping up companies... and many will be public firms investors like you can buy before it happens. In today's issue, I will discuss the seven most likely publicly traded candidates.

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Amazon invented a job so unglamorous it needed a fake name. Two decades later, that same overlooked task is becoming AI's biggest bottleneck.

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Let’s take a look at why Wall Street may be celebrating AI profits before they actually arrive. Then, I’ll share one company that is already turning AI investments into real business results.

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Investors don't just react to earnings reports or economic data. They react to headlines. They react to what everyone else is buying. They react to the stories dominating the news. In other words, the market often reacts first... and thinks later. Scale those individual decisions up across millions of investors, and those mental shortcuts become market sentiment.

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If you’ve spent any time learning about options, you’ve probably noticed something. One person tells you to buy the cheapest contracts you can find. Another says to always trade weeklies. Someone else insists you should never hold through earnings, while another trader tells you that’s where the biggest opportunities exist… For new traders — and…

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In today’s Market 360, I’ll examine the enormous AI tabs being run up by four of the world’s biggest technology companies and show you which ones gave Wall Street the receipts it wanted.

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In 1962, the ticker ran two hours behind a panic that erased 27% and then vanished within 14 months. Luke Lango breaks down why this week's AI selloff reads the same way — and the one chart that will tell you if it doesn't.

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My colleague Luke Lango studies where the AI boom is going next – and which young companies are building technologies the Big Tech giants may eventually decide they need. Today, he’s looking at one of Apple’s largest recent acquisitions: Q.ai, an obscure AI startup reportedly purchased for nearly $2 billion despite having no sales or publicly available product.

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In today's Friday Digest takeover, Luke Lango shares the three-part framework he uses to evaluate private companies before they ever reach Wall Street. He explains why exceptional founders matter more than flashy résumés, why solving an urgent customer problem beats clever technology, and why timing can make the difference between a good investment and a great one.

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After years of studying history’s greatest venture capital successes, my InvestorPlace colleague Luke Lango has developed a straightforward process for identifying exceptional companies.

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Bessemer and Excite both passed on Google. Their mistakes reveal how to evaluate startups before consensus forms.

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Microsoft eases AI fears… the market's new AI split... Luke Lango's Exit Ladder if the selling returns... what the Fed's preferred inflation gauge just revealed...

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We’ll break down the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision, what Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh revealed about the debate inside the central bank and why Wall Street reacted so sharply.

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Over years of studying some of history's greatest venture capital successes, Luke Lango has developed a straightforward framework for evaluating young companies before they ever reach Wall Street. In today's Smart Money, he shares that process and explains why he believes it's more important than ever now that private investing is becoming accessible to individual investors.

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Apple is searching for specialized AI technology. Q.ai shows why early investors may benefit before an acquisition is announced.

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The Fed holds rates steady… Warsh puts on a masterclass in saying nothing… why AI might keep a rate hike at bay… two more hyperscalers report today… last chance for Luke Lango’s AI MegaDeal Event

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In today’s Smart Money, we’ll look at why China’s latest development has rattled the semiconductor sector and what it means for investors. We’ll look beyond “good enough,” and I’ll show you where the better opportunities lie instead.

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Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player to ever live, found his match not in a flesh-and-blood opponent, but in a machine. Kasparov built his career on reading intentions accurately. But that’s a much-taller ask when the intentions you’re reading are completely sterile. Under the scrutiny of a mass audience and blinding, hot television lights in…

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The AI trade goes deep in the red… Wednesday's presser with no map... Thursday's number Warsh actually watches... and the calendar that decides everything in September

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I’ll set the table for the earnings season so far, and then we’ll put this week’s four Big Tech reporters to the test and see how they stack up in my Stock Grader system.

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Roughly nine out of ten early-stage bets fail to return their investors' money. Across a typical portfolio, something like one in ten produces the outsized winner that makes the whole portfolio work. And more than half of the positions you hold will likely hand back less than you put in. That is the ordinary, expected math of investing in early-stage companies, even for professionals who do this for a living.

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Luke got the earnings right, but the timing wrong … here's what comes next… an AI event this Thursday… how to play the data center tsunami… readers sound off in the mailbag

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In this week’s Navellier Market Buzz, I’ll explain how my fundamentally superior stocks held up in the volatility. I’ll also discuss how earnings season is becoming the biggest catalyst this year. Plus, I’ll share three stocks that I think will outperform the market now.

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“Boring” isn’t just safe. Or reliable. It’s strategic. Especially when everyone else is chasing excitement. Markets have a habit of rewarding discipline long after they stop rewarding hype.

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During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start.

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Genentech's early IPO shows why today's biggest AI gains may be created before a company ever reaches the stock market.

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Most people think the biggest fortunes in technology are made after a company goes public. My InvestorPlace colleague Luke Lango believes that assumption is becoming increasingly outdated.

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To show you why timing matters in the market, I’ll walk you through five companies that look ripe to be bought. AI is redefining tech, and cash-rich incumbents are about to spend enormous sums to stay relevant.

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Five AI stocks look shaky on the surface, but the earnings tell a different story. See why the biggest gains in this boom may be forming one step earlier than the stock market.

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In today’s Smart Money, let's look at the latest results from Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Tesla Inc. (TSLA), and what they reveal about the Mag 7 as an investment.

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Every day, millions of investors hunt for the next great opportunity in the public stock market. They read the same headlines, study the same charts, and debate the same handful of companies. But many of history's biggest fortunes weren't made where everyone else was looking.

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For decades, I had helped the biggest hedge funds and investment banks in the world profit from the most lucrative options flow trading hands in the markets. Today, my mission is to give everyone the same edge. Here's how...

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There's a reason this certain playbook has endured for nearly 70 years, and it isn't just today's excitement over AI...

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A $68M Roblox Roth IRA and a new $10M cap bill reveal how pre-IPO access – not contributions – can create mega retirement accounts.

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In today’s Friday Digest takeover, Luke explains why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI players may soon find it faster to buy innovation than build it themselves – and why that shift could create a new generation of outsized winners for investors who get there early. Along the way, he lays out the framework he’s using to identify the kinds of companies that could become tomorrow’s acquisition targets.

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In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg paid $1 billion for Instagram. At the time, many thought he had overpaid. Today, it’s considered one of the most successful acquisitions in tech history. My colleague Luke Lango believes AI may be approaching a similar turning point.

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The next AI winners may be acquired before they go public. A 70-year Silicon Valley playbook shows what to look for.

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Alphabet blows past earnings... capex jumps to $205 billion... why the “Lag 7” story is wrong... Louis Navellier’s' “best market since 1999”

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I want to discuss the incredible shift we’ve seen in private-company valuations in recent years – and how the AI Revolution is accelerating this shift.

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For today’s Smart Money, I invited Luke to track where Silicon Valley's biggest AI labs are pouring their money, and he makes the case that the next fortunes won't go to the companies building AI, but to the smaller players the giants can't afford to compete with.

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Spark Capital’s Anthropic bet shows why AI acquisition targets may create the next wave of outsized investment returns.

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A Prisoner's Dilemma with a Chinese accent… another Messy Middle story… OpenAI's AI hacks Hugging Face… reader feedback about yesterday’s Digest

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