$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR) Soars +7.00%: AI Powerhouse Ignites Breakout, Bulls Target $140 Resistance 📊 Latest Close Data PLTR closed at $131.53 on July 28, 2026, surging +7.00%. The stock is now recovering sharply from its 52-week low of $106.37, though it remains -36.6% below its 52-week high of $207.52. ⚡ Core Market Drivers The breakout was fueled by a combination of technical recovery and AI momentum. Recent news highlights a deepening partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate an AI aviation software platform, reinforcing the company's critical role in the enterprise AI ecosystem. Additionally, DA Davidson’s recent upgrade to a "Buy" rating with a vastly increased price target has restored bullish sentime
$ServiceNow(NOW)$ ServiceNow's recent pullback hasn't changed my long-term conviction. In fact, it has given me another opportunity to continue dollar-cost averaging into a company that I believe is becoming one of the biggest beneficiaries of enterprise AI. While short-term market sentiment has turned cautious because of valuation concerns and broader rotation within technology stocks, I think the market is underestimating how deeply AI is being embedded into enterprise workflows. As long as the business fundamentals remain intact, I see volatility as an opportunity rather than a reason to panic. What gives me confidence is that ServiceNow is no longer just an IT service management company. It is evolving into an AI-powered enterprise platfor
$PanUnited(P52.SI)$ 2 Target Price. Overview: Pan-United is a Singapore based company focused on concrete, cement and logistics, supplying ready mix concrete, aggregates, cement and related building materials, while also providing sustainable technology solutions and software services for infrastructure and industrial customers across sectors such as transport, marine, ports and real estate. Operations: Pan-United generates most of its revenue from Concrete and Cement at about S$889.8m, with Trading and Others contributing roughly S$13.6m and eliminations of S$4.9m, and sells mainly into Singapore at about S$801.3m with S$97.2m from other markets. Market Cap: S$1.1b Investors looking at Pan-United in the context of safe ship
I believe the recent AI memory correction is more of a valuation reset than the start of a new downcycle. The concerns Ross highlighted are valid, but I don't think they change the long-term AI infrastructure story. As long as hyperscalers keep investing in AI data centres, demand for HBM and advanced memory should remain strong. The signal I watch most is hyperscaler capex. Memory prices and inventories can fluctuate, but continued spending from Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Google would confirm that AI demand is still expanding. I also think open-weight AI models could increase overall demand by encouraging more enterprises to deploy AI. For my portfolio, I'll stay focused on fundamentals instead of short-term volatility. If supply continues to grow much slower than AI demand, I believe t
Why NextEra Energy Is Becoming an AI Power-Demand Company as Well as a Renewable Utility
$NextEra(NEE)$’s second-quarter report showed that accelerating electricity demand from data centres could become a major growth driver for both its regulated Florida utility and its renewable-energy development business. NextEra reported on July 24 that adjusted earnings increased 9.5% year over year to $1.15 per share. Florida Power & Light earned $1.41 billion, while adjusted earnings at NextEra Energy Resources increased to $1.29 billion. NextEra’s second-quarter report provides the figures. FPL added more than 90,000 customers and increased regulatory capital employed by 9.3%. More importantly for future growth, the utility disclosed approximately 21 gigawatts of interest from data centres and other large electricity users. Advanced discus
Why AstraZeneca’s Profit Beat Does Not Resolve Its Pipeline Risk
$AstraZeneca PLC(AZN)$’s second-quarter results showed strong commercial execution, particularly in oncology, but the company’s long-term valuation still depends on clinical-trial outcomes that are inherently uncertain. The company published its results on July 27 for the quarter ended June 30. Total revenue increased 5% at constant exchange rates to $15.38 billion. Core earnings rose 18% to $2.63 per share, exceeding the approximately $2.48 expected by analysts. Oncology revenue grew 15%, while rare-disease revenue increased 8%. Reuters’ July 27 results report provides the figures. AstraZeneca maintained its 2026 guidance for mid-to-high-single-digit revenue growth and low-double-digit core-EPS growth. It also reaffirmed its ambition to reach $80
Why Falling Oil Prices Could Improve Delta’s Earnings More Than Its Revenue
Delta Air Lines rose approximately 3.7% in Monday’s premarket trading after the United States and Iran announced a pause in hostilities, sending crude prices sharply lower. For airlines, lower fuel costs can improve profits even if passenger revenue does not change. Brent crude fell approximately 6.3% to $90.60 per barrel early on July 27. Delta and American Airlines gained 2.6%–3% before the opening bell, while cruise companies also advanced. Reuters’ July 27 market report details the initial reaction. $Delta Air Lines(DAL)$’s June-quarter results, published on July 10, provide the fundamental context. Management forecast third-quarter revenue growth in the mid-teens, an operating margin of 11%–13% and earnings of $2.00–$2.50 per share. Full-year
The $126 Question: Is Oklo Building the Future or Selling the Dream?
Wall Street rarely admits it has no idea what a company is worth. Oklo is the exception. When analysts can justify price targets ranging from $14 to $140, they are not debating valuation models; they are debating reality. Either $Oklo Inc.(OKLO)$ evolves into the first successful commercial small modular reactor (SMR) developer of its kind, or it becomes another ambitious engineering story that never quite reaches escape velocity. The disagreement isn't confined to research notes. Oklo's shares surged to around $175 on a closing basis, while briefly touching almost $200 intraday last October, before suffering a sharp reset this year, illustrating just how quickly sentiment can swing when expectations run ahead of execution. At the same time, rough
SanDisk Down 11%: Pre-Earnings Flush or Peak-Cycle Warning?
The uncomfortable answer first: this is probably both, and deciding which one dominates depends entirely on what August 5 delivers. SanDisk has now fallen roughly 31% in a month from its June all-time high, including Friday's 10.79% single-session drop that led the entire memory complex lower. The stock is at $1,471 premarket, up 2.47% as buyers step back in. Options traders are pricing a 25% move in either direction on August 5 earnings. Goldman Sachs has a $2,200 target with a Buy rating. The bear case targets $1,027 if NAND pricing rolls over. That is a 24x spread between bull and bear, which means the market has no consensus on what SanDisk actually is: AI infrastructure compounder or cyclical memory stock at the wrong point in the cycle. What Caused Friday's Drop There was no company-
I'm watching both A and B because AI platforms and semiconductor suppliers are closely linked. Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Apple need to prove AI spending is generating real returns, while NVIDIA, TSMC, Broadcom and Micron need to show demand remains strong. These earnings are a key test for the AI cycle. The oil pullback is positive for growth stocks, but I'm not treating it as an all-clear signal. Geopolitical risks remain, and the Fed could still shift market sentiment. I'd rather see earnings and the Fed confirm the current optimism. For now, I'm adding quality AI and semiconductor names on weakness instead of chasing rallies. I believe volatility creates opportunities to accumulate high-conviction positions at better valuations. If earnings, the Fed and oil all align, I believe the A
I would call Intel’s sell-off more of a valuation and execution reset than a disproof of the turnaround. Intel’s Q2 was genuinely strong: revenue reached about US$16.1 billion, up 25% YoY, adjusted EPS was US$0.42, and Q3 revenue guidance of US$15.8–16.8 billion comfortably exceeded the roughly US$15.1 billion consensus. AI-driven server demand and improving factory execution are therefore producing tangible results. The problem is what investors must pay to get there. Intel raised 2026 capex to over US$20 billion, while the expensive 18A ramp remains a drag on margins. Investors are effectively saying: prove that higher spending eventually produces sustainably higher margins and profitable external foundry customers. The broader semiconductor sector also fell sharply on Friday amid
I lean overreaction, but with a genuine warning embedded in it. Friday’s decline was not isolated to SanDisk. Memory and AI-hardware names were hit broadly, with Micron, Western Digital and Seagate also falling sharply as investors reduced exposure to one of 2026’s strongest trades. That makes the 10%+ move look partly like sector deleveraging and profit-taking rather than evidence that SanDisk’s fundamentals suddenly deteriorated. The bull case remains substantial. NAND pricing and AI/data-centre storage demand have improved dramatically, while analysts remain broadly positive. Recent consensus data still show a Buy rating, although the enormous US$1,000 to US$3,250 target range illustrates how uncertain the valuation has become. Wedbush has actually raised its estimates ahead of the 5 Au
I lean towards continued volatility first, with a reasonable chance of a rebound later in the week rather than a clean breakout immediately. The macro set-up is unusually binary. The Fed is still expected by most economists to hold rates steady, but markets are assigning roughly a 25% probability of a hike at this week's meeting. That is significant. Lower oil prices following the US-Iran pause are helping, with Brent dropping sharply towards US$90, which reduces one source of inflation pressure. The bigger issue for QQQ may actually be Big Tech rather than the Fed. Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Apple report this week, after Alphabet and Tesla were punished heavily despite growth because investors disliked their enormous AI-related spending. The market has therefore changed its questio
Oil Crashed and the TACO Trade Worked—So Why Did Memory Stocks Get Destroyed?
Monday’s market looked completely contradictory. The United States paused its strikes on Iran, Brent crude briefly fell below $88, and oil dropped more than 8% in a single session. Normally, falling oil prices should ease inflation fears and support growth stocks. Instead, AI hardware was crushed. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ closed down about 11% after falling more than 13% intraday. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ lost roughly 5%, while $Western Digital(WDC)$ and $Seagate Technology(STX)$ declined around 4%. $Micron Technology(MU)$ was down more than 7% at
Navigating Mag7 Earnings and Semiconductor Volatility: Key Market Catalyst, August Outlook, and Positioning Strategies
The surge of Mag7 earnings arriving alongside ongoing semiconductor volatility marks a major directional turning point. The market is shifting focus from macro themes (like Fed policy and geopolitical headline risks) to micro-level corporate fundamentals. Here is what this setup means for the market this week, how it impacts chip stock sentiment, what to expect for August, and how to position strategically. 1. What This Means for the Market This Week This week is all about CapEx validation. Hyperscalers ( $Microsoft(MSFT)$ Microsoft, $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ Meta, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ Amazon) are committing hundreds of billions in capital expenditure toward AI
A TON OF THINGS HAPPENED IN THE STOCK MARKET TODAY. Here's a full recap: 1. Semis $SMH fell about 2.5% today as the market reacted to a mix of China supply-chain headlines and growing AI financing concerns. A Chinese state-backed firm has reportedly started mass-producing domestic DUV lithography machines, raising fears that China could become less reliant on Western suppliers like ASML and pressure future equipment demand. At the same time, Nvidia $NVDA reportedly backstopping OpenAI’s new data center buildout with $250B, along with another $5B investment into a new AI startup, is adding to concerns that parts of the AI trade are becoming too circular. China also just completed its second-largest IPO ever through a memory company, which is feeding worries that memory supply could expand j
Tech giants invest in AI startups, startups buy cloud services, and cloud providers buy Nvidia GPUs. Nvidia earns record profits and reinvests in the ecosystem, keeping the wheel spinning. This loop—where money endlessly circulates through investments, services, and hardware—puts Nvidia directly at the center. But is it sustainable prosperity or a bubble? The Mechanics Big Tech funds AI startups (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic). Startups spend that capital on cloud computing. Cloud Platforms buy Nvidia GPUs to supply that computing power. Nvidia grows, reinvests, and funnels revenue back into the loop. The Pros Fast Innovation: Capital flows quickly, funding the massive compute needed for breakthroughs. Ecosystem Alignment: Hardware, models, and cloud infrastructure co-optimize rapidly. Investor
Why Cadence’s Record Backlog Makes It One of AI’s Less Obvious Winners
$Cadence Design(CDNS)$’ second-quarter results showed that companies do not need to manufacture chips to benefit from increasingly complex AI hardware. Its software helps engineers design, simulate and verify semiconductors and electronic systems, placing Cadence upstream of chip production. Cadence reported after the market closed on July 27 for the quarter ended June 30. Revenue increased 24% to $1.584 billion, non-GAAP earnings rose to $2.11 per share from $1.65, and non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 45.5%. Backlog reached a record $8.1 billion. Cadence’s official results provide the figures. Management raised expected 2026 revenue growth to approximately 19%, lifted non-GAAP EPS guidance to about $8.10 and increased projected operating cas
Why Baker Hughes Is Becoming More Dependent on Power Infrastructure Than Drilling Growth
$Baker Hughes(BKR)$ rallied 5.8% on July 27 even as crude prices and most oil stocks fell. The divergence reflects its transition from a conventional oilfield-services provider into a broader supplier of liquefied-natural-gas equipment, industrial turbines and power infrastructure. The company announced its results on July 26 for the quarter ended June 30 and discussed them with investors on July 27. Revenue declined 2% year over year to $6.74 billion, but adjusted earnings increased to $0.64 per share. Free cash flow reached $1.11 billion. Baker Hughes’ official second-quarter release provides the results. Orders increased 49% to $10.5 billion. Industrial and Energy Technology orders doubled to a record $7.1 billion, while total remaining performa
Why UPS Must Prove That Shipping Less for Amazon Can Produce More Profit
$United Parcel Service Inc(UPS)$ reports second-quarter results before the US market opens on July 28. The central issue is whether deliberately reducing low-margin Amazon deliveries can improve profitability despite lowering package volume. UPS announced in January that it intended to eliminate as many as 30,000 positions and close 24 facilities during 2026 as it reduced Amazon volume by approximately one million packages per day. These changes followed extensive workforce and facility reductions during 2025. Reuters’ report on UPS’s restructuring explains the strategy. The logic is straightforward: not every package creates equal value. Dense commercial deliveries, healthcare logistics and time-sensitive shipments can generate better margins than