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Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) received financial support from Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) to support the expansion of its silicon carbide facilities. Check out the short video to learn what

Last year was tough for consumer-related stocks as rising inflation weighed on companies' costs and shoppers' wallets. Investors turned their backs on these sorts of companies and favored stocks

The Nasdaq Composite Index soared 32% during the first six months of 2023, a very exciting rebound following the double-digit decline last year. But not all stocks have fared as well as the overall

Shares of Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) rocketed upward by 11% on Wednesday. The chipmaker is making an enormous and costly bet on plants to make silicon carbide (SiC), an alloy that has tremendous

It's not a hot AI stock, but Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) is making some innovative products using large language models, and the company may have some disruptive new products. In this video, Travis Hoium

The stock of Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA) is posting big gains on Wednesday thanks to positive coverage from an analyst. The low-code software specialist's share price was up 14.4% as of 1:30 p.m. ET

Despite being open for a half-day session on Monday, stock markets are only now getting their first full trading day of the second half of 2023. Investors who have celebrated strong gains during the

Wall Street pros haven't bought into the Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) rebound story yet. The e-commerce platform's stock, which had seen huge gains during the pandemic, is down sharply so far in 2023 even as

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) are both chipmakers that carved out high-growth niches with their unique business strategies. Nvidia is the world's largest producer of discrete

Investors aren't thrilled about the short-term growth prospects for Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) stock right now. The e-commerce specialist has been going through a painful growth hangover that has pressured

The reigning king of Hollywood studios, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) hasn't been looking very powerful lately. The summer movie season is in full swing, but the company has taken a few big whiffs

Although shares of Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) are up 109% over the last five years, they are currently 70% below their November 2021 peak price. Following a pandemic-driven explosion in demand for the

Shares of Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) are trading slightly higher over the past year but still more than 70% off their all-time high. It's been an unusual three-year pattern for e-commerce. During 2020

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF), the chipmaker formerly known as Cree, saw its stock price hit a record high of $141.87 on Nov. 16, 2021. At the time, investors were dazzled by its rapid post-pandemic

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index reached 63.9 in June 2023, up from a record low of 50 in June 2022. That uptick in optimism comes as inflation continues to cool, and it hints at stronger

Although Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has produced a respectable return of 111% over the past five years, its shares are down an eye-watering 69% from their Nov. 2021 all-time high. This business boomed

Investors have some wildly different opinions about Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) stocks right now. News of a strategic pivot has helped Shopify shares trounce the market's rally so

Not every stock that falls hard ends up bouncing right back. In fact, Wall Street is often correct to push shares lower when a company's growth and earnings prospects worsen.

Having said that, many

It's no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has had plenty of buzz lately. Some AI stocks like Nvidia and C3.ai are up more than 100% in the last six months alone. And while it can certainly be

HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) has nearly doubled this year, but the company's fundamentals haven't changed a lot in that time. In fact, they may be getting worse. In this video, Travis Hoium dives into the