If you own Teradyne (TER) stock, or you're thinking about buying it, the last week of July could be critical. Teradyne, the company behind the machines that test AI chips, memory, and networking gear, is about to show investors whether its blistering growth pace from earlier this year can continue. And based on what management has said in recent weeks, there's a lot riding on the answer.
Teradyne has quietly become one of the more interesting AI plays on Wall Street, given it manufactures the equipment that proves AI chips work before they are shipped to data centers. As AI hardware gets more complex, that job is getting bigger and more expensive for customers to skip.
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Management attributed the second quarter underperformance to unusually adverse conditions in May, where high fuel prices and persistent drought in the Southeast pressured discretionary spending during the peak spring season.
The business model remains resilient in needs-based categories, with consumable, usable, and edible (CUE) products maintaining positive momentum despite broader macro headwinds.
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Michael Burry's latest move has become a big success — but it's not a stock pick, exactly. It's a newsletter and it could be netting him millions.
Burry, the investor who became famous for The Big Short, the 2015 film that tells the story of how he predicted the subprime mortgage crisis, has been writing his Cassandra Unchained newsletter on the platform Substack since November 2025.
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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), or TSMC, is the company powering the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Whether it's Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), AMD (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), or countless other chip designers, the world's most advanced semiconductors are largely manufactured by TSMC. That makes every earnings report from the company a key read for investors tracking AI spending.
The latest report didn't disappoint. TSMC topped Wall Street's expectations for both revenue and earnings in the second quarter, then lifted its full-year outlook once again, citing what it called the "AI megatrend." Yet despite another standout quarter, TSM stock has pulled back as investors weigh higher capital spending and profit-taking after a massive rally.
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Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its "Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund" second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities experienced a strong recovery in Q2 2026, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 15.2%, marking its best quarter since 2020. A ceasefire between the United States and Iran and accelerated investment in artificial intelligence (AI) regained market optimism in the quarter, leading the Information Technology and Industrials sectors upward, and Energy and Utilities lagged because of falling oil and gas prices. In June, the Federal Reserve maintained steady interest rates, but the meeting had a hawkish tone. As AI transitions into its agentic phase, opportunities are identified within sectors adopting the technology. The Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund's Class A shares outperformed the Russell 2500 Growth Index in the quarter. The Industrials and Information Technology sectors contributed to the relative performance, whereas Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors detracted. In addition, please check the Fund's top five holdings to know its best picks in 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund highlighted Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) as a notable contributor. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) is a leading provider of NAND flash controllers for solid-state drivers and related devices. On July 20, 2026, Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) closed at $252.61 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $8.57 billion. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) posted a one-month return of -15.48%, while its shares gained 251.53% over the past 52 weeks.
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund stated the following regarding Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
"Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) develops and supplies semiconductor products used across the electronics market, including flash controllers and storage solutions for solid-state drives, smartphones, data center applications, and other connected devices. The company holds a strong position in NAND flash controllers and continues to benefit from demand for higher performance storage as devices and infrastructure require faster, more efficient data management. We believe the company's share gains across end markets, including data center applications tied to AI-related workloads, reflect continued demand for its storage solutions and a strengthening competitive position. During the quarter, shares contributed positively to performance after the company delivered strong operating results that exceeded expectations, supported by accelerating revenue growth, solid profitability, and disciplined expense management. Investor sentiment was further supported by an improved management outlook, reinforcing confidence in the compa

Raleigh, North Carolina-based Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) is one of the largest suppliers of construction aggregates and heavy building materials in the United States. The company has a market cap of $33.8 billion, and it produces and distributes materials used in infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial construction projects.
MLM is expected to release its Q2 2026 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, July 30. Ahead of the event, ******* ysts expect the company's EPS to be $4.62 on a diluted basis, down 14.9% from $5.43 in the year-ago quarter. The company has exceeded Wall Street's EPS estimates in two of its last four quarters, while missing on two other occasions.
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Gold (GC=F) August futures opened at $4,013.40 per troy ounce on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, down 0.1% from Monday's closing price. The price of gold moved higher this morning to $4,063.40 per troy ounce as of 8:20 a.m. ET.
Gold has traded in a tight range near $4,000 over the past week, as investors watch for updates on the Iran war and await an interest rate decision next week. The fighting in the Middle East continued after President Trump vowed revenge for the death of American soldiers. Trump is reportedly considering expanding the attacks against Iran.
The Fed meets next week and will announce its next interest rate decision on Wednesday. According to CME FedWatch, most expect no change to the fed funds rate, but there is a 16.6% chance of a 25-basis-point rate increase.
Continued fighting in the Middle East likely raises the inflation risk, which in turn increases the chances of higher interest rates. While gold is viewed as an inflation hedge, higher interest rates can encourage lower gold prices because some investors will move into yield-bearing **** ets for the interest income.

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My article from June 28 outlining the M-A-N-I-A trade was either a warning signal to heed or a case of that broken clock being right twice a day.
In this case, MANIA refers to these uber-popular stocks, all of which are among the biggest holdings of the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), which made quite a move earlier this year:
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Madison Small Cap Fund, managed by Madison Funds, released its Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The small-cap market showed exceptional strength in Q2, largely due to anticipated peace in the Middle East. The Russell 2000 Index began to rally, propelled by Information Technology, Health Care, and Industrials. The Madison Small Cap Fund (Class I) returned 12.7% in the quarter, underperforming the Russell 2000's 21.5% and Russell 2500's 20.2%. While strong gains were seen in Info Tech investments, recent investments in underperforming software companies negatively impacted overall performance. Nevertheless, confidence in the long-term potential of these software investments remains high. The firm is optimistic about small caps, noting their recent outperformance over large caps, recovery in certain software sectors, and improvements in some housing stocks toward the end of the second quarter. Please review the Fund's top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Madison Small Cap Fund highlighted OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW). OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) operates health and wellness centers onboard cruise ships and at destination resorts. On July 16, 2026, OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) closed at $26.63 per share. One-month return of OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) was -4.09%, and its shares gained 22.99% over the past 52 weeks. OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) has a market capitalization of $2.7 billion.
Madison Small Cap Fund stated the following regarding OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
"We have closed out our investment in consumer discretionary company OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW), as we believe the stock has reached our intrinsic value estimate and the risk/reward is no longer favorable. This has been a solid investment since our initial position in 2020."
OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 15 hedge fund portfolios held OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 20 in the previous quarter. OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited's (NASDAQ:OSW) total revenues in Q1 2026 increased 13% to $247.6 million. While we acknowledge the potential of OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OSW) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

Bitmine Immersion climbed by 11.50 percent on Tuesday to finish at $16.29 apiece after expanding its Ethereum treasury to $10.5 billion, solidifying its stance as the largest holder of the said token in the world.
In a statement on the same day, Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) said that it boosted its Ethereum holdings to 5.77 million units following the acquisition of 27,801 Ethereum tokens last week.
Ultimately, the acquisition further advances its strategy of positioning itself as a publicly traded vehicle for investors seeking exposure to Ethereum.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) also pointed to the growing adoption of ETH as having boosted its confidence and ownership of the latter following the launch of Robinhood Chain—a Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum that focuses on tokenized real-world ******* ets.
"One of the biggest crypto success stories in 2026 is the breakaway success of the Robinhood Chain L2 mainnet on July 1, built on Arbitrum. Already, dollar volumes have exceeded $1 billion, and Robinhood Chain now has more trading volume than any other decentralized exchange (DEX), demonstrating the outstanding utility and product market fit for Ethereum, which is the underlying chain," said Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) Chairman Thomas Lee.

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While you might remember Howie Mandel best for his many talk show appearances or his time on America's Got Talent, the Canadian comic recently revealed that his best investment has nothing to do with entertainment.
On the podcast In Depth with Graham Bensinger, the host asked Mandel about his best investment outside of show business (1).
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Helen of Troy said first-quarter fiscal 2027 results beat expectations, with consolidated sales up 8.2% as both Home and Outdoor and Beauty and Wellness posted growth. Management said the quarter showed early progress on a multi-year plan to restore growth and improve execution.
Gross margin and operating margin were pressured by tariffs, inventory obsolescence, and higher investment, although the company also highlighted improved leverage and lower inventory year over year. Free cash flow was slightly negative due to tariff payments, incentive compensation, and higher taxes.
The company raised full-year net sales guidance to $1.759 billion-$1.831 billion but kept adjusted EBITDA and EPS outlooks unchanged. Management emphasized continued investment in innovation, pricing discipline, e-commerce, and a new operating model rather than broad cost-cutting.
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Like thousands of retirees, Jude Pare headed south for the winter expecting to come home to the same Medicare coverage he left behind. Instead, he returned to find his prescription drug plan had been canceled over just $28.80 in missed premiums — leaving him without coverage for a medication that could cost roughly $1,800 every 90 days out of pocket.
Pare, who lives in rural Minnesota with his partner Diane Tix, says he never realized his previously free Medicare drug plan had started charging a monthly premium while they were away in Arizona.
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On Friday, Mark Cuban said local communities should aggressively hold AI data center operators accountable if they violate laws or cause environmental damage, following reports that a contractor working on a Meta Platforms, Inc. data center contaminated Cheyenne's wastewater system.
Cuban weighed in after Cowboy State Daily reported that the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, suspended accepting wastewater ***** ociated with data center cooling systems following a reported contamination linked to a contractor working on a Meta data center.
According to the report, the incident prompted months of cleanup, with one city councilman describing it as "a very, very unpleasant surprise."
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With a market cap of $122.3 billion, Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure solutions, offering integrated hardware, software, ***** ytics, and services that help customers keep their essential applications running reliably and efficiently. It delivers innovative power, cooling, and IT infrastructure solutions for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities, supporting scalable growth from the cloud to the network edge.
The Westerville, Ohio-based company is expected to release its fiscal Q2 2026 results soon. Ahead of the event, ***** ysts project VRT to report an adjusted EPS of $1.43, a 50.5% surge from $0.95 in the year-ago quarter. The company has exceeded Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in each of the last four quarters.
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The ****** eX (SPCX) IPO has reignited investors' enthusiasm for the ****** e industry. Amid this excitement, smaller players like Rocket Lab (RKLB) are attracting attention, with growing ambitions in rockets, satellites, and ****** e systems. Until now, the company relied heavily on launch services and ****** ecraft manufacturing, businesses that can be cyclical and project-based, which left some investors skeptical about its long-term prospects. But now with its newly announced $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications (IRDM), one of the world's most established satellite communications companies, Rocket Lab's growth story has taken a dramatic turn.
Rocket Lab shares have surged 38% year-to-date (YTD), while Iridium shares have surged an impressive 206% so far. Let's take a closer look at why this deal makes RKLB stock a good buy now.
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DigitalOcean (DOCN) just reached an important milestone. The cloud infrastructure company officially joined the Russell 1000 Index on June 29, a move that reflects its rapid growth and expanding market value. The announcement comes after an exceptional first quarter in which the company beat Wall Street's expectations on both revenue and earnings while raising its full-year outlook.
The timing couldn't be better. DigitalOcean has transformed itself into an AI-focused cloud platform, attracting larger enterprise customers and AI startups at a rapid pace. That combination has sent DOCN stock soaring over the past year. But after such a massive rally, investors also need to consider whether the valuation already reflects much of the optimism.
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August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) on Thursday closed up +0.11 (+0.16%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) closed down -0.0279 (-0.95%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Thursday. Crude oil recovered from a 4.25-month low on Thursday and posted modest gains as short covering emerged after the dollar index fell to a 2-week low. Crude prices initially fell on Thursday as an increase in Middle Eastern oil supplies eased global supply concerns. Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) crude shipments have nearly fully recovered to pre-war levels.
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MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE:MNSO) is one of the 10 Fastest Growing Asian Stocks to Buy Now.
On June 29, 2026, MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE:MNSO) announced a new share repurchase program. Under the program, the company may repurchase up to HKD 2B of its outstanding ordinary shares and/or American depositary shares from the open market over a 12-month period starting June 30. Miniso expects to fund the repurchases from surplus cash on its balance sheet.
Earlier in June, MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE:MNSO) CEO and founder Ye Guofu disclosed the purchase of 2.1M shares at prices between $3.27-$3.25 for a total amount of $6.9M. The stock was up 15c to $13.68 in premarket trading.
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Last month, JPMorgan ******* yst Kevin Yin lowered the firm's price target on MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE:MNSO) to $16 from $26 previously and kept an Overweight rating on the shares.

FuelCell Energy (FCEL) soared on Monday after the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (EXIM) approved $49 million in financing to support the export of its clean energy equipment to South Korea.
This multi-tranche deal will inject non-dilutive capital into FCEL, with the first allocation bringing $22 million in net proceeds on June 30 to fund delivery of five 2.8-megawatt power blocks.
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For decades, the pitch for community-owned electric utilities has been simple enough to fit on a bill insert: lower rates, reliable service, and decisions made close to home. The numbers still back that up. What has changed, according to Scott Corwin, president and CEO of the American Public Power ****** ociation (APPA), is the difficulty of holding that ground."The thing that's really changed over the last couple years," Corwin said, speaking as a guest on The POWER Podcast, "is this increased focus nationally on resource adequacy, potential impacts to reliability, combined with affordability." He pointed to demand growth in some regions, generation coming offline in others, and the siting, permitting, and construction of new generation and transmission failing to keep pace with the demand curve. That concern, he noted, was once confined to certain areas. Now it stretches across nearly all of APPA's membership footprint.That membership is large and remarkably varied. APPA represents roughly 2,000 community-owned systems operating in every state except Hawaii, along with the five U.S. territories, ranging from big-city utilities to small rural districts. The 2026 Public Power Statistical Report, APPA's annual data supplement, counts 1,998 public power utilities serving more than 55 million Americans. Read alongside Corwin's interview, the report functions less as a victory lap than as a baseline—a measure of where the sector stands as the pressures he describes begin to take hold.
Affordability is where public power's case is strongest in the data, and where Corwin spent much of the conversation. He framed cost control as partly a matter of conventional discipline—planning, watching expenses, automation, and modernization—and partly a function of financing tools unique to not-for-profit utilities.Chief among them is tax-exempt financing, which Corwin called "critical" and a perennial advocacy priority for APPA. He also pointed to Elective Pay Tax Credits, which extended certain tax incentives to not-for-profit utilities that previously could not use them. That provision became law a couple of years ago but was "scaled back a little bit recently," he said, and APPA continues to press for Treasury rules that would make both tools more useful on longer deals. Beyond financing, Corwin argued, local control itself disciplines spending: when customers can show up at a council meeting, the pressure to balance reliability against rates is immediate and personal.The report puts figures behind the claim. In 2024, residential customers of public power utilities paid an average monthly bill of $123.78, compared with $139.42 for customers of investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and $149.18 for customers of cooperatives—bills roughly 13% and 21% lower, respectively. Setting aside customer charges and other fees, the report calculates that public power residential customers paid $16 less per month than IOU customers and $25 less than cooperative customers, which it

Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) is one of the best fast growth stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On June 18, Bloomberg reported that Amazon is in active talks to sell its custom-made Trainium AI chips to third-party companies for use in their own data centers, a move that enlarges the addressable market for Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL). Marvell is Amazon's lead design and manufacturing partner for the Trainium platform.
Bloomberg cited Amazon's AI chief Peter DeSantis who confirmed the talks at the VivaTech conference in Paris. However, said Bloomberg, DeSantis declined to name potential buyers. Bloomberg added that the AI chief framed the push partly around the growing demand for sovereign AI infrastructure, particularly in Europe, where regulations increasingly require that data and computing be processed and stored locally.
Bloomberg further noted that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy had foreshadowed the move in his April 2026 shareholder letter. The CEO estimated that if Amazon's chip business operated as a standalone company selling to both AWS and third parties, it would be running at an annual rate of roughly $50 billion, said Bloomberg. It added that the $50 billion figure reframed Trainium not as an internal cost-saving tool but as a commercially scalable business.
Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) is a semiconductor company. It designs, develops, and sells data infrastructure solutions, including custom silicon, networking chips, storage accelerators, and connectivity products for cloud data centers, enterprise networking, automotive, and carrier infrastructure markets.
While we acknowledge the potential of MRVL as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) is one of the best trending AI stocks to watch in 2026. Susquehanna cut the price target on Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) to $140 from $186 on June 22 and reaffirmed a Neutral rating on the shares, with the firm updating its model after meetings with management following the company's earnings release. It stated that the discussion provided valuable context to explain the general slowdown in IT Services and their strategy to accelerate growth going forward. The firm believes that Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) is making the right moves, but EPS is growing just about 7%, well below the historic average of roughly 13%.
Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) also received a rating update from Truist on June 22, with the firm lowering the price target on the stock to $150 from $210 and maintaining a Hold rating on the shares. The rating update came after the company's fiscal Q3 earnings report, with the firm telling investors in a research note that the impact of the Middle East emerged with around a $100 million revenue headwind that is expected to extend into fiscal Q4 and beyond.
Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) is a global professional services company that combines technology and leadership in data, cloud, and AI with functional expertise, industry experience, and global delivery capability. The company's services include Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song, and its operations are divided into the following geographical segments: North America, EMEA, and Growth Markets.
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With an annual dividend yield of 4.92%, Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) is included among the 12 Best NASDAQ Stocks to Buy for Dividends.
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, benefits, human resources, and insurance services.
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) announced its Q4 2026 results on June 24. The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share, narrowly beating expectations by $0.01. Revenue also grew by 12.5% YoY to $1.61 billion and was roughly in line with estimates
Meanwhile, Paychex delivered a 17% YoY growth in revenue to $6.5 billion in full-year 2026, while operating cash flow increased 35% to $2.6 billion and free cash flow surged by 36% to $2.3 billion.
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) is now targeting a revenue growth of 5% to 6% in FY 2027, implying revenue of $6.84 billion – $6.90 billion. At the same time, the company expects its adjusted EPS to grow in the range of 7% to 9%, while adjusted operating margin is projected to be around 44%, up from 43.2% in the prior year.

Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ:RPD) is one of the best stocks to buy according to Billionaire Barry Rosenstein.
On June 2, Mizuho reaffirmed its Neutral rating on Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ:RPD) stock with a price target of $8 on the shares. This call followed executive changes at Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ:RPD). On June 1, Rapid7 named Wael Mohamed as its new CEO, effective immediately. Mohamed replaced Corey Thomas, who stepped down as CEO after nearly 13 years at the helm of the cybersecurity company.
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Wael Mohamed is an insider who has served on Rapid7's board since 2025. He brings 30 years of industry and operational experience to the job. His past roles include those at Forescout and Trend Micro Group. Mohamed also founded cybersecurity-focused investment firm Global Forward Capital.
As Mohamed stepped up to the top job, the outgoing CEO Thomas transitioned to the executive chairman role.