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Worker Exodus: U.S. Labor Force Participation Hits a 50-Year Low as 720,000 Americans Drop Out
Friday’s jobs report headlined a drop in unemployment to 4.2% — but the real story beneath the surface is far more alarming. That decline came almost entirely because 720,000 Americans stopped…
Jul 2, 2026
Jersey Mike's Files for IPO With $4.3 Billion in System Sales and Ticker JMKE
One of America’s fastest-growing sandwich chains is heading to Wall Street. Jersey Mike’s filed for an initial public offering on Thursday, July 2, aiming to list on the New York Stock Exchange under…
Jul 2, 2026
Tesla Delivers 480,000 Vehicles in Q2 — But the Stock Still Falls 7%
Tesla beat Wall Street’s delivery expectations by a wide margin in the second quarter of 2026 — and investors sold the stock anyway. The EV maker reported 480,126 deliveries for Q2, blowing past the…
Jul 2, 2026
June Jobs Report Shocks With Just 57,000 New Jobs — Half What Economists Expected
The June jobs report delivered a significant shock to markets on July 2. The U.S. economy added just 57,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, less than half the 115,000 that economists had forecast. The…
Jul 2, 2026
Core Scientific Eyes 50% Stock Upside as Bitcoin Miner Reinvents Itself as AI Data Center Play
Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) is no longer just a Bitcoin miner — and Wall Street is starting to price that in. On July 2, Insider Monkey reported that BTIG analyst Gregory Lewis raised his firm’s…
Jul 2, 2026
Micron Stock Has Surged 10x Since 2024 — Here's Why Bulls Say There's Still More to Come
Micron Technology (MU) has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure buildout — and according to analysis from InvestorPlace, the run may not be over. The memory chip giant has…
Jul 2, 2026
The Market Never Sleeps (And Nasdaq Wants to Prove It)
Here’s a wild idea: what if the stock market actually operated 24 hours a day? Sounds like a fever dream for day traders, right? Well, Nasdaq is making it official—they’re filing papers with the SEC…
Jul 2, 2026
The Great Chip Heist: Why Your Next Laptop Is About to Get Expensive
Here’s a plot twist nobody saw coming: AI is basically the world’s most demanding houseguest, and it’s eating all the snacks. Specifically, it’s hoarding memory chips like they’re going out of…
Jul 2, 2026
Halfway Through 2026: Why the Mag 7 Party's Over (And Where Your Money Should Go Instead)
Remember when everyone was obsessed with the Magnificent Seven? Yeah, that’s already looking like a bad relationship that peaked in May. Let me break down what’s actually happening in the market…
Jul 2, 2026
Vint Cerf's Internet Playbook: Why AI Needs to Learn What Made the Web Actually Work
Here’s a fun fact: the guy who literally invented the internet is now watching AI companies make the same mistakes he watched the early web avoid. Vinton Cerf, the 83-year-old networking legend, just…
Jul 2, 2026
Halfway Through 2026: Why the Mag 7 Party's Over (And Where Your Money Should Go Instead)
Remember when everyone was obsessed with the Magnificent Seven? Yeah, that’s so January. Here’s the thing: AI infrastructure is expensive—like, *really* expensive. We’re talking $700 billion this…
Jul 2, 2026
AeroVironment Soars 19% as Drone Revenue More Than Doubles and Backlog Hits $1.2 Billion
AeroVironment delivered a stunning fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday, sending shares rocketing nearly 19% after the defense dronemaker posted revenue that more than doubled year-over-year to $642…
Jul 1, 2026
Nike Beats Q4 Estimates With $10.97 Billion in Revenue — But China Remains a Drag
Nike delivered a better-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday, posting $10.97 billion in revenue against Wall Street’s $10.86 billion forecast and adjusted earnings of 20 cents per share…
Jul 1, 2026
Meta Surges 10% After Announcing Cloud Push to Monetize Its $145 Billion AI Bet
Meta Platforms stock jumped 10% on Wednesday after the company revealed plans to launch a cloud computing business, selling its excess AI infrastructure capacity to outside customers. The move…
Jul 1, 2026
Space Stocks Are Having a Moment (And You Probably Missed It)
Here’s the thing about space stocks: they’re either the future or they’re a spectacular way to lose money. Right now, they’re looking more like the former. Rocket Lab just dropped a…
Jul 1, 2026
Meta's Genius Move: Turning AI Overkill Into a Cash Machine
Meta just figured out what every overzealous gym bro learns eventually: if you’re going to spend a fortune on equipment, you might as well rent it out to your friends. The company’s stock jumped 10%…
Jul 1, 2026
UK Defense Stocks Surge After Starmer Confirms Near-$20 Billion Military Spending Boost
British defense stocks jumped sharply on Wednesday after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government confirmed a near-$20 billion military spending package — one of the largest single defense…
Jul 1, 2026
June Jobs Miss: ADP Reports Only 98,000 Private Payrolls Added — Below Forecasts
The U.S. labor market showed fresh signs of cooling Wednesday as ADP reported that private employers added just 98,000 jobs in June — meaningfully below the consensus forecast of around 130,000. The…
Jul 1, 2026
Micron Stock Nears $1,000 — Why the AI Memory Boom Is Just Getting Started
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has emerged as one of the clearest beneficiaries of the AI buildout, with shares pressing toward $1,000 as Wall Street finally catches up to what’s driving this cycle.…
Jul 1, 2026
The Market Never Sleeps (And Nasdaq Wants to Prove It)
Remember when trading stocks meant calling your broker during business hours? Yeah, those days are long gone. Now Nasdaq wants to take things to the next level—literally around the clock. Here’s the…
Jul 1, 2026