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David Park

Financial Writer at InvestorStack

109 articles

Articles by David Park

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Situational Awareness Returns to AI Infrastructure Trades Six Weeks After Near-Collapse

Situational Awareness re-enters AI infrastructure stocks via call options six weeks after leverage wiped out $35B in assets, capping downside but adding expiration risk.

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Oil Crossing $100 Revives Rate-Hike Fears, Leaving Equities in a Holding Pattern

Oil topping $100 and a 60.4% rate-hike probability are keeping equity futures subdued ahead of CPI and PPI data that could seal the Fed's September decision.

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Snowflake's AI Flywheel Drives 35% Revenue Growth, but Valuation Leaves No Margin for Error

Snowflake's 35% revenue jump and AI-driven consumption growth impressed Wall Street, but a 24x sales multiple leaves little room for execution missteps.

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Stronger-Than-Expected Jobs Report Revives Fed Rate Hike Bets, Pressuring Stocks and Bonds

A blowout August jobs report rekindled Fed rate hike bets, lifted yields, and dragged all three major U.S. stock indexes lower ahead of a holiday weekend.

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Palantir's Sovereign AI Strategy Puts Pressure on Microsoft's Cloud-Dependent Business Model

Palantir CEO Alex Karp is building a sovereign AI narrative that directly challenges Microsoft's cloud-based model, as McKinsey projects the market could hit $600B by 2030.

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Iran-U.S. Conflict Rattles Markets: Oil Surges as Stocks Slip and Rate Fears Mount

U.S. strikes on Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, combined with hawkish Fed signals from Jackson Hole, sent stocks lower and oil prices surging to start the week.

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Nvidia's Massive Q2 Earnings Spark Broad Rally Across Semiconductor Sector

Nvidia's Q2 revenue doubled to $96.2B, beating estimates and igniting a broad premarket rally in chip stocks including Intel, AMD, Broadcom, and SK Hynix.

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Nvidia's Record $96.2B Quarter Is Sending Cybersecurity Stocks Soaring — Here's Why

Nvidia's $96.2B quarter and 106% revenue growth are fueling a broad rally in cybersecurity stocks, with CrowdStrike and Okta posting strong earnings of their own.

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Nvidia's Q2 Beat Gets Upstaged: Four Software Stocks Posted Even Bigger After-Hours Gains

Okta, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, and Veeva Systems all posted larger after-hours gains than Nvidia on Wednesday, despite NVDA beating Q2 revenue and profit estimates.

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Oil Slides for Third Consecutive Session as Iran-Oman Hormuz Talks Fuel Cautious Optimism

Oil prices fell for a third straight day after Iran and Oman discussed a temporary framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Brent crude down 2.5% to $86.38.

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Three Sub-$10 Stocks Analyzed: One Shows Promise While Two Face Serious Headwinds

A closer look at 8x8, Sweetgreen, and Taboola reveals sharply different financial profiles among these sub-$10 stocks, with Taboola showing the strongest fundamentals.

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Wall Street's Bullish Calls on WMG, PGNY, and CSCO Face Independent Scrutiny

Wall Street projects 23–35% upside for WMG, PGNY, and CSCO, but independent analysis of revenue growth, margins, and capital returns raises questions.

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Michael Burry Dumps Alibaba Before $10.2B Hong Kong Offering, Calls for 50% Price Drop to Re-Enter

Michael Burry exited his entire Alibaba stake ahead of a record $10.2B Hong Kong share offering, saying the stock needs to drop 50% before he'd return.

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Wall Street Futures Stabilize as Iran Conflict, Bond Yields, and Retailer Results Dominate Market Sentiment

U.S. futures steadied Wednesday after a tech rout, as Iran tensions, multi-decade bond yield highs, retail earnings, and a Moderna surge of 60%+ shaped market sentiment.

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Momentum Stocks Decoded: Why Belden Stands Out While ZoomInfo and Azenta Raise Red Flags

Belden, ZoomInfo, and Azenta have all surged in the past month, but their fundamentals tell very different stories for long-term investors.

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ADP Stock Gains 2% as Private-Sector Hiring Data Shows First Rebound in Nearly Two Months

ADP shares rose 2% after its NER Pulse data showed private-sector weekly hiring improved to 9,500 jobs, snapping a seven-week declining streak.

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Dow Jones Divergence: Microsoft Stands Out While Walmart and Procter & Gamble Face Fundamental Concerns

A breakdown of three Dow Jones stocks reveals Microsoft's structural strengths contrast sharply with margin and growth challenges at Walmart and Procter & Gamble.

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Octave Intelligence (OCTV) Shares Fall 3% After Mixed Q2 Earnings Report

Octave Intelligence (OCTV) shares fell over 3% after Q2 revenue of $398M missed estimates, though recurring revenue grew 6% and earnings edged past consensus.

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