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Michael Torres

Financial Writer at InvestorStack

135 articles

Articles by Michael Torres

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SpaceX Goes Public at $1.77 Trillion: AI Growth Offsets Valuation Concerns, but Spending Scale Clouds the Picture

SpaceX debuted at $1.77T in history's largest IPO. AI revenue surged 213% in Q2, but $100B+ capex needs and dilutive acquisitions complicate the value case.

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Anthropic's AI Safety Warning Sends Rubrik and Cybersecurity Stocks Surging

Anthropic's AI safety warning sparked a broad cybersecurity rally, lifting Rubrik 15.3% as investors weighed agentic AI threats to data security.

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Alphabet's 15x Forward Earnings Multiple Sets It Apart from Pricier AI Peers

Alphabet trades at 15x forward earnings — cheapest among the Magnificent Seven — as AI spending concerns weigh on shares while Google Cloud and ad revenue grow.

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UK Housing Slowdown Shows Early Stabilisation Signs, RICS Data Suggests

RICS data shows UK housing activity indicators turning less negative in August, but price balances remain in decline and policy risks loom ahead of October's budget.

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Gulf Attacks Push Oil Toward $100 as Yen Surge Threatens Carry Trade Unwind

Houthi strikes on Saudi energy sites drove oil near $100 while a surging yen threatened a global carry trade unwind, pressuring stocks and bonds.

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GameStop Retires $1.4 Billion in Debt While Deepening Its eBay Bet

GameStop cancels $1.4B in convertible notes while its eBay stake swells to ~$4.95B—raising questions about strategy and earnings quality.

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Polymarket Enters Leveraged Derivatives With 67-Market Perps Launch, But U.S. Traders Are Locked Out

Polymarket launched leveraged perpetual futures across 67 markets, but U.S. traders are excluded due to a 2022 CFTC settlement. Rivals Kalshi and Hyperliquid are closing in.

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Palantir vs. Intel: Two Very Different AI Stories Competing for Investor Attention in Late 2026

Palantir's 149% revenue surge and 155% Rule of 40 score impress, but a P/E of 264 contrasts sharply with Intel's rising EPS revisions and Nvidia-backed foundry turnaround.

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Nvidia's Near-Zero Correlation With Chip Sector Signals a Fundamental Shift in How Markets Price the Stock

Nvidia's three-month correlation with the PHLX Semiconductor Index has dropped to just 0.03, signaling the AI giant is trading on entirely different dynamics than its chip sector peers.

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Fed Faces Inflation Crossroads: Defend the 2% Target or Accept a New Reality?

July PCE data shows inflation at 3.7%, leaving the Fed to choose between defending its 2% target and accepting a higher floor — with major consequences for rates and markets.

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Gold Holds Near Three-Month High as Oil Decline and Lower Yields Cool Inflation Fears

Gold traded near $4,660 an ounce on Aug. 26, sustaining a five-day gain as falling oil prices and lower Treasury yields eased inflation concerns.

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Stocks Slide on Inflation Data as Wall Street Braces for Nvidia Earnings

US stocks dipped intraday after a new inflation report unsettled investors, with markets also on edge ahead of Nvidia's closely watched earnings release.

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Renewable Energy Sector Q2 Recap: Bloom Energy Shines While Fluence Stumbles

Q2 2026 renewable energy earnings revealed sharp divergences, with Bloom Energy surging 166% in revenue while Fluence Energy and Nextpower both missed key estimates.

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5 Critical Questions Analysts Want Answered When Nvidia Reports Earnings Wednesday

Nvidia reports earnings Wednesday with analysts focused on financing deals, memory costs, China sales, Rubin supply issues, and AMD competition beyond the headline numbers.

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Three Sub-$50 Stocks Examined: One Shows Promise While Two Face Fundamental Headwinds

A financial analysis of Tecnoglass, Helix Energy Solutions, and Rollins reveals contrasting fundamentals among three stocks trading under $50.

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Soros Fund Takes $85.6M Nebius Stake as AI Cloud Revenue Surges 454% Year-Over-Year

Soros Fund Management disclosed a $85.6M stake in Nebius Group during Q2, as the AI cloud company reported 454% revenue growth and secured landmark deals with Meta and Reflection AI.

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Nvidia's Vera Rubin Platform Could Define the Next AI Growth Wave, Analyst Says

GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu raised his Nvidia price target to $345, citing Vera Rubin platform demand from major cloud providers ahead of August 26 earnings.

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U.S. Debt Crisis Steals the Spotlight From AI as Bond Yields Hit 20-Year Highs

Global bond yields hit 20-year highs as debt concerns finally overtake AI as Wall Street's dominant theme, with experts warning markets may be reaching a tipping point.

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