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Summary Is the tech selloff overdone? Which semiconductor makers may benefit from the U.S. CHIPS Act? Kim Parlee speaks with Jim Kelleher, Director of Research and Senior Technology Analyst at Argus Research. Technology stocks are having their worst start to ...

Summary Why some tech stocks might be bargains, despite declines. Tech fundamentals vs market sentiment, and why they tell two different stories. Are there tech stocks that are recession proof? It’s been a challenging year for equity markets, especially mega-c...

Summary Today's market X-ray shows the returns for each index, asset class, sector, and so on, since the recent low point on June 16th. Of the global indices, US small caps are in the lead, followed by the NASDAQ. High beta stocks are the most preferred factors since June 16. ...

Summary Despite the recent outperformance of US-based companies and US investors’ home-country bias, we believe investors will still benefit from proper diversification for a well-balanced portfolio. In countries with less-efficient markets, there can be greater investment ...

The supply-related constraints which have troubled global electronics producers since early last year were compounded as demand conditions in key industries deteriorated in July. Although we've seen evidence that the supply crunch for electronic and electrical items has receded from i...

Though Datadog has already achieved impressive growth, there is room for further penetration. Datadog's fundamentals are extremely strong and its investments have led to sticky user retention. It's trading at a hefty premium, and there could be better opportunities to pick up its ...

Only 10% of the nation feels positive about the economy, and last month, consumer sentiment hit a record low. Climate change is submerging or parching dense and developed regions all over the globe. The greatest threat to our nation isn’t an economic recession, but losing t...

Global equity markets went into a protective crouch last quarter, and factor performance followed suit. The collapse in Consumer Discretionary and/or Technology stocks was a dominant driver of global factor performance in Q2. The Quality premium versus Value has returned to its lo...

Palantir's Q1 earnings left something to be desired, though commercial expansion has been a strong positive. There are many global risks that could spike demand from governments. Palantir will report Q2 earnings in a few weeks, and our expectations have grown a bit more conservati...

Cerberus is a managed cybersecurity and compliance company with a strategy to expand rapidly through acquisitions and offer a full range of services across key industry verticals. However, it is operating at a loss and, given that debt exceeds cash, money has to be raised through an e...