Investor Essentials Daily

Grand Theft Auto V has pulled in over $8.6 billion since its 2013 launch, making it the highest-grossing entertainment product ever, and the franchise has earned more than $9.5 billion to date...

Cheap stocks often trade at low valuations for clear reasons and the majority of them don’t offer bargains....

Big tech’s data center build-out has exploded from $24 billion in 2015 to $220 billion last year and an expected $320 billion this year, driven by insatiable demand for power and the need to keep servers coo...

The U.S. senior population is set to reach about 82 million by 2050, driving strong demand for home-based care...

The Russell 2000 has fallen over 15% since its late-2024 peak as small-cap CEOs grow cautious and investors hedge with options, driving sentiment on their earnings calls to all-time lows versus large-cap peers...

Avnet’s (AVT) apparent cheap valuation masks a looming credit crunch....

The S&P 500 has slid about 5% since January as new tariffs and persistent inflation raised costs, rattled supply chains and kept interest rates high...

Manufacturers facing steep U.S. tariffs routed China-made goods through third countries, driving a surge in smaller container‐ship traffic that can serve secondary ports...

Bitcoin ETFs only launched in early 2024, so many investors turned to Coinbase (COIN) stock as their gateway to crypto...

First quarter GDP fell 0.3%, but that drop was driven almost entirely by a 41% surge in imports ahead of tariff fears and a 5.1% cut in federal spending...

Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet are each committing roughly $70-80 billion in 2025 to build out AI-powered data centers, even amid economic uncertainty and trade-war fears....

Investors often rush into market leaders, driving expectations so high that any slowdown leads to sharp stock drops....

Chipotle (CMG) has outpaced its peers over the past five years but now faces rising costs for avocados, chicken, peppers, wages and rent that are squeezing margins.

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Despite recession concerns and higher construction costs from tariffs, the U.S. housing market remained strong in Q1 2025, driven by tight inventory and solid buyer demand....

Elon Musk joined Donald Trump’s administration to spearhead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aiming to streamline and overhaul the federal government by cutting costs and jobs swiftly....

Sotera Health (SHC) is a leading provider of sterilization and testing services that help medical device and food companies meet safety and regulatory standards...

Northrop Grumman’s (NOC) stock dropped 15% after a disappointing Q1 earnings report, its worst single-day loss since 2008...

Data shows that one in eight U.S. adults now use GLP-1 drugs, popular medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, which significantly reduce appetite...

Private credit has quietly become one of the fastest-growing areas in finance, tripling its assets in the last decade to $1.6 trillion as firms increasingly lend directly to businesses, bypassing traditional lenders...

AI is transforming sectors unevenly, particularly impacting engineering, IT, and finance due to their repetitive, technical workflows...