Jack Hough

Jack Hough

Associate Editor

LATEST ARTICLES

Spirit Airlines Is Gone—and Cheap Flights May Be Gone With It

Spirit Airlines Is Gone—and Cheap Flights May Be Gone With It

The demise of Spirit Airlines means higher costs for consumers, but also opportunities for investors.

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AI Is Now the Bull Case for the Broader Market—Enough to Even Revive Old Tech

AI Is Now the Bull Case for the Broader Market—Enough to Even Revive Old Tech

Many companies are benefiting from the feedback loop being created by AI demand. Just don’t call it “parabolic.”

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Big Food’s Fat Dividends—Which Are Safe?

Big Food’s Fat Dividends—Which Are Safe?

Conagra, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, and Campbell’s look most vulnerable to payout cuts, while names such as Tyson and Utz seem in better shape. Plus, a harsh reality for psychedelic stocks.

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Psychedelic Pharma Stocks Are Riding High. Past Cannabis Returns Are a Reality Check.

Psychedelic Pharma Stocks Are Riding High. Past Cannabis Returns Are a Reality Check.

Three companies involved in the trend are valued at close to $6 billion.

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Allbirds Is Going From Sneakers to AI. Its Makeover Plan Is Only 99.6% Crazy.

Allbirds Is Going From Sneakers to AI. Its Makeover Plan Is Only 99.6% Crazy.

The wool shoe pioneer is pivoting to artificial intelligence. What happens next depends on whether it achieves critical meme-stock mass.

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What Software Stocks Must Do to Win the Market Back—and 9 That Are Ready to Pop

What Software Stocks Must Do to Win the Market Back—and 9 That Are Ready to Pop

Instead of empty promises, software makers need to show that they can use AI to deliver growth. Why names such as Microsoft, Oracle, and Snowflake deserve more respect.

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Here Are the Market’s 10 Cheapest Stocks. This One Looks Best.

Here Are the Market’s 10 Cheapest Stocks. This One Looks Best.

From Micron and GM to Fiserv and Charter Communications, the companies on our list reflect the trends shaping corporate America.

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The Market Is More Expensive Than It Looks. Tread Carefully.

The Market Is More Expensive Than It Looks. Tread Carefully.

Corporate profits have been wonderful, but they seem puffed up by an accounting quirk and more.

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I’m All for Natural Colorants. But I’m Dying for a FireBall.

I’m All for Natural Colorants. But I’m Dying for a FireBall.

There’s good money to made in the movement to replace artificial dyes with natural ones. Sensient Technologies is poised to cash in.

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Why Delta and United Can Fly Above the Turbulence in Air Travel

Why Delta and United Can Fly Above the Turbulence in Air Travel

We look at investment opportunities in U.S. air travel, both in airlines and in aircraft manufacturers and suppliers.

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What $4 Gasoline Means for GM, Ford, and Tesla

What $4 Gasoline Means for GM, Ford, and Tesla

Car stocks are taking a drubbing as oil prices soar. But it’s too soon to count them out.

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Nvidia’s Big AI Event: What Wall Street Wants to Hear

Nvidia’s Big AI Event: What Wall Street Wants to Hear

UBS calls the contrast between its rapturous Nvidia earnings estimates and the stock’s discount valuation “seemingly unsustainable.”

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What the Iran War Really Means for the Stock Market

What the Iran War Really Means for the Stock Market

The fighting could have far-reaching financial effects, from the federal deficit to stock reshuffling. Here’s how to play it.

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AI Is Sliding and Everything Else Has Run Up. Here Are 6 Stocks That Look Like Buys.

AI Is Sliding and Everything Else Has Run Up. Here Are 6 Stocks That Look Like Buys.

It can seem like a nothing-to-buy market. But there are solid stocks out there. We find six of them, from pizza to jelly to oil and car parts.

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The Great Rotation Has Started—and Maybe Ended. What to Do Next.

The Great Rotation Has Started—and Maybe Ended. What to Do Next.

Suddenly, tech stocks are struggling and a variety of out-of-favor sectors--value, small-caps, overseas, dividends, manufacturing—are hot. Why trying to do everything at once is so difficult.

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A Guide to the Software Selloff With 4 SaaSy Picks.

A Guide to the Software Selloff With 4 SaaSy Picks.

Deutsche Bank scored its Buy-rated software stocks on “barriers to exit” for customers and “the ability to adapt to the gen-AI era.”

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It’s a New Wild West. Cattle Rustling Isn’t Just for the History Books.

It’s a New Wild West. Cattle Rustling Isn’t Just for the History Books.

Ranchers in Texas protected one another from livestock theft and other crimes in the 1800s. They’re still doing it today.

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Beef Is Soaring, With Little Relief in Sight. Texas Ranchers Know Why.

Beef Is Soaring, With Little Relief in Sight. Texas Ranchers Know Why.

Steak and hamburgers, American staples, are becoming luxury items.

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Walt Disney’s CEO Roller Coaster: Why Josh D’Amaro Can Smooth the Ride

Walt Disney’s CEO Roller Coaster: Why Josh D’Amaro Can Smooth the Ride

Bob Iger succeeded at Disney in the golden age of cable. His successor, a theme park veteran, struggled from cable’s decline, Covid, and the rise of streaming. Now the stock is relatively cheap, and Splash Mountain has taken over the income statement and the company.

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