Jack Hough

Jack Hough

Associate Editor

LATEST ARTICLES

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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Gold Just Shot Past $5,000. Is It Too Late to Buy? What It Means for Stocks.

Gold Just Shot Past $5,000. Is It Too Late to Buy? What It Means for Stocks.

Gold is usually headed higher. The tricky part is how much and how soon.

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AbbVie Dodged a Patent Disaster, and Shares Gained 460%. Merck and Bristol Myers Are Next.

AbbVie Dodged a Patent Disaster, and Shares Gained 460%. Merck and Bristol Myers Are Next.

AbbVie extended the patent life on Humira for years, enough time to more than replace the sales. Now Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb face similar patent cliffs.

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While Big Tech Gets the Headlines, Small-Caps Are Rallying. Will It Last?

While Big Tech Gets the Headlines, Small-Caps Are Rallying. Will It Last?

Historically, small-cap stocks have soared or slumped. Now, after an unusually long period of underperformance, they’re showing some life.

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Are ICE Raids Chilling Corona Sales? Constellation Brands Is Wondering.

Are ICE Raids Chilling Corona Sales? Constellation Brands Is Wondering.

The beverage maker isn’t selling nearly as much beer as it used to. Immigration arrests could be one reason. But there could be others.

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AI is Driving Demand for Seagate, Western Digital, and Micron Technology. Can It Last?

AI is Driving Demand for Seagate, Western Digital, and Micron Technology. Can It Last?

The big three memory makers have long suffered from booms and busts. Now they’re recipients of one of the biggest surges in demand yet. Wall Street thinks they have room to run.

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These Quality Stocks Look Really Cheap. Hello, 2026.

These Quality Stocks Look Really Cheap. Hello, 2026.

The rally in low-quality names is bound to end in the new year. Here are seven stocks and two ETFs that are attractive plays.

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Silver Topped Gold In 2025. It’s Copper’s Turn.

Silver Topped Gold In 2025. It’s Copper’s Turn.

Record gold and silver prices got all the publicity, but metals across the board, from uranium to copper to cobalt, took off this year and look likely to climb next year, too. Here’s why.

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Lilly Shares Have Tripled on Weight-Loss Drugs. Why the Stock Looks Cheap.

Lilly Shares Have Tripled on Weight-Loss Drugs. Why the Stock Looks Cheap.

The growth potential of the weight-loss market could explode with advances, notably GLP-1 pills, and broader insurance coverage. That should change both health outcomes and the way Americas buy and consume food.

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This GE Spinoff Is Beating the S&P 500, Nvidia—and Bitcoin. Here’s How.

This GE Spinoff Is Beating the S&P 500, Nvidia—and Bitcoin. Here’s How.

GE Vernova manufactures turbines, which excited no one when the spinoffs were announced. But now the company is up some 400% making house-size turbines to power data centers.

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In This Market, Beware the Fat Cannibal Staredown

In This Market, Beware the Fat Cannibal Staredown

A K economy features two large groups, one rising, the other falling. One reason for that development is a small number of tech behemoths hungrily eyeing one another’s addressable markets.

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