Month: February 2018

Kenny Polcari says investors using market-weighted S&P 500 funds should examine their technology concentration before adding more tech-focused ETFs or buying the next pullback.

AI is the engine of this stock market, but Anthropic’s own IPO registration document raises the possibility that AI could, well, wipe out humanity. Or should they go all in on AI, fatalistically believing there is little they can do about how AI will develop or impact the global economy? Selling can seem like the right choice, or even the moral choice, but there is a cost to underperforming the stock market, especially if this time is not different and a more benign AI outcome, with relatively safe AI agents enhancing productivity, becomes reality.

MongoDB (MDB) stock has fallen 26% from its late-August high. Over the past month it lost 24%, while the S&P 500 slipped just 0.5%. When a stock falls that fast, many investors want to buy while the price is low. But you only gain from a lower price if the business itself is still healthy. So is this a chance to buy MongoDB cheaper, or a warning about the business.

The Microsoft co-founder sees a 20-year period of pain before AI delivers on its full promise.

Roblox (RBLX) holders have one worry: the stock has lost most of its value over the past year and may fall further. A $10,000 holding bought a year ago is worth about $3,170 today. The shares fell 9.9% on September 28, the day Roblox was downgraded to underperform by Jefferies. A fall this deep is worth holding through only if the business is still healthy. So is Roblox's business breaking, or are its players just spending less than the company expected.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is working with OpenAI to bring the Lab’s new autonomous "Dots" agents under Microsoft’s enterprise security and governance stack, giving companies a way to manage AI workers that can operate across corporate systems without constant prompting. OpenAI...

Just see what has actually been driving Microsoft stock. Over three years, revenue growth and wider margins did the heavy lifting while the P/E multiple shrank, yet the rally of the past three months leaned more on a richer multiple than on the business itself. Now, after that run, Microsoft (MSFT)’s stock has paused. Its shares still show significant trend strength, ranking in the top 28% of US stocks valued above $1 billion, yet trade about 5% below their 52-week high.

Alphabet turns about 42 cents of every sales dollar into operating cash, yet only about 12 cents is left as free cash flow. That's less than any of its big-tech peers except Amazon, and lower vs its own three-year average. The gap is capital spending, mostly on AI. Even so, Alphabet (GOOGL) stock returned 40% over the past twelve months, against 17.7% for the S&P 500. The price appears to assume that the spending will pay for itself. With Google Cloud growing fast, that looks reasonable. But man

SpaceX faces an uphill battle to achieve that feat -- unless it makes one key move.

Adobe’s revenue grew 12% over the last year, slower than most of its big software peers. The share price appears to assume that its growth is fading. Over the last year, the stock fell 35%, while the S&P 500 returned 17.7%. Adobe (ADBE) trades at 12.5 times its earnings, against 22.1 for the index. Management pointed to a small, fast-growing line on its fiscal Q3 2026 call. Is that going to be enough? Where could Adobe’s next real growth come from.

IBM's free cash flow equals 6.3% of its market value, against 4.5% for the median S&P 500 company. A yield that high means one of two things: investors are underpricing a sound business, or they expect it to shrink. Which of those is IBM—and is its cash strong enough to justify buying now, or should investors wait for proof.

Salesforce (CRM) stock has gained about 44% over the past three months, while the S&P 500 rose 3.5%. Investors entering at current levels are buying after a substantial run-up. Consequently, the valuation places greater pressure on upcoming earnings to justify recent gains. Have you already missed the move in Salesforce stock.

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus shows a massive $518 billion infrastructure expansion over the next decade, anchored by high-value compute agreements with key tech partners, including SpaceX.

Dow Jones software giant Microsoft, along with Palantir, Micron and Palo Alto, are in or near buy zones in the current stock market.

Enterprise workflows are becoming the next major AI battleground.

Complimentary executive passes remain available for qualified technology leadersFAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 115 CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Chief Data Officers, Chief AI Officers and senior technology leaders from many of Silicon Valley's leading organizations have already registered for HMG Strategy's 18th Annual Silicon Valley C-Level Technology Leadership Summit, taking place October 6 at the Hyatt Centric Mountain View. Designed exclusively for qualified senior IT a

IonQ's quantum advances and rising revenue outlook face profitability and valuation hurdles, while Microsoft offers quantum exposure backed by strong cash generation.

Will hyperscalers' massive AI spending pay off for them?