What Wall Street’s Buy, Hold, Sell Ratings Actually Mean
Buy/Hold/Sell scales aren’t standardized. Here’s how sell-side analysts build ratings, derive price targets, and why the consensus beats any one call.
Japan’s Yield Shock: Takaichi Presses BOJ as 30-Year Hits 3.97%
PM Takaichi’s May request that the BOJ buy more bonds becomes public as 30-year JGB yields hit a record 3.97% and 10-year yields the highest since 1996.
SpaceX Lockup Expires Aug 6: 912M Shares Come Free
SpaceX’s (SPCX) 180-day IPO lockup ends Aug 6, freeing ~912 million insider shares two days after a bruising first earnings report.
CPI vs Core CPI vs PCE: How the Fed’s Inflation Gauges Differ
Why the Fed targets PCE inflation at 2%, how CPI and PCE differ in formula, scope, and weights, and what June 2026’s readings actually show.
AI Debt Deluge Meets Pushback: Cover Ratio Halves to 2x
Hyperscaler bond books have slid from 5x oversubscribed in February to under 2x by July, as AI-related debt heads to $570B and Moody’s warns.
Palantir Jumps 29%: Q2 Revenue Up 93%, Commercial +149%
Palantir Q2 2026 revenue hit $1.94B (+93% YoY), EPS $0.41 vs $0.34, US commercial +149% to $764M. FY26 guide raised to $8.15B. PLTR +29% to $162.66.
The Wheel Strategy Explained: How the Options Cycle Works
The wheel strategy in plain English: sell a cash-secured put, take assignment, sell covered calls, get called away, repeat. Mechanics, math, mistakes.
IonQ Closes $1.8B SkyWater Buy, Bets on In-House Chip Fab
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) completed its $1.8B cash-and-stock takeover of SkyWater Technology on July 31, 2026, giving the quantum firm its own U.S. silicon foundry.
Chevron Q2 Beat: $12.1B Profit, Record US Output, Hess Kicks In
Chevron’s Q2 profit hit $12.1B — nearly 5x last year — on record US output, 4.07 mmboe/d worldwide, Hess-Permian growth. EPS $6.11 vs $4.24 consensus.
How to Read an Earnings Report: Beats, Misses, Guidance
A step-by-step guide to a public company’s earnings report — the three statements, beats vs misses, GAAP vs non-GAAP, and what guidance really tells you.