Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
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Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge

By Sam Nussey TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Sony forecast on Friday annual sales at its gaming business would fall 6% to 4.42 trillion yen ($28 billion) due to lower hardware sales as its PlayStation 5 ‌ages and as the industry grapples with a surge in memory chip prices. The Japanese company, however, said ‌it…

EVERY Options Trader Should Use this Simple Strategy
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EVERY Options Trader Should Use this Simple Strategy

Here’s one of the biggest misconceptions in modern investing: Building meaningful wealth requires a large amount of capital. You’ve been conditioned to believe that, but in reality, one of the most effective ways to diversify and gain leveraged exposure to long-term growth trends is through a simple options strategy: LEAPs. LEAPs, or Long-Term Equity Anticipation…

How To Use 4 Accounts To Build a Tax-Free Retirement Income Stream
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How To Use 4 Accounts To Build a Tax-Free Retirement Income Stream

Quick Read A 50-year-old earning $210,000 can layer $32,500 yearly into a 401(k), $8,600 into a backdoor Roth IRA, $8,750 into an HSA, and $20,000 into a taxable brokerage to accumulate roughly $1.7 million over 12 years, enabling $85,000 in tax-free annual retirement withdrawals at age 62. High earners facing tax headwinds must view the…

Crypto-backed mortgages are hitting the mainstream. Here’s how they work.
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Crypto-backed mortgages are hitting the mainstream. Here’s how they work.

A crypto-backed mortgage is just one step in the tokenization of assets and the future of finance. Using bitcoin as collateral for a home loan or down payment will open the door to homeownership for potentially millions of crypto investors. This is what’s about to happen. What is a crypto-backed mortgage? A crypto-backed mortgage is…

Super Micro Computer Crushed Earnings. Wall Street Still Can’t Stomach SMCI Stock’s Reputation
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Super Micro Computer Crushed Earnings. Wall Street Still Can’t Stomach SMCI Stock’s Reputation

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) reported superb fiscal third-quarter financial results on May 5, at least on the surface. Digging deeper, SMCI stock is still well below its 52-week and all-time highs. By far the biggest reason for the shares’ inability to come close to regaining its former status is the company’s multiple scandals and alleged…

Sugar Prices Decline on Concern Brazil Could Boost Sugar Output
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Sugar Prices Decline on Concern Brazil Could Boost Sugar Output

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26) on Thursday closed down -0.27 (-1.82%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) closed down -5.30 (-1.21%). Sugar prices added to Wednesday’s sharp losses on Thursday, falling to 1-week lows.   Gasoline prices (RBM26) have fallen by more than -8% over the past three sessions, which undercuts ethanol…

xAi is Dead. Long Live SpaceXAI.
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xAi is Dead. Long Live SpaceXAI.

xAi is Dead. Long Live SpaceXAI. – Moby BREAKING NEWS After Anthropic announced their new partnership with SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk followed up by writing on X that xAI, home of Grok, will be dissolved and absorbed into the rocket company. “xAI will be dissolved as a separate company, so it will just be SpaceXAI,…

RXO’s tech turnaround: why investors are watching
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RXO’s tech turnaround: why investors are watching

Basic financial data about RXO/s first quarter can be found here.  The first quarter earnings of 3PL giant RXO seemed to signal that a tough several years for the company, which saw its stock steadily erode even as that of its key competitor C.H. Robinson soared, might have come to an end on the back…

EURUSD/GBPUSD move off highs. Oil retracing declines. Yields now higher.
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EURUSD/GBPUSD move off highs. Oil retracing declines. Yields now higher.

Both the EURUSD and GBPUSD are giving back earlier gains as broader market sentiment turns more cautious. The EURUSD is still modestly higher on the day by 0.08%, while the GBPUSD has slipped back to unchanged levels after failing to sustain upside momentum. Meanwhile, crude oil has rebounded sharply back above $95 after earlier trading…

AUDUSD buyers remain in control technically but resistance at 2022 swing area looms
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AUDUSD buyers remain in control technically but resistance at 2022 swing area looms

The AUDUSD broke sharply higher yesterday, extending above the April and May swing highs between 0.7221 and 0.7227 — a bullish technical breakout that shifted momentum further in favor of the buyers. The rally carried the pair to a session high of 0.72769, pushing into a key swing area resistance zone from May 2022 between…

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