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Why was Axon No. 3 performer in S&P 500 over last 10 years?
When you look at the top performers among S&P 500 stocks over the past 10 years, the top two names likely won’t surprise you. That’s semiconductor titans Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). They have 10-year total annualized returns of 77% and 57% respectively. But the No. 3 stock isn’t a household […]
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Failed grocery merger: Clean-up on Aisle 12 – or in court?
After its failed merger attempt with Kroger (NYSE: KR), Albertsons (NYSE: ACI) is cutting costs, closing stores, and pushing back against any tariff-related price increases from suppliers. But the company’s most promising option is the gain that could come from a $600 million break-up suit against its former would-be partner. The failed merger of the […]
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Ouster’s Lidar: Essential Innovation?
Ouster’s (NASDAQ: OUST) bet that its main product, Lidar sensors, will be an agent of change in customers’ industries is a tale of bold ambition. It’s counting on radar that uses lasers and measures distances to become the “eyes” for everything from autonomous mining rigs to privacy-conscious retail analytics via artificial intelligence. The company reported […]
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SoFi surges on diverse product offerings
SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), the online bank, is on a roll. Its loan volume increased in the second quarter amid the rising number of cash-strapped customers who sought more personal, student and home equity loans. SoFi’s student loans soared 35% to $1 billion in the quarter from a year earlier, and home loans skyrocketed 92% to […]
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Are air taxis from the ‘Jetsons’ really going to fly?
Two businesses focused on personalized air transportation — Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Blade Air Mobility — raise many questions about technology, transportation, and the practicality of modeling our future on “The Jetsons.” “The Jetsons” was a prime-time cartoon that debuted in 1962, five years after Sputnik 1 began orbiting the Earth. This cosmic knock-off […]
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Phreesia’s subscription service, AI adoption offer potential
Since health software company Phreesia (NYSE: PHR) went public six years ago, it has almost tripled the number of customers using its platform. Digitizing medical records has been challenging. That’s because some doctor’s offices, facilities and hospitals do not invest in software that could speed up the process of receiving basic personal and health information […]
