Amazon.com, Inc.

Walmart Inc.

Visa Inc.

E-commerce giant Amazon and one of the largest retailers, Walmart, are considering issuing stablecoins, a cryptocurrency whose exchange rate is usually pegged one-to-one to the U.S. dollar or other national currencies, sources told The Wall Street Journal. That could allow them to save billions of dollars in transaction fees companies pay to bank card issuers, as well as put pressure on traditional payment systems. Shares of Mastercard and Visa&nbsp; collapsed 6-7% on the news.

Amazon and Walmart are thinking about issuing stablecoins. What should an investor worry about?


Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Shares of European and American defense companies rose in price, quotations of securities of oil companies rose following the futures on raw materials, securities of gold miners are in the plus due to the fact that the precious metal is trading near the historical maximum. These three sectors are benefiting from the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. What cannot be said about tourism and cargo transportation, the risks for which have increased.

Defense, tourism, cargo: who gained and who lost from escalation in the Middle East

The section of Donald Trump's budget bill that provides for the possibility of raising taxes for individuals and companies from countries with "discriminatory" tax policies is unlikely to destabilize the U.S. bond and stock markets, according to a Barclays analyst. However, Wall Street is still concerned that the new law could scare away foreign investors and cause capital outflows at a bad time for the U.S. stock market.

Worries over US 'retaliatory tax' on foreigners exaggerated - Barclays

Tesla, Inc.

In anticipation of Tesla's robotaxi launch, a Goldman Sachs analyst pointed to two positive factors that could help the company become the leader of the race in the autonomous driving market. However, he also expressed skepticism about Tesla CEO Ilon Musk's overly optimistic predictions about scaling the business. Investors are keeping a close eye on the upcoming launch and have high hopes for it, but Barron's also highlighted a few key points that should not be overlooked. What should a trader look out for ahead of the event that could support Tesla quotes, which have been struggling lately?

Goldman names two advantages for Tesla over robotaxi startup. What remains unclear?

Oracle Corporation

Oracle is back in vogue in the enterprise segment, says Piper Sandler


Oracle shares rise to record after 'stunning' forecast. Will the rally continue?

Dell Technologies Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc.

The list includes tech giants with projected price/earnings ratios that Buffett would consider reasonable


The Motley Fool named three AI stocks for investors to emulate Buffett


Since the beginning of the year, the spot price of gold has risen by more than 25%


Gold has overtaken the euro in terms of share in central banks' reserves. Will it continue to rise in price?


NVIDIA Corporation

Europe is lagging behind in developing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, and Nvidia is just looking for new markets

Nvidia has struck major deals in Europe. Will this market become a new source of growth

CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Shares of CoreWeave, a provider of cloud-based services for developing and training AI models, have soared 300% since March, while military and civilian AI developer Palantir is up more than 460% in 12 months. At the same time, their price/earnings multiples are highly inflated compared to companies in the S&amp;P 500 index. While retail investors are buying up both companies in the hope that they will repeat the fate of Nvidia, one of the main beneficiaries of the AI boom, such rapid growth is causing some analysts to compare them to so-called meme stocks. Are the risks justified and what is needed to make the growth sustainable?

Victoria Sirota

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Apple Inc.