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/r/Stocks Weekend Discussion Saturday - Jan 31, 2026
This is the weekend edition of our stickied discussion thread. Discuss your trades / moves from last week and what you're planning on doing for the week ahead. Some helpful links: * [Finviz](https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=spy) for charts, fundamentals, and aggregated news on individual stocks * [Bloomberg market news](https://www.bloomberg.com/markets) * StreetInsider news: * …
Macro Crisis, The Panic (at the disco), The...Solution? $USD, $YEN, crypto, GOLD (and precious metals $SLV, etc)
*I've been following with keen interest the recent events and wanted to provide some commentary on the liquidity cliff, safe haven dumps, and pending tightrope course the global economics need to navigate in order to execute a smooth transition without a mass financial disaster unfolding.* *Needless to say, it's been …
What are publicly traded companies that you believe exploit the poor/impoverished?
Mainly an index fund guy but I’m constantly hearing about different companies through journalists and social media that exploit the poor. What are some companies you all think actually fit some of those narratives, and what companies do you all think get a bad rep that’s unjustified?
US Government Enters Partial Shutdown as Trump-Backed Funding Deal Waits on House Approval
The US government moved into a partial shutdown over the weekend as the House has yet to approve a funding deal reportedly negotiated between President Trump and Democrats. The situation follows national backlash tied to a Border Patrol incident in Minneapolis, adding political tension to already fragile market sentiment. Investors …
Axon comeback?
With what’s going on with ICE / BP, I think there’s a decent chance there will be a push for the agents to start wearing body cams. This might finally be the turning point $AXON needs to reverse their downward spiral.
NVDA reportedly pauses talks on a large OpenAI investment, thoughts?
Seeing reports that Nvidia may have paused discussions around a $100B investment into OpenAI, possibly shifting toward a smaller equity stake instead. Doesn’t sound like a breakdown in the partnership, more a question of scale and capital allocation. Still interesting given how central Nvidia is to the AI ecosystem right …
How do you calculate dividend earnings?
I track my percentage return from dividends as a percentage. Stock prices changes and so, the percentage changes. I track the earnings percentage in two columns; one for my purchase price and one for the rate at the current day's price. Weirdly, I view my dividend annual interest rate differently, …
Nvidia's plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI has stalled, WSJ reports
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has privately emphasized to industry associates in recent months that the original $100 billion agreement was non-binding and not finalized, the report said. Huang has also privately criticized what he has described as a lack of discipline in OpenAI's business approach and expressed concern about the …
Oracle Taking a Beating but Lands Air Force Contract
On Friday, the U.S. Air Force handed Oracle America Inc. a firm-fixed-price task order worth $88,112,197 under its Cloud One program. The work is slated to continue through Dec. 7, 2028, according to a government announcement. I keep seeing news of them landing big companies like IHG, Saudi Heath Cloud …
I Was Wrong about The Trade Desk TTD
I’d a few weeks ago before the CFO stepped down made a post telling people to buy TTD. I did a post like this because the financials looked unbelievably good for that price. I’d originally thought it was beat down and far over corrected….Then I got to witness first handedly …