On this week's Being Exponential, Luke connects the dots between the Iran blockade, orbital compute, prediction markets, and the biggest headwind facing AI stocks right now

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Anthropic's revenue just exploded from $1 billion to $30 billion in 15 months. Here's what it means for AI investors and why the Anthropic IPO could dwarf both OpenAI and SpaceX.

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As Wall Street turns volatile and selective in 2026, AI infrastructure stocks may offer the clearest edge. Here鈥檚 why chips, networking, and data-center plays could outperform.

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蜜桃传媒s are moving fast, but not every headline deserves a portfolio change. In this issue, we separate short-term war volatility from the longer-term forces still shaping investor returns: the AI spending boom, rising defense budgets, hard-asset tailwinds, and the growing economic impact of AI-driven job cuts.

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Discover why AI spending is concentrating in the semiconductor and infrastructure layer 鈥� including SMH, SOXX, TSMC, Broadcom, Micron, ASML, and AMD 鈥� and how to position before the divide becomes obvious.

The post When Abundance Becomes Disruption: The AI Spending Migration Begins appeared first on InvestorPlace.

This is the heart of what we鈥檝e been calling 鈥淪aaSmaggedon鈥� 鈥� the slow-motion collapse of the traditional seat-based SaaS model under the weight of AI agents, automation, and autonomous workflows.

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This recap is designed to zoom back out鈥β� to help you see the throughline, understand what鈥檚 really changing beneath the surface, and stay focused on the long-term opportunity instead of the short-term noise.

The post Weekly Recap: The AI Rotation, SaaS Shakeout, and the Paradigm Shifts You Can鈥檛 Ignore appeared first on InvestorPlace.

Bitcoin was built to be 鈥渄igital gold,鈥� offering shelter from inflation and currency turmoil. But in today鈥檚 storm of de-dollarization and rising inflation, gold is soaring while Bitcoin lags. Discover why Bitcoin鈥檚 safe-haven thesis is under the microscope, what experts predict for the future of Bitcoin, and whether the world鈥檚 top crypto can still become the next gold-standard asset for investors seeking stability.

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SanDisk stock is up over 1,000% as AI data centers drive flash memory demand. Learn what鈥檚 fueling the rally, the risks ahead, and if SNDK stock is still a buy.

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Through the Genesis Mission, Washington is directing capital, clearing barriers, and reshaping markets to win the AI race. Investors who understand this shift early could benefit most.

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TradeSmith analyzed 2 quintillion data points to find the best stock seasonality patterns to buy any stock. See why patterns persist through chaos 鈥� and how to use them.

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A quarter-century after the dot-com bust, the market is again dangerously concentrated in a handful of AI stocks. TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan reveals a new early-warning system engineered to spot volatility shocks and protect investors ahead of Marc Chaikin鈥檚 projected 2026 鈥淵ear of the Bear.鈥� Learn how to safeguard your portfolio before the next tipping point arrives.

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An upheaval is underway in the tech world, one that could upend the hierarchy of the $1 trillion AI chip industry. And savvy investors stand to profit handsomely, if they can spot the new 鈥淭oyotas鈥� of AI before the crowd鈥�

The post Is Nvidia鈥檚 鈥楩errari鈥� About to Get Overtaken by a Fleet of Toyotas? appeared first on InvestorPlace.

Lithium is shifting from an EV story to the next major AI trade. Discover why data centers, robots, and physical AI could spark a massive lithium boom by 2026.

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Is the AI bubble built on faulty accounting? Michael Burry warns that Big Tech is inflating earnings by billions. Discover what this means for AI stocks鈥攁nd whether the boom is set to burst.

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Nuclear fusion is no longer 鈥�30 years away.鈥� Discover how breakthroughs in AI, magnets, and materials are accelerating the race to commercial fusion鈥攁nd how investors can position for the technologies powering the future.

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Big Tech鈥檚 strongest earnings met sell-offs鈥攂ut a $380B AI capex funnel is powering AI stocks, including chips, storage, networking, and data-center energy.

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Miss the AI Boom winners and you鈥檙e stuck financing burritos on BNPL (buy now, pay later) while your neighbor鈥檚 AI stock rips to all-time highs.

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In this week鈥檚 podcast, we鈥檒l break down the five key forces powering the AI revolution, and show you how to ride this wave for potential profit now, while staying alert to the warning signs that others ignore. These are the 5 Profit Forces in AI that every hypergrowth investor must know today.

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One big tailwind propping up this 鈥渟tupid鈥� market: Uncle Sam is literally picking winners. The U.S. government has started assembling what we dub the 鈥淧resident鈥檚 Portfolio鈥�: taking equity stakes in companies deemed critical to national security (from chips to minerals). Every time the White House blesses a stock, its share price goes ballistic.

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Even the biggest tech bull (yours truly) has to acknowledge that today鈥檚 AI bull market rally can鈥檛 outrun economic gravity forever.

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With the Fed-induced drop in mortgage rates, Opendoor鈥檚 core business of buying and selling homes could hit the gas. When borrowing costs fall and homebuyers regain confidence, housing activity picks up 鈥� more people list homes and more people buy.

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Tech leaders at the All-In Summit鈥攆rom Elon Musk to Palantir鈥檚 Alex Karp鈥攗nveiled groundbreaking shifts in AI, finance, energy, and space. Investor Luke Lango shares five key trends powering this exponential boom (driving stocks like Palantir, Arm, and Rocket Lab) and the bubble warning no one dared mention.

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In this week鈥檚 Being Exponential, I break down why the AI boom still has plenty of upside 鈥� and why timing is everything. From Nvidia鈥檚 (NVDA) blockbuster earnings to breakout momentum at CrowdStrike (CRWD), Snowflake (SNOW), and Pure Storage (PSTG), I highlight the companies firing on all cylinders right now.

The post AI鈥檚 Gold Rush: Tech Winners, Job Shake-Ups, and Powering the Boom appeared first on InvestorPlace.

The biggest tech stock boom since the dot-com era is unfolding in AI stocks right now, and it could hand investors immense gains 鈥� if they know when to step off the dance floor.

The post Why Opendoor and AI Stocks Could Be Set to Boom … and Then Bust appeared first on InvestorPlace.

Explore AI, robotics, housing, healthcare, and space 鈥� and discover the breakout stocks riding tech's fastest adoption curve.

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ChatGPT-5 is a major step forward, but AI鈥檚 next leap won鈥檛 just change the game鈥攊t could redraw the scoreboard, concentrating the spoils among a select few platforms.

The post ChatGPT鈥�5 Changed the Narrative: Why AI鈥檚 Next Leap Could Shrink the Winners鈥� Circle appeared first on InvestorPlace.

We鈥檝e crossed a historic line in markets and the workplace 鈥� an 鈥淎I Rubicon鈥� 鈥� and the only winning move now is to go all-in on artificial intelligence. Whether you鈥檙e a worker protecting your career or an investor chasing exponential gains, AI will decide who thrives and who falls behind.

The post Wall Street鈥檚 AI Rubicon: Jobs Crack, Stocks Split 鈥� Go All-In on AI appeared first on InvestorPlace.

As Tesla鈥檚 latest earnings season wraps up, the EV giant finds itself straddling two divergent realities

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The AI boom is accelerating 鈥� from Tesla鈥檚 humanoid bot to rising quantum and nuclear plays. Here鈥檚 where smart money is heading now.

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蜜桃传媒s feel jittery right now. Inflation readings are creeping up, and trade-war drumbeats are getting louder.  Already, the “Magnificent 7” mega-cap tech stocks have delivered stunning gains earlier this year. History shows that this is exactly the kind of backdrop where an “easy bar” dynamic can supercharge Big Tech once more. In other words, investor…

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My motto remains: AI with AI. That means focusing your portfolio squarely on companies directly enabling the AI revolution 鈥� semiconductors, energy infrastructure, battery makers, AI software deployers, and key materials suppliers like MP Materials.

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With its cutting-edge robotics and software solutions, Symbotic stock is poised to lead in this new era of intelligent automation.

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The biggest gains will go to those who act now, before Wall Street wakes up. Watch this week鈥檚 podcast as we spotlight the AI stocks to buy as they lead this transformation.

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In this episode of Being Exponential, we dive into the real forces shaping markets right now鈥攕tarting with geopolitics. With Iran and Israel exchanging missile fire and U.S. war odds surging, why aren鈥檛 stocks reacting more dramatically?

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Luke breaks down why the latest tariff headlines鈥攍ike the U.S. courts declaring most of Trump鈥檚 2025 tariffs illegal鈥攁ren鈥檛 as impactful as they seem. Yes, the markets yo-yoed last week. But the real message? Most of the tariff-induced volatility is political theater, not fundamental weakness. 鈥淚t鈥檚 95% bark, 5% bite,鈥� Luke says.

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Wondering which stocks to buy under Trump? Watch our election debrief to understand how a second Trump term will impact your portfolio in the long-term...

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Sam Bankman-Fried's risky actions will be felt in the crypto space for a long time to come. Here's what you need to know about the FTX crash.

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Peloton's recall issue (which is in the rear-view mirror), the return of the Peloton Tread and price cuts mean that we'll soon see Peloton make its way to more households than ever before. All in all, there is a lot of good stuff happening with this company that will fuel further PTON share price growth.

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LCID stock flew from $20 to $27 in a matter of weeks after the previously mentioned EPA rating, and we expect Production Preview Week 1 to have a similar impact on share prices. And guess what? At those levels, the stock still wouldn't be overvalued.

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We respectfully disagree with Morgan Stanley's coverage of Lucid Motors. The firm's analyst initial thinking is spot of, but he misses the point. The company's valuation does imply an unusually high probability of success, but where our viewpoints differ is in how we see Lucid Motors evolving as the EV market rapidly grows.

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Luminar's weak near-term price action doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The self-driving LiDAR company's fundamentals are as strong as ever, and on top of that, the AV space is booming right now. LAZR stock is a tremendous buying opportunity.

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Izea is growing very quickly, but all that growth is being driven by the legacy Managed Services business. The SaaS business is shrinking.

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Luminar released its first ever public demonstration of its Hydra LiDAR technology, in its second quarter earnings video. It was a strong display of the company's impressive technology. And we believe this display shows that the company is really close to unleashing its technology across the world.

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The performance of the lending business is experiencing ephemeral legislative headwinds, but unfortunately that's what many investors have chosen to latch on to. We maintain our stance that SoFi is on track to take over the financial world over the next several years with its digital banking solution built for today's digital-focused consumers.

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Looking at the bigger picture, we think NIO is essentially stuck in neutral until current supply chain issues resolve entirely. At that point, the company will kick back into hypergrowth mode, and shares will resume their upward trajectory.

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Palantir's headline numbers were great, but of particular importance here is the fact that Palantir's commercial business scaled very nicely this quarter. It is this commercial product that will enable PLTR stock to hit new highs.

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Desktop Metal's quarterly numbers themselves were good. But we believe Wall Street is looking past these numbers and honing in on two things, which ultimately won't affect DM stock's long-term potential.

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Stem's management didn't lift its full-year guide, which investors hoped would happen after such a strong quarter. We don't see this as worrisome, however, since the full-year guide is very ambitious. So, management holding the line is聽bullish.聽

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Forget the near-term price action. Wall Street is notoriously short-sighted and always misses the biggest opportunities. Just focus on the fundamentals here 鈥� Opendoor has created a faster, more flexible, more certain and ultimately better way to buy and sell homes.

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