One stock that managed to outmaneuver the various headwinds torturing the markets throughout the year, however, is data mining specialist Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). With shares soaring by 80% during the first six months of 2025, Palantir was the top-performing stock across both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.

Shares of Nasdaq Inc. NDAQ advanced 1.40% to $89.83 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.61% to 6,263.26 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.49% to 44,458.30.

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Although Alibaba stock looks reasonably priced, Amazon's lower business risk from the U.S.-China tensions gives it the edge as the better long-term investment. The drop in its P/E ratio in recent months makes now a good time to pick up shares.

US stock futures fell on Friday after President Trump threatened Canada with a 35% tariff on its imports to the US and floated higher blanket levies. Trump on Truth Social posted a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,

For mutual funds, investors send checks to the asset manager, which are invested by the portfolio manager at the end of the day. The investors get “units” of the fund at the end-of-day unit price, which is calculated from the “net asset value” of the fund.

Uber's stock has been on a tear in 2025. Shares are up over 55% through July 3. Even so, as the chart shows, Uber's P/E ratio is at a low level compared to where it was a year ago, and it's far below Tesla's lofty earnings multiple as well.

Shares of behavioral health company LifeStance Health (NASDAQ:LFST) fell 3.4% in the afternoon session after the stock hit a new 52-week low of $4.60. The drop reflects ongoing investor concerns and broader challenges within the healthcare sector,

Google is proving that Tesla isn’t the only game in town when it comes to self-driving. The Waymo robotaxi service has a head start over Tesla’s robotaxi and does over 1 million fully autonomous, paid rides each month across Phoenix,