Analysis
Jerome Powell Stock Market Warning Lands Softly — But Traders May Be Hearing What They Want
The way he said it was not dramatic at all. For what most people in the room believed to be his last press conference as Fed Chair, Jerome…
Sarah Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell is a markets writer at Primary Ignition, covering equities across the sectors that move on hard catalysts, defense and aerospace, industrials, automotive, and the energy and technology names increasingly tied to them. Her work focuses on connecting macro shifts to individual stocks: how NATO procurement budgets feed European defense order books, why a Fed rate hold reshapes auto financing, or how a pre-revenue nuclear company like Oklo ends up carrying an $11 billion valuation. She has a particular interest in the overlap between heavy industry and emerging technology, quantum computing, AI infrastructure, and next-generation defense systems, and writes with an emphasis on the numbers behind the narrative rather than the headline itself. Sarah's coverage spans earnings, dividends, IPOs, and market commentary.
AI & Quantum Computing
The ASX’s Five Biggest AI Companies in 2026 — and Why Australian Investors Have an Underappreciated Edge
In Australian investing circles, there’s a quiet discussion going on that doesn’t make headlines around the world but lingers at industry breakfasts in Sydney and Melbourne. There is…
Earnings
TipRanks Stock Split Calendar: The Quiet Tool Wall Street’s Day Traders Won’t Stop Refreshing
When you scroll through this week’s TipRanks Stock Split Calendar, the first thing you notice is how cluttered it is. On Monday, there are twenty-three splits. Tuesday is…
Uncategorized
The Tech Stock That Every Major Pension Fund in Europe Just Added to Its Portfolio in the Same Quarter
When the topic of Palantir Technologies is brought up in the conference rooms of the biggest pension funds in Europe, there is a particular quiet. The diplomatic language…
IPOs
The 5 Best-Performing AI Stocks in April 2026 — and the One Metric That Each of Them Has in Common
A hyperscale data center has a unique sound that is uncommon in many other industrial settings. It’s not precisely the steady hum of transformers or the high-pitched whine…
Earnings
How AMD’s Data Center Revenue Went From Zero to Threatening Intel’s Most Profitable Business in 36 Months
In 2017, there was a time when mentioning AMD in a hyperscale data center seemed almost absurd. The rooms were run by Intel. Every server, every rack, and…
E-Commerce
Shopify Stock Climbs 5% Before Earnings — But the Real Test Comes Tuesday
This week, a picture of the Shopify sign in Ottawa partially covered in snow appeared in the Financial Post. For some reason, this picture better conveys the sentiment…
Nasdaq
VT Stock at $151: Is the World’s Index Finally Having Its Moment?
VT has an almost unyielding quality. It doesn’t pursue momentum. It doesn’t turn. It simply sits there year after year, holding fragments of about 10,000 businesses dispersed throughout…
AI & Quantum Computing
Why the Venture Capital Returns on AI Investments Made in 2021 Are Coming In Far Below Expectations
These days, when the topic of 2021 comes up in venture capital meetings, there’s a certain silence. Before continuing, someone usually clears their throat after the slides are…
AI & Quantum Computing
The Three AI Stocks That Every Major Sovereign Wealth Fund Now Holds — and What That Signal Actually Means
This winter, a certain type of discussion has been taking place in private banking offices; it doesn’t quite make it onto financial television, but it does appear later,…