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Today · 2026-08-06 · Thu

Louis Navellier: Best technology and energy stocks in the second half of 2026

Yahoo Finance reported that Louis Navellier noted that markets were more volatile in the first half of 2026, particularly with respect to memory stocks, and Wall Street was affected by empty and geopolitical tensions. He predicted that the return would continue to accelerate in the second half of the year, driven mainly by year-to-year comparisons, a backlog of strong orders and rising investor confidence. Energy-related equities are expected to release the strongest returns, followed by information technology and semiconductors. The recommended energy stocks include Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO), International Seaways (INSW), Teekay Tankers (TNK). In information technology, the recommended shares include Nvidia (NVDA), AMD, Microron Technology (MU). Navellier mentions that the South Korea Memory Company, SK Hynix (SKHY), has an IPO of $28 billion in size, and that Microron Technology plans to accelerate its US plant and technology investment, with projected expenditures exceeding $250 billion by 2035。

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Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings in western Gaza City killed 5 people

On 18 local time, Israeli forces attacked a residential building in the western part of Gaza City, killing five Palestinians and injuring many others. Between the early hours of the morning and the evening of the same day, attacks by Israeli forces in various parts of Gaza resulted in the death of nine people, including three children. The Israeli side has not yet responded to this information。

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France and Germany plan to develop European military software to replace Palantir Technologies Inc

France and Germany plan to study and develop European-controlled military software as an alternative to the United States company Palantir Technologies Inc. The French domestic intelligence service has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. The German intelligence service chose Chapsvision in France. Following the talks between French President Marlon and German Chancellor Scholtz, a joint statement was issued, in which the two Governments would pursue a European sovereign digital infrastructure and assess the combined capacity of data centres for security, artificial intelligence and cloud solutions, with reference to the France Arcadia project and similar German solutions。

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Which Vanguard Global ETF in 2026 is more worth investing: VT or VXUS

Investors must decide whether to hold a single-fund global portfolio or to use targeted instruments to isolate international exposures when selecting Vanguard ' s total world stock ETF (VT) and Vanguard ' s total international stock ETF (VXUS). Both funds offer extensive diversification, with VT including companies from the United States and abroad, while VXUS tracks indicators that do not include United States companies. The difference in cost ratios between the two is minimal, at 0.01 percentage points. VT has paid a share of $2.48 per share over the past 12 months, with the current equity value of approximately $156.13 representing a return of 1.60 per cent. VXUS has paid a bonus of $2.19 per share over the past 12 months, at a current equity value of approximately $84.06, representing a return of 2.60 per cent. Given long-term performance, VT is a better option in 2026。

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A bet on Deribit for a large-scale increase in price differential transactions rose to $72,000 at the end of the month

On 18 July, CoinDesk reported that during the week, the Deribit Exchange had a large-scale bitbitcoin price increase, with traders buying 20,000 margin increases of $70,000 at 31 July and 20,000 at the same date and $72,000 at the same time, for a total of 40,000 contracts with a nominal value of approximately $2.5 billion. The strategy is expected to moderate the price of bitcoin to between $70,000 and $72,000 in view of the price differentials. Jean-David Péquignot, Chief Commercial Officer of Deribit, said that he had seen a number of large-scale price differential transactions this week, which usually reflected the institutional configuration. The timing of the deal is a matter of concern: the 31 July expiry date coincides with two days after the Fed’s interest rate resolution of 29 July, implying that some of the large traders expect the Fed’s meeting to push the bitcoin up to $72,000. The futures of the Fund show a probability of maintaining interest rates at the July meeting of 75 to 80 per cent. Inflationary data in June showed a significant slowdown in price pressures as a result of the fall in oil prices, but the escalation of the American-Iraqi conflict this week led to a sharp rise in oil prices, with some analysts warning that inflation data had lagged behind the latest situation。

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The survey revealed that 84 per cent of financial institutions consider asset monetization as a strategic priority

A recent survey by Broadridge, a financial science and technology service provider, shows that 84 per cent of financial institutions have adopted asset monetization as a strategic priority and that the vast majority of institutions believe that the technology will reshape the financial market within five years. The survey, which targeted 200 North American financial service executives, indicated that the financial sector was moving from the experimental phase of block chain technology to actual deployment, to simplify settlement processes, reduce operating costs and support all-weather transactions by converting real-world assets, such as stocks, bonds, funds and real estate, into digital chain tokens. Despite high industry enthusiasm, 92 per cent of respondents expected digital assets to coexist with traditional assets in the foreseeable future, and 69 per cent planned to integrate monetization technologies into existing infrastructure rather than build independent chain systems。

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