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SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shed light on. Given the stock’s recent pullback, a caller asked if it is a good time to buy, sell, or hold it. In response, Cramer said: “Okay, SoFi stock is right now enjoying, I could say, a pullback, and I don’t want to buy it until I think we’re further along in the pullback because now it got a very high price-to-earnings multiple. Why don’t we wait to see if it can’t, you can’t get this stock at $20. You can buy a little, 23 say, ...

Core Insights - Retail investors have shown significant interest in five stocks this week, driven by earnings reports, retail hype, AI developments, and corporate news [1] PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) - PayPal announced its application to establish "PayPal Bank," aiming to accept deposits and issue loans, which received mixed reactions from the market [5] - The stock is trading around $58 to $60 per share, down 31.03% year-to-date and 31.50% over the year, with a weaker price trend across all time frames [6] Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ:DJT) - DJT announced a $6 billion all-stock merger with TAE Technologies to develop utility-scale fusion power plants, expected to close in mid-2026 [6] - Retail investors remain bullish on DJT following the merger announcement [6] Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) - Micron's stock is trading around $14 to $16 per share, down 56.32% year-to-date and 58.03% over the year, with a weaker price trend [9] - The company reported strong fiscal Q1 2026 results, exceeding revenue and EPS expectations due to high AI-related memory demand [9] Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) - Rivian's stock is trading around $20 to $22 per share, up 53.06% year-to-date and 55.28% over the year, maintaining a stronger price trend [15] - The company is focusing on its Autonomy & AI Day revelations and has expanded hands-free driving features [14] Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE) - Nike's shares fell after reporting second-quarter results despite beating estimates, with management expressing concerns over shrinking margins and challenges in China [15] - The stock is trading around $58 to $65 per share, down 10.91% year-to-date and 14.88% over the year, maintaining a weaker price trend [18]

On this edition of Next Africa, the continent's booming tech ecosystem, with the rise of several unicorns in recent years, the startup community is finding its feet. Fintech leads the charge with two IPOs on the continent for the first time in more than five years, signaling growing confidence in the scalability of African tech. We speak with AI powered firm Optasia on its expansion push and with unicorn Flutterwave on how it's positioning for growth.Plus, bridging the digital divide, from the startup helpi ...

The Global X FinTech ETF ( FINX ) has not shown the best of performance numbers in the past few years now and the way it is set up, the scope for growth is limited inI am a stock analyst with over 20 years of experience in quantitative research, financial modeling, and risk management. My focus is on equity valuation, market trends, and portfolio optimization to uncover high-growth investment opportunities. As a former Vice President at Barclays, I led teams in model validation, stress testing, and regulato ...

The Global X FinTech ETF ( FINX ) has not shown the best of performance numbers in the past few years now and the way it is set up, the scope for growth is limited inI am a stock analyst with over 20 years of experience in quantitative research, financial modeling, and risk management. My focus is on equity valuation, market trends, and portfolio optimization to uncover high-growth investment opportunities. As a former Vice President at Barclays, I led teams in model validation, stress testing, and regulato ...

2025 has been a strong year for IPOs in the United States. Amid the Federal Reserve's easing stance, many companies across various industries made their public debuts. Notable ones among them were AI infrastructure player Coreweave (CRWV), design major Figma (FIG), and stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL). Investors were rewarded as well, with a model portfolio of all H1 2025 US IPOs returning 75.9% through June, far outpacing the S&P 500's ($SPX) 4.9% equivalent, fueled by large deals in AI and fintech. And ...

maple finance at 6x forward pe with $4.1m monthly revenue and 836% aum growth. core foundation litigation panic took it from $0.53 to $0.238. now $0.290. wintermute accumulated 20.4m tokens during the chaos. fintech lenders with 10x worse growth metrics trade at 15-25x earnings. syrup buybacks remove 2% of supply annually at current revenue. market pricing legal noise not $1.7b loan book with zero losses. ...

RT edgar (@edgarpavlovsky)if you're building on solana or in fintech and are feeling down about the market, come to @mtndaoknow what's most interesting about mtndao v9 this upcoming february?it's not the incredible builder interest we have - at this point, mtndao consistently attracts waves of talented, driven builders from all over the world (which i'll never take for granted)this time, what's most impressive to me is the heightened interest we have from teams and investors to sponsor mtndao. prices are do ...

These 21-year-old dropouts raised $2M to build Givefront, a fintech for nonprofits https://t.co/2K2TIG8vSn ...