A Big Bet on Fusion Just Became the First to be Publicly Listed, and it’s making a lot of noise

General Fusion Group Ltd. (GFUZ) debuted on Nasdaq as the first publicly listed fusion energy company, rallying approximately 21% on its first trading day. The Vancouver-based company, backed by Jeff Bezos and Tobias Lütke, uses a mechanically-driven Magnetized Target Fusion approach and entered public markets with ~$150 million to fund technical milestones through 2028, including reaching the Lawson criterion for net energy production.

07/16/2026, 6:36 PM • GlobeNewswire

Stock Market Today, July 16: Micron Plunges as Tech Stocks Extend Sell-Off

Tech stocks extended their sell-off on July 16, 2026, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 1.47% amid growing AI spending concerns and escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. Micron Technology plunged nearly 6%, while semiconductor leaders like Nvidia and Broadcom declined. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing fell despite record earnings. Abbott Laboratories surged over 10% on strong earnings. A Bank of America survey revealed 45% of fund managers view an AI bubble as the largest market risk.

07/16/2026, 5:03 PM • The Motley Fool

Better Growth ETF: Vanguard's VOOG Targeting the S&P 500 vs. State Street's Small Cap-Focused SLYG

Vanguard's VOOG and State Street's SLYG offer different growth investment strategies. VOOG focuses on large-cap tech stocks with higher returns (25.3% 1-yr, $1,941 on $1k invested over 5 years) but greater volatility, while SLYG targets small-cap growth stocks with more balanced sector exposure and lower volatility. VOOG has a lower expense ratio (0.07% vs 0.15%) and is better for tech-focused portfolios, whereas SLYG suits investors seeking diversification beyond the S&P 500.

07/16/2026, 5:02 PM • The Motley Fool

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Announces First Half 2026 Performance

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) announced a 10.8% total return on net asset value for the first half of 2026, outperforming the Morningstar U.S. Large Blend category (9.5%) and slightly trailing the S&P 500 (10.2%). The fund's net assets grew to $3.29 billion from $2.80 billion year-over-year, with significant holdings in technology stocks including NVIDIA, Apple, and Alphabet.

07/16/2026, 4:57 PM • GlobeNewswire

The "Magnificent Seven" Are at Their Lowest Relative Valuations in a Decade. My 3 Favorite Mag 7 Stocks to Buy.

The Magnificent Seven stocks are trading at their lowest relative valuations in a decade, with their P/E premium over the S&P 500 falling to just 10% from a historical 30%. The author recommends Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta as the best buying opportunities, citing their strong AI capabilities, cost advantages, and attractive valuations despite solid growth prospects.

07/16/2026, 4:15 PM • The Motley Fool

Down 50% From Its High, Is CoreWeave a Bargain or a Value Trap?

CoreWeave, a neocloud company providing AI-focused cloud computing, has fallen 50% from its peak since its April 2025 IPO. The stock has been pressured by reports that major client Meta is building its own cloud infrastructure. While CoreWeave shows strong revenue growth projections (147% this year, 98% next year), the company continues to post significant losses as it invests heavily in capacity expansion. The stock trades at a cheap valuation (7.1x sales), but profitability remains years away, creating execution risk for investors.

07/16/2026, 1:27 PM • The Motley Fool

Dow Jones Hangs On While Memory Chips Take Another Beating

The semiconductor sector continued its fourth consecutive day of losses after Taiwan Semiconductor raised capital expenditure forecasts to $60-64 billion, sparking investor concerns about profitability. Memory chip stocks like SK Hynix and Micron plummeted, dragging down the Nasdaq and S&P 500. The Dow remained relatively stable as healthcare stocks, particularly UnitedHealth and Abbott Laboratories, rallied on strong earnings, offsetting tech sector weakness.

07/16/2026, 1:03 PM • The Motley Fool

Edge AI Software Market Surges to $8.89 billion at a CAGR 24.4% by 2031 | Report by MarketsandMarkets™

The global Edge AI Software Market is projected to grow from USD 2.40 billion in 2025 to USD 8.89 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 24.4%. Growth is driven by increasing demand for real-time AI-powered decision-making, localized data processing, and lower latency requirements. Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing region, while services segment outpaces software segment growth.

07/16/2026, 10:00 AM • GlobeNewswire

These 3 AI ETFs Are the Best Ways to Play the Memory Boom

The article highlights three AI-focused ETFs as optimal ways to capitalize on the memory chip boom. The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) offers concentrated exposure to memory stocks, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) provides broader chip sector diversification, and the Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF (CHAT) offers the most diversified approach across the AI ecosystem with lower volatility risk.

07/16/2026, 9:31 AM • The Motley Fool

Marvell Technology Could Become a Huge Winner in AI Infrastructure

Marvell Technology is positioned to benefit from AI data centers' shift toward networking, optical connectivity, and custom silicon beyond raw compute. However, the company's current valuation leaves limited room for execution errors, requiring investors to carefully weigh growth potential against risks.

07/16/2026, 9:15 AM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia vs. AMD vs. Cerebras: Which Is the Best AI Inference Stock to Buy Today?

As AI inference becomes the next major market opportunity, three chipmakers are competing for dominance. Nvidia leverages its CUDA ecosystem and acquired Groq's LPUs for inference workloads. Cerebras offers faster wafer-scale chips but at premium costs. AMD is positioned as the strongest contender, combining inference capabilities with its MEXT acquisition for memory optimization and benefiting from agentic AI's CPU demand growth.

07/16/2026, 8:20 AM • The Motley Fool

This Former Smartphone Maker Has Quietly Become a Top AI Stock

Nokia, once a smartphone maker, has rallied 130% over the past year due to its AI-RAN (artificial intelligence radio access networks) technology, which enables real-time AI inference at the edge. The company's AI and cloud segment grew 49% in Q1, and with Nvidia's $1 billion investment and backing, Nokia is positioned to capitalize on an anticipated $35 billion AI-RAN market over five years as telecom companies upgrade infrastructure.

07/16/2026, 8:10 AM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia Is Finally Cheap: Here’s How to Buy It and Get a 7.4% Dividend

The article argues that semiconductor stocks, particularly NVIDIA and Micron, have been unfairly sold off despite strong underlying demand and reasonable valuations. The author recommends the BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (BTX), a closed-end fund yielding 7.4% that holds these undervalued semiconductor stocks and is trading at a 13.7% discount to NAV that is narrowing, presenting an attractive opportunity for dividend income and capital appreciation.

07/16/2026, 6:39 AM • Investing

3 Hypergrowth Tech Stocks to Load Up On Now

The article highlights three hypergrowth tech stocks positioned to deliver strong returns: Micron and Sandisk, which benefit from surging demand for memory chips in AI data centers with expected revenue growth of 81-143%, and Nvidia, which continues rapid expansion with 85% recent revenue growth and expectations near 100% next quarter, supported by increasing data center spending projected to reach $1 trillion.

07/16/2026, 6:30 AM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia Is Finally Cheap: Here’s How to Buy It and Get a 7.4% Dividend

The article argues that semiconductor stocks, particularly NVIDIA and Micron, have become undervalued despite strong AI demand. It recommends the BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (BTX) as a way to gain exposure to these cheaper semiconductor stocks while collecting a 7.4% dividend yield. The recent semiconductor selloff is characterized as an overreaction driven by profit-taking rather than weakening fundamentals.

07/16/2026, 5:23 AM • Investing