Japan’s Nikkei 225 closes up 0.39%

BABA sinks 15% on rising costs & missed earnings. Cloud AI revenue up 36%, but e-commerce EBITA down 43%.

SOFI's revenue soars 30% annually, profits explode, but stock's 46% off peak. P/E 29.9.

SCHD ETF offers growth & 3.5% yield. New DDDD ETF doubles yield to 7% via options, sacrificing upside.

Brazil's sugar output faces risk as high oil prices divert cane to ethanol. Strike threats add logistics woes. Sugar prices jump 8% to $451/ton.

Physical oil prices surge past futures on supply shock; Brent nears $120, impacting consumers.

TSMC's sales jump 26%, P/E 32; GOOGL's Gemini hits 750M users, P/E 28. Safer than crypto?

Oil stocks CVX, CNQ, COP offer upside to rising crude, with 10%+ FCF growth at $70 oil.