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From Golf Course to Gig Economy: Older Americans Are Quietly Un‑Retiring -( $DIA $SPY $QQQ )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 23, 2026 246Views 0Likes

Older Americans are “un-retiring” in growing numbers, turning the golden years into the “gone back to the office” years—driven mostly by higher living costs, but also by a desire to stay sharp and connected. This revival of gray-collar labor is reshaping the…

InterGroup’s San Francisco Comeback: When the Lobby Beats the AI-related Headlines -( $INTG )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 23, 2026 304Views 0Likes

InterGroup Corporation's (INTG) quarter now reads like a micro‑chapter in San Francisco’s broader comeback, where hotel lobbies, balance sheets, and city policy are finally pulling in the same direction. Some investors have been noticing this transformation as the INTG's stock is now…

May 22, 2026 – Memorial Day Melt‑Up: Markets Fire Up the Grill While Inflation Refuses to Cool -( $ALAB $AMWL $BZFD $EPRX $GOVX $INTG $MCD $MODD $NOK $RGTI $SER $SOAR $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 22, 2026 9373Views 0Likes

The week ending Friday, May 22, 2026, saw U.S. equities grind higher into the Memorial Day weekend, with the S&P 500 extending its longest weekly winning streak since 2023 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average tagging fresh record highs as investors leaned…

When Light Meets GPUs: How Silicon Photonics Quietly Took Over the Data Center

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 22, 2026 260Views 0Likes

Silicon photonics spent decades as the clever lab demo in search of a board‑level use case. Now, as AI data centers strain grids and mint new optics billionaires in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, that “solution in search of a problem” has finally…

The Insulin Pump That Could Spark a Bidding War: Modular Medical’s Pivot Targets Millions Still on Manual Injections -( $ABT $JNJ $MDT $MMED $MODD $PODD $TNDM )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 22, 2026 922Views 0Likes

Modular Medical (MODD) has cleared a crucial regulatory hurdle that positions its Pivot insulin patch pump as a potential game-changer in the $7 billion diabetes technology market, with FDA 510(k) clearance paving the way for commercial shipments by the end of Q2…

Qubits, Chips and Rare Earths: Inside America’s New National Portfolio Strategy -( $IBM $IONQ $GFS $MP $RGTI $QBTS $QUBT )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 22, 2026 432Views 0Likes

The United States’ latest move into quantum computing reads less like a science project and more like a sprawling, government-run portfolio spanning semiconductors, steel, nuclear power and rare earth metals—just with a few more qubits than usual. Quantum Becomes the New National…

When AI Ate Capex: Why Trillion‑Dollar Tech Spend May Still Be Too Small -( $GS $NOK $NVDA )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 21, 2026 270Views 0Likes

Global AI spending is barreling toward the trillion‑dollar mark faster than Wall Street’s models can refresh, and the odds are high that current estimates still understate the size of the build‑out. Nokia’s (NOK) new AI Networking Innovation Lab is one of the…

May 21, 2026 – AI, Banks and Small Caps Walk Into a Rally: Wall Street Loves the Punchline -( $ALAB $AMWL $BZFD $EPRX $FMC $GOVX $MCD $MODD $NOK $PPTA $SER $SOAR $RGTI $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 21, 2026 9217Views 0Likes

U.S. stocks extended their rebound on Thursday, May 21, 2026, with investors leaning back into risk as hopes for a U.S.–Iran agreement tempered recent geopolitical anxiety and markets digested a dense slate of Fed commentary and macro data. Gains were broad-based across…

America’s Rare Earth Reckoning: From Dependency to Domestic Revival

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 21, 2026 350Views 0Likes

For a nation that prides itself on independence, relying on foreign sources for more than 95% of its rare earth elements is less a strategy and more a vulnerability. These minerals—quietly embedded in everything from electric vehicles to missile guidance systems—have become…

AI’s Quiet Plot Twist: From Job Killer to Job Creator? -( $AMD $NOK $NVDA )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 21, 2026 324Views 0Likes

For a technology widely cast as the villain in the modern labor story, artificial intelligence may be preparing for a reputational turnaround. According to LPL Financial Chief Economist Jeffrey Roach, the narrative of mass job displacement could be missing a more nuanced—and…

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