Diamonds and Dogs

7-31-24

AMD (AMD) is the diamond today, up 5%, its best day in a while following strong earnings and raised guidance due to demand for their AI chips. The strong outlook suggests that AMD is making headway against Nvidia and their AI chips.

Humana (HUM) is a dog today down 8% on earnings and weak guidance after the company warned of higher-than-expected inpatient hospital admissions that point toward elevated costs for the insurer.

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