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Ujjwal Maheshwari

Ujjwal Maheshwari is a Sydney-based financial writer at Stocks Down Under, where he has covered ASX and forex markets for over three years. He specialises in breaking down complex market developments into clear, accessible analysis for everyday investors.

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), University of New South Wales (UNSW)

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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Reports on Thursday: Is the Stock a Buy Before Earnings?

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reports its second-quarter results on Thursday, and the setup is unusual. The stock has slumped roughly 19% this year, yet analysts still see it climbing about 50% from here. So is this a rare chance to buy a great company cheaply or a warning sign investors should heed? Here is how we read…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 13, 20260Comments

Palantir PLTR falling while Nvidia NVDA rises in the AI software to hardware rotation, July 2026

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Nvidia Is Soaring but Palantir Is Struggling: Is Money Rotating Out of AI Software Stocks?

Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) slipped again on Friday, down about 1.5%, on a day when Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose more than 3%. It is a split that has played out repeatedly in recent weeks: the AI chipmaker powers ahead while the AI software star struggles. The obvious question is whether investors are quietly rotating out of AI software…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 11, 20260Comments

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Circle (NYSE:CRCL) Soars After Winning US Approval to Become a Crypto Trust Bank

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) jumped sharply on Friday, rising as much as 15% before cooling off , after US regulators gave it the green light to build its own bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved Circle to set up a national trust bank, a big regulatory milestone for the company behind…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 11, 20260Comments

Airlines

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Beat Earnings Despite Record Fuel Costs: Buy or Wait?

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), the first big US carrier to report, delivered a second quarter that beat expectations, sent a reassuring signal about travel demand, and included a dividend increase. What makes it striking is that Delta pulled this off while absorbing the biggest fuel bill in its history. So is the stock a buy…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 11, 20260Comments

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Why WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) Stock Jumped on Strong Earnings: Buy or Too Late?

WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC), the maker of the famous blue-and-yellow lubricant can, delivered a blockbuster earnings report that sent its shares sharply higher. The stock spiked as much as 23% early on, though it later gave back more than half of that gain. That fade is telling, and it sets up the real question for investors:…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 11, 20260Comments

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Why Meta (NASDAQ:META) Is Rising on Its AI Cloud Bet: Smart Move or Costly Gamble?

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has been climbing as investors cheer a wave of moves in its artificial-intelligence push. The company opened developer access to its Muse Spark AI models through a new paid API, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed Meta is exploring renting out AI computing power, saying it "makes sense", a venture that would…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 11, 20260Comments

Tech Stocks

SK Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) Lists on the Nasdaq After a Record US$26.5 Billion Debut: How Can Australians Buy It?

SK Hynix made its debut on the Nasdaq today, one of the biggest stock-market listings in history. (A quick note on the ticker: the shares trade under the temporary symbol SKHYV during conditional trading on Friday, switching to the permanent SKHY when regular trading begins on Monday, 13 July.) SK Hynix's shares opened at US$170…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 10, 20260Comments

Healthcare Stocks

Is AstraZeneca (AZN) a Buy After Its Failed Heart-Drug Trial?

AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) fell about 5% on Thursday, having plunged as much as 9% earlier in the day, after its closely watched Phase III CARDIO-TTRansform trial failed. At its worst, the setback wiped roughly £19 billion (about US$24 billion) off the company's value, though the shares clawed back some of that loss through the session. For…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 10, 20260Comments

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Why Micron (MU) Stock Is Jumping Today: Inside the US$250 Billion Chip Investment

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) jumped about 6% to above US$1,000 a share on Thursday and led a broad rebound in chip stocks, alongside gainers like SanDisk and other AI-memory names, after the memory-chip maker unveiled a giant US spending plan. Micron said it will invest more than US$250 billion in American factories and technology through 2035, a…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 10, 20260Comments

AMD stock jumping 7% in the AI chip rebound, July 2026

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Why AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) Is Jumping 7% Even as Analyst Targets Say the Upside Is Gone

AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) is having a strong day, jumping about 7% on Thursday as money flooded back into chip stocks. It is a sharp turnaround: just days ago, AMD was sliding as investors dumped semiconductors on fears that AI optimism had gone too far. Now it is one of the market's biggest gainers, alongside Micron and…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariJuly 10, 20260Comments

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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Reports on Thursday: Is the Stock a Buy Before Earnings?

Nvidia Is Soaring but Palantir Is Struggling: Is Money Rotating Out of AI Software Stocks?

Circle (NYSE:CRCL) Soars After Winning US Approval to Become a Crypto Trust Bank

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Beat Earnings Despite Record Fuel Costs: Buy or Wait?

Why WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) Stock Jumped on Strong Earnings: Buy or Too Late?

Why Meta (NASDAQ:META) Is Rising on Its AI Cloud Bet: Smart Move or Costly Gamble?

SK Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) Lists on the Nasdaq After a Record US$26.5 Billion Debut: How Can Australians Buy It?

Is AstraZeneca (AZN) a Buy After Its Failed Heart-Drug Trial?

Why Micron (MU) Stock Is Jumping Today: Inside the US$250 Billion Chip Investment

Why AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) Is Jumping 7% Even as Analyst Targets Say the Upside Is Gone

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