The summer winds have blown a bear market into semiconductor stocks as pricing has come under pressure. What do investors need to hear from chipmakers and AI superscalers this week to regain their confidence? The latest results of the Investopedia Sentiment Survey are in, and we are still trying to hang on to the bull.<br><br>Plus, our credit card and travel rewards and loyalty points aren’t getting as far as they used to. Peter Greenberg, the Travel Wizard, says, ‘get used to it’, and offers insider tips for the smart traveler.<br>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Credit Card Rewards Keep Shrinking

The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

[SPEAKER_A] On The Express this week, semi stocks get rocked. Has this market already topped? Our latest survey results just dropped. Which stocks are cooling and which ones are hot? Credit card companies want your loyalty, but they stopped treating us like royalty. Peter Greenberg, the travel wizard, lifts the curtain on the rewards charade. Whether you're preferred or platinum, reserve or elite, you're rocking with The Express. Move Your Body to the Beat. Welcome back and welcome aboard.

[SPEAKER_B] Happy Monday.

[SPEAKER_A] The Investopedia Express, live and direct every Monday at 10 AM and on your streaming platforms on demand. All week long. Good to be with you, good to have you with us. Welcome to all Investopedia fans, followers, listeners, and viewers around the world. We know you're out there, the smartest investors on the planet, tuning into the Investopedia Express. We're glad to have you with us on Monday morning here in the dog days of summer. And it feels like every Monday for the past several Mondays, we get headlines over the weekend about the ceasefire falling apart, the Strait of Hormuz being blocked again, chips being attacked. We did have some Casualties over the weekend, more attacks over the weekend, but come Monday morning, futures pointing into the green and stocks off to a decent start this week. A little pressure on the Dow, but chip stocks and the tech stocks back in the green after a pretty bruising week last week. The NASDAQ falling just 1%, but some of the declines in the chip stocks pretty severe. We've seen a lot of pressure on semiconductor stocks, and semiconductors, you know how I feel about them. They are the railroads of the 21st century, and as pricing goes, So go semiconductor stocks.

Why Credit Card Rewards Keep Shrinking

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

Why Credit Card Rewards Keep Shrinking

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.