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To answer that million-dollar question, let’s unearth where our dear BigBear.ai currently finds itself-because wouldn’t you know it, the world of finance rarely goes according to plan.

Investors, you’re not here to chase vibes. You’re here to harvest. So forget the limited-time flavors and TikTok buzz-fix your eyes on NET SALES, the only metric that matters before the whole thing collapses into a sugar-fueled coma. Because when the music stops, the real story is written in numbers, not marketing fluff.

Yet, let us linger where gold gleams brighter than mere coin – in the realm of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Such vessels transport us beyond the fragility of singular enterprises into the boundless sea of diversified opportunity. Among these gilded paths, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) has recently beckoned, drawing the gaze of extraordinary investors, whose keen eyes see potential in every ripple. In the first blush of the year, three eminent titans amplified their holdings:

Such was the fate of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) on Tuesday, when its shares wilted by 1.5%, a more dramatic droop than the S&P 500‘s modest 0.6% slump. The previous day had seen a bloom of sorts, but the bloom proved transient-a petal shaken loose by the whims of an analyst’s quill.

So, what happened? Well, there was a massive financial company making a play, but it didn’t choose *our* chipmaker. No, no. The lucky lady-er, company-wasn’t AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, if we want to get formal), but its longtime rival, Intel. Now, if you’re AMD, imagine you’ve been all dressed up for a gala, only to find out your date picked your best friend instead. Ouch. That sting was felt in the stock prices, as AMD lost more than 5% on the day. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 also dropped-but much less dramatically, like someone tripping on their shoelaces instead of face-planting into a pie.

Before the first bell tolled, Best Buy etched its name into the annals of commerce by opening a portal to a realm where its offerings doubled. This new marketplace, a recursive expansion of its e-commerce veins, now harbors not only the familiar specters of technology but also the uncharted territories of third-party wares. A library, one might say, where the shelves no longer merely echo the curator’s taste but the collective whispers of myriad vendors.

Behold the table below, a modest ledger of ambition. It chronicles Vertiv’s full-year guidance for 2025, revealing an intriguing paradox. Sales rise faster than profits, as if the company were a spendthrift nobleman throwing gold coins into a fountain of innovation. The culprit? Tariffs, those bureaucratic gremlins, and a sudden surge in research and development spending-an investment not unlike stashing rubles under your mattress in anticipation of a brighter tomorrow.