Hana Yamamoto

Hana Yamamoto

Consumer Staples Analyst

Consumer staples and food/beverage analyst with a background in brand strategy and category management. Focuses on pricing power, input cost pass-through, distribution strength, and management discipline. Known for clean, comparable peer frameworks and risk-balanced theses.

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Anticipated 2026 Social Security COLA: What Retirees Should Know About Payment Adjustments and Challenges Ahead
Dec 30, 2025 Business News

Anticipated 2026 Social Security COLA: What Retirees Should Know About Payment Adjustments and Challenges Ahead

A closer look at the upcoming 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment and the persistent erosion of Social Security's purchasing power

Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) beginning January 2026, translating to an approximate $56 monthly incr...

Approaching Crisis: Social Security Retirees Face Imminent Benefit Reductions by 2026
Dec 30, 2025 Finance

Approaching Crisis: Social Security Retirees Face Imminent Benefit Reductions by 2026

The clock ticks closer to a significant benefit cut as Social Security's financial reserves dwindle

A rising number of American retirees rely heavily on Social Security benefits for their income, yet the program's trust funds are rapidly approaching ...

Dec 30, 2025 Finance

ServiceNow Positioned for Growth Amid Expanding Robotic Process Automation Market

Strong subscription revenue and robust client retention underlie ServiceNow’s role in the rapidly advancing automation sector

The robotic process automation market is poised for significant expansion, with projections indicating substantial growth by 2030. ServiceNow, a key p...

Understanding and Using Fibonacci Retracements for Better Stock Trading Decisions
Dec 29, 2025 Education

Understanding and Using Fibonacci Retracements for Better Stock Trading Decisions

For beginner and intermediate stock traders learning how to apply Fibonacci retracement levels to identify potential support, resistance, and entry points

Fibonacci retracements are a popular technical analysis tool based on key ratios derived from the Fibonacci sequence, used to identify potential rever...

Dec 29, 2025 Finance

Meta Platforms Strengthens AI Capabilities with Manus Acquisition

Integration of Autonomous AI Agents Signals Expansion Beyond Traditional Chatbots

Meta Platforms Inc., under CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has intensified its artificial intelligence initiatives by acquiring Manus AI, a Chinese startup speci...

Dec 29, 2025 Trade Ideas

Navitas Semiconductor: A High-Conviction, Risk-Aware Long — Buy the Moat, Size the Volatility

GaN adoption, a clean balance sheet and recent commercial wins make NVTS a tactical long with defined risk controls.

Navitas (NVTS) is a small-cap GaN power-IC specialist that looks to be building asymmetric optionality: meaningful adoption tailwinds (fast charging, ...

Trade Idea Long
Evaluating Long-Term Outcomes of Poor Market Timing Over Six Decades
Dec 29, 2025 Finance

Evaluating Long-Term Outcomes of Poor Market Timing Over Six Decades

A retrospective analysis of investing $10,000 at five major stock market peaks since 1965.

Despite fears of economic downturns and market peaks, a hypothetical investor who consistently invested $10,000 at five significant market highs over ...

Nikola Jokic Leaves Game With Left Knee Injury, Nuggets Await MRI Results
Dec 29, 2025 News & Politics

Nikola Jokic Leaves Game With Left Knee Injury, Nuggets Await MRI Results

Denver's star center sidelined after first-half incident in Miami, raising concerns over team’s Western Conference prospects

During a strong performance against Miami, Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic injured his left knee late in the first half, resulting in him leaving the gam...

Dec 29, 2025 Finance

Foresite Capital Divests Stake in Edgewise Therapeutics Following Stock Downturn

The biotech fund's exit underscores recalibrated risk amid prolonged developmental timelines for clinical-stage drug candidates

Foresite Capital Management VI fully divested its approximate $7.7 million position in Edgewise Therapeutics during the third quarter ending September...

Federal Allocation of $10 Billion Boosts Rural Health Care Funding with Conditional State Distributions
Dec 29, 2025 News & Politics

Federal Allocation of $10 Billion Boosts Rural Health Care Funding with Conditional State Distributions

Rural Health Transformation Program aims to mitigate budget cuts amid policy-driven requirements for states

Federal officials have announced a $10 billion fund allocation to support rural health care across all U.S. states in 2026, under the Rural Health Tra...