Welcome to episode 74 of The 5-Minute Investor Podcast, where Stockhouse columnists Jonathon Brown and me, Trevor Abes, each deliver a 2.5-minute profile on a stock related to recent investment news. This week, as major wars in Iran, Ukraine and Palestine rage on, US tariffs reshape international alliances and China maintains a stranglehold on the critical minerals market, it can be difficult for investors to remember that hundreds of stocks are continuing to generate value through the chaos, many on an exponential basis, making it a good time to take a deep dive into a pair of top-returning names.
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Here are Jon’s show notes for episode 74:
- Jon’s top-returning stock year-over-year is Sparc AI (CSE:SPAI), a defense technology company helping clients to solve navigation and targeting challenges when GPS is unavailable.
- Navigating beyond GPS: Where AI meets defence innovation.
- At the time of writing, Sparc AI stock last traded at C$3.74 and has added 1,396 per cent year-over-year.
Here are Trevor’s show notes:
- Trevor’s top-returning stock making a strong case for your due diligence is Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY), an ultrasound company significantly reducing costs and increasing accessibility to the technology across the healthcare space.
- Butterfly Network reports Q2 2026 financial results.
- At the time of writing, Butterfly Network stock last traded at US$8.84 and has added 513.89 per cent year-over-year.
Here’s our most recent trio of episodes:
- Episode 71: Weight-loss drug stocks.
- Episode 72: The next AI gold rush is copper.
- Episode 73: The bargain case for digital banking stocks.
Thanks for listening!
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