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The centerpiece features a midyear roundtable with panelists naming multiple companies and providing a scorecard for earlier picks. Additional sections cover newly listed technology themes, PC-related AI exposure for major software/hardware beneficiaries, and commentary on U.S. ownership of companies.","This edition of %was originally published in the United States and reprinted locally for regional distribution .  \nNEW LIFE FOR THE MAG SEVEN • PAGE 3 3  \nVOL. CVI NO. 28 JULY 13, 2026 U.S. EDITION  \nMidyear  \n2026  \n63142  \n>  \nThe stock market is still full of bargains, including some tied to AI.  \n45 picks from our panelists.  \nPAGE 14  \nCONTENTS  \n07.13.26  \nVOL. CVI  \nNO.28  \n14 COVER STORY  \n45 Picks From Our Midyear Roundtable Pros  \nFrom AGNC andAnnaly to Vulcan and Zebra Technologies, our panelists name a host of promising companies that can thrive even if the AI trade fizzles. Plus, areport card of their previous picks.  \nLAUREN R. RUBLIN  \nFEATURES  \n9 Why Newly Listed Chip Maker SK Hynix Will Be an AI Winner ADAM CLARK  \n13 AI Is Coming for PCs. Logitech Stock Is Set to Benefit.  \nDAN VICTOR  \n62 Other Voices: U.S. Ownership of Companies Could Be Corrosive CHRISTOPHER SMART  \n\n| © 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |\n| --- |\n| Our newspapers are 100% sourced from sustainable certified mills. |\n\nBARRON’S (USPS 044-700) (ISSN 1077-8039) Published every Monday.  \nEditorial and Publication Headquarters: 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10036. Periodicals postage paid at Chicopee, MA and other mailing offices.  \nPostmaster: Send address changes to Barron’s, 200 Burnett Rd., Chicopee, MA 01020  \n10 NICK DEVOR Pokémon and Baseball Cards Are Gambling’s New Frontier  \n The social-media-fueled hype over trading cards is raising concerns that children are being coaxed into addictive behaviors. The industry, meanwhile, is free to play by its own rules.  \nCOLUMNS  \n5 ANDY SERWER — UP & DOWN WALL STREET  \n7 JACK HOUGH — STREETWISE  \n30 ANDREW BARY — INCOME INVESTING  \n31 RANDALL W. FORSYTH —THE ECONOMY  \n32 ADAM LEVINE —TECH TRADER  \n33 TERESA RIVAS —THE TRADER  \n37 DEBBIE CARLSON — FUNDS  \n37 CRAIG MELLOW — INTERNATIONAL TRADER  \n38 STEVEN M. SEARS — STRIKING PRICE  \n63 ELIZABETH O’BRIEN — RETIREMENT  \nDEPARTMENTS  \n4 INDEXOF COMPANIES  \n8 REVIEW & PREVIEW  \n39 INSIDE SCOOP, 13DS  \n40 WINNERS & LOSERS  \n41 RESEARCH REPORTS  \n63 MAILBAG  \nON THE COVER Photographs by Jake Chessum; photograph by Chris Floyd (Giroux)  \nON TELEVISION  \nTune in Saturday and Sunday at  \n9:30 a.m. and  \n10:30 a. m. ET. to Barron’s Roundtable on Fox Business.  \nPhotograph by Scott Semler  \nGet the stock picks others miss.  \nExclusive picks.  \nEarly access.  \nExpert-selected small caps and market movers.  \n© 2026 Dow Jones & Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4DJ0984  \n| INDEX | Our index lists significant companies mentioned in stories and columns, | For Customer Service, call 1 (800) 544-0422, or go to |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | plus Research Reports, and Corrections & Amplifications. The references | [customercenter.barrons.com. For](customercenter.barrons.com. 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