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The Tech Selloff: A Golden Opportunity in the AI Era
The Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.38% Monday, with some of last year's biggest winners - Palantir and Nvidia - taking a hit.
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VEON Signs Spac Deal for Ukraine's Larrgest Digital Provider
Kyivstar is planning to list on Nasdaq in the second quarter, which would make it the first Ukrainian investment firm to be publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange.
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Russell 2000 in Correction Territory
The economically sensitive Russell 2000 small-cap index closed down more than 10% from its most recent November high Friday, commonly known as correction territory.
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Judge Rules ESG in American Airlines 401(k) Is Illegal
A federal judge in Texas on Friday said American Airlines violated federal law by basing investment decisions for its employee retirement plan on environmental, social and other non-financial factors.
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Wall Street 'Fear Gauge' at 3-Week High
Wall Street's most watched gauge of investor anxiety rose to a three-week high Friday as stock indexes sold off following a an upbeat jobs report that pushed back market expectations for further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
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Next Wave of US Crypto ETFs Already in the Pipeline
What a difference a year makes. Rewind the clock to early January 2024, and the asset-management industry was anxiously watching to see if the much-anticipated debut of U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could live up to expectations they would pull in as much as $30...
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Nasdaq Falls 2% as Jobs Surge Stokes Inflation Worries
U.S. stocks are sinking on worries that Friday's good news on the job market may be too good and prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high.
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College's Declining Value Leads to Low Enrollments
A recent study among faculty and students asked if the cost of higher education is a major issue. Surprisingly, nearly half of the faculty strongly agreed, while less than a third of the students strongly agreed.
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P&C Insurers Slide as L.A. Wildfire Losses Mount
U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks slid in premarket trading Friday on worries over the billions of dollars in potential catastrophe-related claims from the wildfires menacing Los Angeles, California.
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Citi Sees Stock Rally Extending to 2025, 10% EPS Growth
Citigroup said Friday it was expecting a rally in global equities to extend into 2025, as falling interest rates and easing inflation could help prop up corporate earnings.
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Conservative Values Fund Divests From Costco
The American Conservative Values ETF (ACVF) has divested its holdings of, and has put a "Refuse to Buy" rating on, Costco and Allstate - at the same time removing its longstanding boycott of Walmart.
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Trump, Broader Growth in Focus Ahead of Q4 Results
Investors are watching to see if technology companies and related heavyweights will add to recent strong profit gains and whether growth is broadening to other sectors as corporate America prepares to report on the final quarter of another standout year for Wall Street.
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Gold Hits Four-Week Peak on Safe-Haven Demand
Gold prices rose to a near four-week high Thursday, supported by safe-haven demand, while investors weighed how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's policies would impact the economy and inflation.
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Quantum Computing Takes Hit on Nvidia CEO Remarks
Quantum computing stocks sank Wednesday, pausing a year-long rally, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the technology's practical use was likely two decades away.
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Bonds Flashing Red, 'Term Premium' at 10-Year High
Dragging up government borrowing costs across the world, the new year spike in long-term U.S. Treasury yields is flashing red as a long-absent risk premium in debt markets re-builds alarmingly amid fiscal policy and interest rate fears.
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Conquering Debt for a Stress-Free Retirement
Entering retirement brings the promise of relaxation, freedom and time for personal pursuits. However, lingering debt can tarnish this dream, creating unnecessary stress and financial strain during what should be your golden years.
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How to Invest in Musk's Next $1 Trillion Company
Elon Musk's SpaceX just broke another record.It's now the most valuable private company in the world, worth around $350 billion. SpaceX is now bigger than Coca-Cola (KO), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Salesforce (CRM). And I believe its value will grow to at least $1 trillion by...
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Trump Trade Uncertainty Exposes Markets to Volatility
U.S. financial markets last year were more sensitive to economic surprises than usual, and as Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term as U.S. president investors should buckle up for more of the same in 2025.
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3 Micro-Cap Stocks for Dividend Investors
Most investors are familiar with large-cap stocks like Coca-Cola and IBM. Microcap stocks, on the other hand, are the smallest companies that trade publicly on the stock market.Micro-cap stocks are publicly-traded companies with market capitalizations between $50 million...
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Gold's Momentum in 2025 After a Stellar 2024
In today's world of economic uncertainty and geopolitical unrest, one thing is clear: gold remains the cornerstone of financial security. In 2024, gold had its best year since 2010, surging an incredible 26%. This wasn't just luck. It was a response to deeper problems in...
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Bob Farrell Rules - An Updated, Illustrated Guide
In a recent discussion on TheRealInvestmentShow, Bob Farrell and his 10 investment rules were discussed, which elicited several email questions asking, "Who is Bob Farrell, and where are these rules?"
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American Airlines Back in Big 3, Banks See Strong '25
American Airlines' stock is poised for a strong 2025 as the carrier emerges from a challenging year, according to brokerages Jefferies and TD Cowen, who upgraded the stock to a "buy" rating Monday.
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Chip Firms Surge on Hopes of Strong AI Demand
Shares of chipmakers jumped Monday as Microsoft's plan to invest $80 billion in AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025 spurred bets that semiconductor demand would remain strong.
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Fannie, Freddie Shares Surge on News of Privatization
Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants under U.S. government control since 2008, surged to multi-year highs on Friday after federal agencies revealed a framework for their "orderly" release from conservatorship.
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3 Low-Volatility Dividend Stocks
The S&P 500 is coming off a strong year with a 25% year-to-date return. If the market takes a downturn in 2025, investors can attempt to lower their portfolio volatility by reviewing a stock's standard deviation, a common proxy for risk.