marketsabout 1 month ago
Prediction markets are coming for pop culture
What to know before buying event contracts around your favorite reality shows and entertainers.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Google makes a fresh bet on nuclear power as the AI energy crunch intensifies
Constellation’s stock is rising sharply following a deal that equates to as much power as would be supplied by a new nuclear reactor.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
America’s favorite index is misleading investors about the state of the stock market
For decades, the S&P 500 has been the preferred benchmark for monitoring the performance of the U.S. stock market. But these days, it is behaving less like a barometer of broad market health and more like a funhouse mirror.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Wall Street is hyping AI. This fund manager is betting instead on fires, HVAC and Berkshire Hathaway.
The co-portfolio manager at Heartland Advisors urges investors to shut out Wall Street’s hype on AI and look for companies that can use its technology as costs come down.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Should I put my nest egg in a 30-year Treasury bond?
Risk comes in many forms, even with “safe” investments.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Elon Musk’s wealth surpasses $1 trillion — making it higher than these countries’ GDPs
Is Musk wealthier than the national economy of Poland or Ireland? Find out here.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Michael Burry says he’s sold out of his top holding — for now
Michael Burry, the contrarian ex-hedge-fund manager chronicled in “The Big Short,” is selling his top holding at an 8 1/2-year low.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
The S&P 500 is facing rate chaos and narrow breadth. Why one Goldman Sachs insider is still bullish on stocks.
Stocks are not expensive in an historical context, seasonal factors are supportive and Goldman Sachs hedge fund research forecasts a record high for the S&P 500 before year-end.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and savings to buy a $3 million compound. Do I intervene?
“He estimates the mortgage will be $10,000 a month once both homes are sold, or $14,000 if they are not sold in time.”
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo buys a 7-acre Hamptons estate for $9.6 million cash
Andrew Cuomo has splashed out $9.6 million in cash on a sprawling Hamptons estate—nearly a year after the New York City mayoral primary that marked his return to electoral politics.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5%
The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."
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marketsabout 1 month ago
The case for Nvidia’s stock to march even higher after clinching its first record high in months
Analysts highlight the stock’s cheap valuation and the chip maker’s central role in the AI ecosystem.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
This new AI model could help America close a technological gap with China
Nvidia-backed Reflection AI announced Beam, a new ultra-efficient open model that boasts capabilities on par with those of Chinese ones
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Microsoft’s blazing stock comeback isn’t even close to being over, analyst says
Microsoft looks like a winning play in an environment where investors are looking for safer bets on the AI trend, according to Melius Research.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Western Digital and Seagate shares bounce back as analysts downplay the Toshiba threat
Even if Toshiba doubles its capacity, analysts say it has a ways to go to catch up with Western Digital and Seagate
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marketsabout 1 month ago
This rare stock-market divide means an elevated chance of a big surge — or a deep plunge
There’s a huge and rare divergence between the two-month returns of the Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Trump is promising $90 Medicare rebate checks ahead of the midterms. Here’s the hidden cost.
The president is betting that he can make seniors forget rising healthcare costs
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marketsabout 1 month ago
Investors see big opportunity in ferocious 2026 bond-market rout
The bond market rout of 2026 may be jolting markets, but it’s also gaining a important following among savers and the risk averse.
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