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After posting blistering gains for the past three years, many of the stocks leading the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution are pulling back. Investors are worried about a range of potential risks, from rising funding costs for data centers to weaker future demand than anticipated, which could derail the infrastructure spending boom.

The iShares Semiconductor ETF,

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Swing trading is said to be a method suited for office workers. Even if you cannot watch the market during the day, it works because you can make decisions at night based on daily charts and place your orders.

However, once they actually start, it is not uncommon for people to stop.

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You’ve likely heard by now that Social Security’s benefit payments will be 3.6% bigger beginning in January than they are now, reflecting the price inflation U.S. consumers have experienced over the past 12 months.

If you’re already receiving Social Security retirement benefits, however, this annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) might be inadequate.

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For the better part of the last four years, the stock market has been unstoppable. Despite a few short-lived corrections, the mature-stock-driven Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.34%), broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.09%),

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Introduction | Why Stock Prices Fall Even When Interest Rates Drop

In the US market last week, we saw a change in one of the relationships that has supported the market until now.

Despite the 10-year US Treasury yield falling by approximately 0.15 percentage points over the week, the NASDAQ Composite Index fell by 4.5%.

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Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, holds $379.1 million worth of shares of CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP -4.41%) and on Friday, Oct. 9, and Monday, Oct. 12, went on a CRISPR Therapeutics buying spree, buying $1.1 million worth of the stock and $2.3 million worth of CRISPR stock on back-to-back market days,

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According to data from the Social Security Administration (SSA), approximately 57.9 million people received Social Security retirement benefits in September 2026, including spouses and children of retired workers, as well as the workers themselves.

For retired workers, the average Social Security retirement benefit was $2,088.79 per month,

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Are you over 55, sitting on a sizable nest egg, and considering an early retirement? You may see the stock market is booming and think your investments will continue delivering great returns, but if the market crashes, as some experts predict, it could wreck your plans.

A 2025 Vanguard report analyzing 2024 plan-year data found that 55- to 59-year-olds allocated 67% of their retirement plan contributions to equities.

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