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With Social Security less than six years away from insolvency — bringing with it an average cut to benefits of 24% (1) — a growing number of experts and advocacy groups are offering potential solutions.
It’s been a very good time to invest in the stock market. The current bull market run is well underway, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.33%) up 78%, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.08%) surging 99%,
Tesla has reignited investor interest with a dramatic demonstration of its redesigned Roadster, a long-delayed electric sports car capable of performing aerial maneuvers using SpaceX-inspired thrusters. The reveal triggered a sharp premarket move in TSLA shares, offering a fresh catalyst after recent weakness. However, the vehicle remains a prototype, with production targeted for 2028.
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U.S. indexes closed higher Thursday, led by the blue-chip Dow ,
US stock futures traded slightly higher on Friday, 16 October 2026, following gains on Wall Street in the previous session as technology shares recovered from selling pressure linked to concerns about artificial intelligence investment and corporate borrowing.
CFO Wayne DeVeydt called the lower end of the company’s 13% to 16% long-term earnings growth target a “reasonable starting point.”
This has been a game-changing year for Berkshire Hathaway‘s (NYSE:BRKA)(NYSE:BRKB) long-term shareholders. Warren Buffett’s retirement on Dec. 31 meant that this trillion-dollar conglomerate entered the year without its most familiar face running the show for the first time in well over half a century.
However, the Oracle of Omaha’s successor,
Some investors think it’s time to move away from big tech.
Drew Pettit says that could be a dangerous mistake.
His bullish case comes down to three words: revisions, revisions, revisions.
In the latest episode of Ticker Take, I spoke with Pettit, chief investment strategist at Roundhill Investments,
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Gold has long been used as a way to diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying gold simply because prices have been rising may not be enough to make a sound investment decision.
Before investing in gold, consider the form you are buying, the costs involved, the purity of physical gold, how easily you can sell it,
» Read more about: 5 Things to Check Before Buying Gold as an Investment »
According to the Zillow lender marketplace, fixed mortgage rates fell slightly today after 10-year Treasury yields (^TNX) eased this week.
The average 30-year fixed rate today, Friday, October 16, 2026, is 7.32%, down 4 basis points since yesterday.
