The Nasdaq has climbed in recent years thanks to excitement about game-changing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.
There’s a time-honored tradition of U.S. presidents, whose electoral fortunes tend to rise or fall with the state of the economy, grumbling about chairmen of the Federal Reserve Board.
Famously, Paul Volcker, who as Fed chair dramatically raised interest rates in the early 1980s to combat inflation rates considerably higher than those that helped doom President Joe Biden’s hopes for reelection,
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Alphabet, Salesforce, and UiPath all look like good buys right now.
Tech stocks continue to lead the market higher, but that does not mean there still aren’t great stocks in the sector to buy. Let’s look at three great tech stocks to buy right now.
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Vanguard is known for low fees.
Many of its ETFs charge just a few dollars a year per $10,000 you have invested in them.
Vanguard is one of the most respected investment companies, and it has funds that can serve those seeking income,
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The historic crash of the banking system, including Washington Mutual, along with the housing bust in 2008 led to the Great Recession, but it was the Federal Reserve Bank that kept this disaster from causing a second Great Depression.
As the “lender of last resort,” ensuring trust in the entire world financial system,
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – A Republican bill in the House to regulate congressional stock trading is moving forward as lawmakers face public pressure to address what both parties acknowledge is an unfair advantage in the stock market.
Members of Congress currently have no restrictions on participating in the stock market. For years,
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Wall Street heads into the long weekend weighing who might take over as Fed Chair and how that could impact rates, today, Jan. 16, 2026.
S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.06%) slipped 0.06% to 6,940.01, today as political uncertainty won out over yesterday’s chip optimism.
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