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Although recessions are normal parts of the business cycle, anyone who has lived through one can tell you it could be financially devastating.
These are periods associated with economic decline, rise in unemployment, reduced wages, business failures and a contraction in financial markets.
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U.S. equities fell for another day on Thursday as investors took a risk-off stance, leading popular trades in technology and bitcoin to unravel.
The benchmark S&P 500 Index is down for a third session as this week’s turbulent trading sessions continue, not only led by a sell-off in chip and software stocks, but also by one of the so-called “Magnificent Seven” companies, Alphabet. The tech giant is down 4% in premarket trading after announcing a major increase in artificial intelligence spending that frightened investors enough to bail out of the stock.
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US stocks were lower Thursday, continuing a recent patch of volatility, as Wall Street grappled with persistent nerves about artificial intelligence and economic data showed the labor market weakened over the past two months.
The Dow was down 637 points,
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Across the U.S., millions of benefits recipients are to be issued their February money next week, as the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) three-Wednesdays payment cycle kicks in.
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the SSA is scheduled to send out payments to certain recipients of retirement benefits,
Shares of Enphase Energy (ENPH) are up 38%, or by $14.08, on a strong revenue forecast.
Earlier today, the company said Q4 revenues fell 10% year over year to $343.3 million, which still beat expectations.
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Nicole Buffett‘s last name opened doors — but it also slammed one shut.
In a 2008 Marie Claire profile, the then 32-year-old artist from Berkeley, California, shared the story of how her grandfather, Warren Buffett, disowned her. Yes, that Warren Buffett — the famously frugal investing legend whose fortune had just eclipsed $58 billion at the time,
