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Piper Sandler chief global economist Nancy Lazar discusses the economic outlook for 2026, the importance of patience and more on Making Money.
The main worry facing CEOs of U.S. companies as 2026 begins is economic uncertainty, which is a bigger concern for American business leaders than their global counterparts,
This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) inched about 0.5% higher on Friday afternoon as investors positioned ahead of the automaker’s quarterly results due Jan. 28, 2026.
The electric-vehicle maker’s stock has been muted,
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The “Magnificent Seven” trade is still very much alive. The elite group of mega-cap tech names — Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) — has seen share prices skyrocket on the back of AI, even if not every name managed to beat the S&P 500 ($SPX) last year.
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ARK Investment Management released data Monday detailing a significant performance gap between gold and bitcoin throughout 2025.
Gold prices appreciated 65% during 2025 while the price of bitcoin declined 6%, according to the data. Ark Investment noted that despite the decline in 2025, bitcoin has increased 360% since the end of the US equity bear market in October 2022.
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These dividend-paying ETFs have high yields and can provide you with some great diversification.
If your main goal from investing in the stock market is to collect a dividend each month, that’s not a difficult task. There are many dividend stocks to choose from, but buying them individually may not be ideal,
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Alphabet’s market cap recently surpassed $4 trillion. Even at its current size, this tech giant remains a quality company to have in your portfolio.
The tech sector is home to several of the largest publicly traded companies. One of the most successful is Alphabet (GOOG 1.01%)(GOOGL 0.96%),
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Today, Benzinga’s options scanner spotted 20 options trades for BioNTech. This is not a typical pattern. The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 55% bullish and 20% bearish. Among all …
» Read more about: Unpacking the Latest Options Trading Trends in BioNTech »
As the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) releases its updated 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook in January, forecasting a potential price decline for natural gas this year, the current spotlight is on the natural gas market. Notably, EIA expects U.S. Henry Hub prices to average just under $3.50/MMBtu, representing a 2% decline from 2025,
» Read more about: Energy ETFs in Spotlight as US Natural Gas Prices Set to Fall This Year »
Social Security recipients should see their paychecks increase this month. That’s because benefits are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.
A 2.8% increase is by no means the most generous Social Security COLA to ever arrive, but it’s also not the stingiest. In fact, last year, Social Security benefits only rose 2.5%,
» Read more about: 3 Ways to Maximize Your 2026 Social Security COLA »
Coming out of retirement might not have been in your plans, but here you are,
