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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is inviting retail investors to bet on Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s private startups and possibly profit from his newfound closeness to President-elect Donald Trump in the process.

Through its ARK Venture Fund, the firm is giving retail investors the chance to invest in companies that aren’t listed on public markets,

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Schwab Asset Management CEO and CIO Omar Aguilar joins Yahoo Finance’s Rachelle Akuffo and Robert Powell to discuss how emotions drive investing at Impact.

“Animal spirits tend to be one of the typical behavioral biases that people have when they see things going in a certain way,”

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The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock’s price. Do they really matter, though?

Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage,

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Millions of young Americans are forging unconventional paths to early retirement amid a growing desire for financial freedom and greater flexibility in spending their time. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the percentage of people willing to work full-time after age 62 fell to 45.8% in March,

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Paladin Energy Ltd (AU:PDN) has released an update.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates have ceased to be substantial holders in Paladin Energy Ltd., following changes in their voting securities. This shift involves a range of transactions,

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• Indexes dipped slightly Thursday as traders assessed Nvidia earnings.
• The chip maker whipsawed in pre-market trading after posting a solid beat after the close on Wednesday.
• The company cited strong demand for its Blackwell chip, and guidance came in line with forecasts.

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Bitcoin surged past $98,000 for the first time late Wednesday, boosting sentiment across cryptocurrency-related equities. Factors driving the rally included heightened expectations for crypto-friendly regulatory policies under a potential second Trump presidency and short liquidations exceeding $88 million overnight.

Crypto-related stocks followed suit.

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting up and down Thursday after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making fatter profits than expected.

The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, after flipping between modest gains and losses.

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