While the market has reversed course in recent weeks, it remains to be seen where the S&P 500 (^GSPC +1.20%) will end up at year’s end.
Wall Street’s perfomance has been mixed, but in the wake of the Iran war, much of the Street has been slashing its price targets.
In any given year, more than 20% of newly awarded retirees generally claim Social Security benefits at age 62 (i.e., as early as possible). In turn, they receive the smallest possible benefit based on their personal circumstances. Meanwhile, fewer than 10% of newly awarded retirees maximize their benefit by delaying until age 70.
Read on to learn exactly how much claim age affects Social Security payouts for retired men and women.
It’s no secret that equity investors have a lot of things on their minds. They were already concerned about the overall economy at the start of the year. The Iran war and the potential economic fallout took these worries to a new level.
Investors’ most immediate concern is the effect of the rapid rise in oil prices on consumer discretionary spending.
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On Wednesday, April 22, after the market closes, Tesla (TSLA +2.96%) will report first-quarter 2026 earnings, and then founder and CEO Elon Musk, along with other members of the senior management team, will hold a live conference call to provide an update on the business and answer analysts’
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Last year was a history-maker for Social Security. In May 2025, the average monthly retired-worker benefit topped $2,000 for the first time since the program’s inception.
But America’s leading retirement program has an opportunity to etch its name in the history books for a second year in a row, based on early cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) estimates for 2027.
Sales of Eli Lilly‘s (LLY +2.55%) Mounjaro and Zepbound have been nothing short of amazing. The two GLP-1 drugs saw sales increases of 99% and 175%, respectively, in 2025. The company is at the forefront of this still-developing drug niche. No wonder Eli Lilly’s stock is up more than 1,100% over the past decade,
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When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
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Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) is among the 9 Fastest Growing Rare Earth Stocks to Invest In.
On March 25, Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) announced it had successfully produced its first kilogram of high-purity terbium oxide at its White Mesa Mill in Utah,
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Wondering if Constellation Energy at around US$296 a share is still offering value, or if most of the easy gains are already behind it.
The stock has returned 3.4% over the last 7 days and 5.0% over the last 30 days,
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Today’s investing landscape offers lots of choices to investors. In addition to traditional investing assets, like stocks and bonds,
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