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Tech stocks reached new highs in 2025 driven by strong AI demand.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mostly flat in quiet trading on Friday as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading is expected to be light.
The S&P 500 index was up less than 0.1% as of 10 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was roughly unchanged, and the Nasdaq composite was down less than 0.1%.
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The pharmaceutical giant’s stock has tumbled over the past year and a half, but it could be poised to storm back.
Is there a more popular health trend right now than GLP-1 agonist obesity drugs such as Ozempic? Probably not. Ironically, though, investing in Ozempic, or rather in its manufacturer,
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Amplify ETFs is expanding its digital asset offerings with the launch of two new ETFs that aim to capture the infrastructure driving blockchain’s next phase, without requiring investors to hold cryptocurrencies directly.
The Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (NYSE:STBQ) and Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (NYSE:TKNQ) started trading on Wednesday.
If 2026 is your target retirement year, the countdown has likely begun. But before filing that paperwork, it’s worth taking a hard look at what living on Social Security alone actually means. For millions of Americans, those monthly checks form the backbone of retirement income. For some, they are the only source.
The mechanics of Social Security adjustments are designed to protect seniors,
Kratos has successfully transitioned from experimental testing to full-scale mass production of hypersonic systems and tactical drones.
New federal regulations banning foreign competitors have created a protected domestic market for AeroVironment and its commercial drone systems.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is taking the brunt of the selling today, despite some good news—perhaps—globally.
The Dow has dropped 100.11 points, or 0.2%, just after noon on Friday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have declined 0.1%. They’re not big losses, but the declines have picked up a touch this afternoon.
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Alphabet and Amazon look poised to be long-term winners, and I’d be buying more shares in a market crash.
With the market near all-time highs and murmurs of an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble and even a potential market crash, there are some stocks I still wouldn’t sell.
While I’m not expecting a big market pullback,
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Meta’s recent launch of AR glasses with an integrated display and built-in AI assistant looked modest on the surface. In reality, it marked the point where experimentation turned into execution.
Meta has been investing in smart glasses for more than seven years, giving it a meaningful head start. That lead is already visible in the data.
