The U.S. stock market’s prospects continue to deteriorate, according to the gold-platinum ratio — a relatively obscure indicator with an impressive track record predicting the stock market’s 12-month return.
I say “continue” because the ratio of gold GC00 to platinum PL00 was already declining when I last wrote about it in November.
Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CEG) is one of the Unstoppable Growth Stocks to Invest In According to Reddit.
Wall Street has a positive opinion on Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CEG), with 86% of the 21 analysts covering the stock having a Buy rating.
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Veteran investor Cathie Wood had remained relatively quiet in her trading activity around crypto-linked equities for these past few days.
After buying Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) stock worth $12.7 million on Apr. 7, she didn’t demonstrate any interest in crypto stocks for a while.
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BNP Paribas (ENXTPA:BNP) economists have published research commentary on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the US economy.
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Tesla (TSLA +2.96%) stock is down 14.5% this year because the company hasn’t yet released a slew of updates on its single most important near-term catalyst: its robotaxi rollout. To date, the only unsupervised robotaxis are in a limited area of Austin, Texas, and Tesla is nowhere near the kind of rollout that CEO Elon Musk previously envisaged for the company.
Gold prices have delivered stellar returns since the past year, driven by strong safe-haven demand amid persistent global geopolitical uncertainties. In India, physical demand for gold is expected to rise as the country celebrates the festival of Akshaya Tritiya on Sunday, 19 April. Buying gold on this occasion is considered highly auspicious.
If you’re on Social Security, you’ve either already received your April 2026 check or will soon. Now that we’re a few months into the year, you likely have some idea of what to expect, but you may not realize how long that April benefit has to last you.
Due to a quirk in the Social Security payment schedule,
Millions of Americans earn modest wages throughout their careers, sometimes never making more than $40,000 a year.
They still pay into Social Security with every paycheck and expect those contributions to turn into a monthly retirement benefit.
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But how much does a lifetime at that income level actually translate into once the checks start arriving?
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It started as a small realization that quickly turned into a bigger concern.
Consider this scenario: after sitting down to review their finances one afternoon, Tom, 79, notices something that doesn’t quite add up. His wife Karen, 78, is receiving about $1,050 a month in Social Security based on her own work history.
