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In March, the average retired worker brought home a Social Security benefit of $2,079.49. Though this annualizes to less than $25,000, this income is nevertheless vital to helping aged workers make ends meet.

For many of the 54.1 million retired workers currently receiving a Social Security payout, no annual announcement is of greater importance than the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA),

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Tesla (TSLA) will release its Q1 2026 earnings next week on April 22 after the market closes. The stock has gained 12.6% in the last five days and is now approaching the $400 level. Meanwhile, Wall Street is deeply split on Tesla ahead of Q1 earnings, with price targets ranging from as low as $25 to as high as $600.

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Christian Weedbrook, the founder and CEO of Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies, became a billionaire this week without NVIDIA investing a single dollar in his company. His 46.4 million multiple-voting shares were worth approximately $1.5 billion as of midday Friday, after Xanadu’s stock surged nearly fivefold in six trading sessions. The catalyst was not anything Xanadu did.

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Most people understand that claiming Social Security benefits before reaching your full retirement age (or FRA) results in smaller payments. But how much smaller?

It depends on how much earlier you initiate these benefits. If you file at the earliest possible age of 62 rather than this year’s FRA of 67,

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After three years of roaring higher, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have reached an inflection point. Investors have been slower to jump into the AI story in recent times due to various headwinds — from concerns about the strength of AI-driven revenue ahead to worries about the war in Iran.

So, many stocks that led the S&P 500 higher in recent years —

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Palantir Technologies (PLTR +2.45%) stock hasn’t merely performed well since the company’s public offering back in September 2020. It has been downright heroic. Shares of this artificial intelligence (AI)-powered decision-intelligence software platform are up nearly 1,700% from that point, making it one of the best-performing tickers for this time frame.

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