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Last week, Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest reduced its exposure to Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) by selling 59,000 shares valued at $32.6 million. The transaction comes as investors prepare for the chipmaker’s upcoming quarterly results.
AMD has gained about 160% in 2026,
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Bond yields on widely watched benchmarks like the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond have recently reached 24-year highs. Higher bond yields are making some investors wonder if now is a good time to buy bonds.
The answer depends on “what kind of bonds?” Based on your investment timeline, your risk tolerance,
The average retiree collects $25,000 annually from Social Security, covering only 41% of the $61,432 older Americans typically spend each year.
Social Security’s average benefit barely covers housing costs alone, leaving transportation, food, and healthcare expenses largely unfunded.
Saving $300 monthly starting at age 25 can grow to nearly $933,000 by 65,
Social Security faces a potential 22% benefit cut by 2032 as a shrinking workforce generates insufficient payroll tax revenue to cover scheduled payments.
Congress has historically prevented broad Social Security cuts and could still act through tax increases or retirement age adjustments to avert the reduction.
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Purchase mortgage rates are mostly higher than refinance rates, according to Zillow rate data provided to Yahoo Finance.
Today, Monday, November 2, 2026, the 30-year fixed purchase rate is 7.10%, 4 basis points higher than the 30-year refinance rate. The 15-year fixed purchase rate is 6.45%,
Wall Street appeared ready to recover from October’s $2 trillion technology stock wipeout on Monday. Within hours, roughly $700 billion in fresh market gains had evaporated.
The S&P 500 surged as much as 1.1% in morning trading before closing down 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.1%,
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One of the biggest factors influencing current CD rates is the federal-funds rate. Federal Reserve policymakers lowered the benchmark rate three times in 2025, and CD rates fell in response. Fed officials adopted a more cautious approach in 2026, holding rates steady at their first five meetings of the year until a surge in energy prices resulting from the Iran war and an AI-investment boom led policymakers to raise the federal-funds rate a quarter point in September.
» Read more about: Today’s CD Rates for November 3, 2026: Highest APYs Range From 4.50% to 5.25% »
The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked interest rates for the fifth time this year, from 4.6% to 4.85%, in a bid to regain control of surging inflation amid the ongoing global oil shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. The RBA’s cash rate has now reached its highest level since 2008.
Investing.com — Piper Sandler revealed in a client note that it has built a model to assess how Tesla and SpaceX shares might react to a potential all-stock merger.
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Apple reported a 12% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter revenue to $114.5 billion, edging past analyst predictions.
