WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE US MONETARY POLICY STORY?
When the Fed announced the unemployment data for July at 4.3%, it had set off alarm bells. There were concerns that the US may be actually staring at a hard landing of the economy. For the last 2 years, since the rate cuts had started,
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Benchmark stock market indices opened in red on Monday, further extending the downward trend dragged down by a decline in IT and energy sector stocks.
The S&P BSE Sensex was down 420.71 points to 77,159.60, while the NSE Nifty50 lost 132.50 points to 23,400.25 as of 9:36 AM.
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Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, endorsed the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk‘s leadership while advocating for stricter government spending controls in a series of posts on X on Sunday.
What Happened: “Government spending is taxation,” Wood said,
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The cryptocurrency industry’s leading super PACs plowed $131 million into congressional races this election cycle to help elect dozens of pro-crypto lawmakers, while individual billionaires with crypto interests spent millions to help return Donald Trump to the White House.
For those relatively new to investing, crypto can seem daunting, even downright scary. Cryptocurrency is a decentralized digital or virtual currency secured by cryptography. Some of them are limited in supply, which helps give them value and makes them nearly impossible to counterfeit or double-spend.
Today, most buying and selling of cryptocurrency takes place through a cryptocurrency exchange,
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Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal!
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It’s the revolution reshaping every industry on the planet.
From driverless cars to medical breakthroughs,
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The stocks included in the highly selective Dow Jones Industrial Average represent some of the most elite businesses in the world. These are companies that have a long history of delivering profitable growth and returns for shareholders.
But there are a few growth stocks among the prestigious group that stand out for their near-term upside potential.
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| Safest Investments at a Glance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Class | Safety | Liquidity | Upside Potential |
| Preferred stock | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate-High |
| High-Yield Savings | High | High | Low |
| Money Market Funds | High | High | Low |
| CDs | High | Low | Low |
| Treasurys | Very High | High | Low |
| TIPS | High | High | Low |
| Investment Grade Corporate Bonds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Bond Funds | Moderate | High | Low-Moderate |
| Municipal Bonds | Moderate | Moderate | Low-Moderate |
| Annuities | High | Low | Low |
| Cash-Value Life Insurance | High | Low | Moderate |
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McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the fast-food giant’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
The investments include $65 million that will go directly to the hardest-hit franchises, the company said.
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