Dow futures rise as updates this week from the Fed and top retailers will test Wall Street’s big rally
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Wall Street is heading into a pivotal week,
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Should You Buy Nvidia Stock Before Aug. 27? Here's What History Suggests.
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Nvidia stock has rebounded from its lows earlier this year, and expectations are mighty high as earnings come into view.
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures in holding pattern rush of retail earnings rush in view
With chatter today that the government is nearing taking a 10% stake in Intel, I guess I shouldn’t be shocked the bruised tech giant is hoping to gain some Street cred on its future product roadmap by tapping Softbank and Masa for cash. Embattled Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan also gains a Trump friend in Masa.
Dow Set to Open Down as the Market Braces for Retail Earnings
Stock futures were broadly flat before the market opened on Tuesday ahead of a raft of earnings from big-name retailers.
Home Depot, the nationwide chain for do-it-yourself renovators, reports results from the latest quarter before the exchange starts trading today. Mass market retailers Target and TJX are up on Wednesday.
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EO Seeks to Expand Access to Alternative Asset Investments in Retirement Plans
For purposes of this EO, the term “alternative assets” is broadly defined as follows:
- Private market investments, including direct and indirect interests in equity, debt, or other financial instruments that are not traded on public exchanges, including those where the managers of such investments, if applicable, seek to take an active role in the management of such companies.
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Many employer health plans, fidcuaries are easy targets for ERISA suits, researchers warn
The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 requires employers with health plans and retirement plans to act as “fiduciaries,” meaning that the employers should perform their plan oversight duties “solely in the interest of plan participants” and “with the care, skill, prudence and diligence” that a “prudent man” would use in a similar situation.
Defined Contribution Plans and the Coming of the ‘Alts’
The White House has now officially supported giving access in 401(k) retirement plans to “alternative investments” like private equity, private credit, crypto, commodities, real estate and hedge funds. The defined contribution (DC) industry is gearing up to promote this idea across corporate America. Some see big money to be made through the “democratization” of investment vehicles heretofore available only to the rich.
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The combined platform supports agribusinesses in meeting EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and ESG requirements with end-to-end transparency across key commodities.
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Is This Cryptocurrency the Biggest Winner of Trump's Tariffs? (Spoiler Alert: It's Not Bitcoin)
Maybe tariffs aren’t so bad for crypto after all. This top cryptocurrency is up 144% since April.
It’s now been slightly more than four months since the White House announced “Liberation Day” tariffs. So there’s been enough time to project which cryptocurrency could be the biggest winner of Trump’s tariffs.
The answer might surprise you.
Ventura sees gold prices testing $3,600 an ounce by year-end amid global uncertainty
Gold prices may continue to stay elevated through the second half of 2025, according to Ventura Securities. The brokerage expects Comex gold to touch $3,600 an ounce by year-end, following a record high of $3,534.10 on August 7, which surpassed the earlier peak of $3,509.90 set in April.
Ventura attributed the outlook to macroeconomic headwinds,