Best Brokers for Options Trading in 2026
Investors trade options for many reasons, including income and speculation. Here are the best investing platforms offering options trading.
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2 Vanguard ETFs to Buy to Outperform the S&P 500 Over the Next Decade, According to Analysts
Key Points
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The S&P 500 is off to another strong start in 2026.
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Long-term investors should be mindful of valuation, and they can find value in these two segments.
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Vanguard’s analysts expect good value to generate superior long-term returns.
What are today's mortgage interest rates: May 8, 2026?
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Sometimes, a lull in the mortgage interest rate climate can be a good thing for borrowers. With rates here known to change daily,
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The US economy added a better-than-expected total of 115,000 jobs in April
The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 115,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.3%, an indication of resilience at a time when war and high gas prices loom large.
April’s employment gains mark an expected retreat from March, when a revised 185,000 jobs were created,
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April jobs report live updates: Labor market on 'solid footing' as US economy surprises with 115,000 job gains
The labor conversation around AI is starting to evolve.
Earlier this week, Coinbase (COIN) announced what has, at many tech companies, come to be the baseline expectation: we’re cutting a bunch of jobs because of AI.
And in local roles,
US economy added 115K jobs in April, unemployment rate remained at 4.3%
The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report Friday.
Both measures have changed little over the year, the bureau also reported.
The jobs gain was larger than the 65,000 economists predicted but was less than the 185,000 created in March,
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A key sector has been AWOL from the stock-market rally. Investors should be worried.
By Tomi Kilgore
The financial sector has been weak while the rest of the market rallies – something that happened before the last big bear markets
A falling financial sector at a time the S&P 500 is rallying is like a flashing yellow light for Wall Street.
Those looking to the soaring chip sector for guidance on when the stock market’s march to record highs could end may be missing a warning sign from a key sector that has been flashing for months.
46 firms accounted for half the wealth generated by the stock market over the past 100 years, researchers say
In recent years, stock market observers have noticed that a small group of mega-sized technology stocks, nicknamed the “Magnificent Seven,” have driven an outsized portion of the return in the broad stock market.
A decade ago, it was FANGs (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — sometimes,
These 15 stocks trade like the hottest tech names — but they’re still under the radar
For years now, Wall Street pundits have been talking about the “AI trade.” But exactly what they’re referring to isn’t always clear.
Are they talking about the “Magnificent Seven,” which includes stocks in tech and tech-adjacent sectors that are investing heavily in AI?
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US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Investors await key U.S. jobs report for clues on Fed rate path
Investors are closely watching Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, with economists expecting job growth to slow sharply in April while the unemployment rate holds steady,