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WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Federal Reserve appears poised to make its first rate hike since 2023 after hotter-than-expected inflation and fears that higher oil and diesel prices could become entrenched in the economy with few indications the war in Iran will close anytime soon.

The report shifted the discussion around interest rates from when officials will move them to how many hikes will be necessary to get inflation back to target.

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Artificial-intelligence stocks slid worldwide on Monday after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity. Another jump in oil prices, meanwhile, briefly sent the yield of the 10-year Treasury to 5% for the bond market’s latest pressure-raising milestone.

Despite all the downers for Wall Street,

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Global technology stocks have slumped after warnings from artificial intelligence (AI) bosses sparked fears that the pace of the technology’s development could slow.

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With Treasury yields now competitive enough to make most dividend ETFs look questionable, three funds still make a compelling case for equity income in retirement, but each one demands a completely different tradeoff that most investors overlook.

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TPAY promises a 10% annual distribution while keeping you fully invested in the S&P 500, and it skips the covered-call playbook entirely to do it. But that unconventional approach comes with a hidden cost most investors overlook before buying in.

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A surprise equity filing sent Corning to the bottom of the S&P 500 and pulled the entire AI optical sector down with it, raising a pointed question about whether a stock that surged 67% this year just flashed a warning…

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The Fed’s monetary policy committee kicks off a two-day meeting Tuesday and will announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday afternoon amid high expectations from investors of the first hike in more than three years. Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic official, has been clear in public comments recently that is not Trump’s preference,

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