By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose to the edge of its all-time high on Friday.
The S&P 500 added 0.2% and finished just 0.3% shy of its record closing level, which was set in October.
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Thursday’s unusual options activity included puts on popular stocks such as Tesla and Netflix. If you are entertaining the idea of selling cash-secured puts to generate income while attempting to buy …
In a decisive move, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously cut the key repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% today. The announcement triggered an immediate rally in India’s equity markets, with the Sensex gaining around 300 points and the Nifty rising 100 points in the early hours of trading (as reported by CNBC TV 18).
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As investors look to the future, more and more are focused on a single goal that results in using monthly ETFs to replace or greatly add to their existing paychecks. Whether it’s because they are getting tired of the corporate grind or because they just want a steady cash flow, this idea of replacing paycheck income with passive income continues to gain the right kind of steam.
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SLV has delivered a higher 1-year return and carries greater volatility than GLD.
GLD charges a slightly lower expense ratio and has significantly larger assets under management.
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Bitcoin (BTC USD vs S&P 500: Bitcoin, long known for leading risk-on rallies, is suddenly lagging behind as other assets seize the market’s attention. While the S&P 500 has climbed more than 16% in 2025, Bitcoin has slipped 3%, the first time since 2014 that stocks have surged while the token has fallen,
Banking titan JPMorgan Chase says the S&P 500 will rally into next year, driven by high-conviction sectors such as financials and blue-chip tech.
In a new podcast, Andrew Tyler, the bank’s global head of market intelligence, says that investors should expect a surge for the S&P 500 heading into 2026 as large tech firms continue to separate themselves from the pack.
In a textbook five-wave impulse pattern, the third wave usually reaches the 161.8% extension, the fourth wave hits the 100.0%, and the fifth wave extends to 200.0%. This would translate to roughly 6852 for the orange W-3, 6800 for the W-4,
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Over the past five days, the struggling marijuana industry was perfectly exemplified by Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY).
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