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Stars Align for Nasdaq Composite as Chip Stocks Roar and Oil Pulls Back
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Tech stocks are taking a leadership position in the broader market rally, catapulting the Nasdaq Composite to record highs around 26,000.
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Hyperscaler capital expenditure is reaccelerating as Anthropic’s revenue and usage surge 80x on an annualized basis against internal plans,
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4 reasons the blistering tech rally won't last much longer, according to a veteran strategist
Tech is red-hot again, but be warned: that might not last much longer, according to one longtime investing strategust.
The Nasdaq Composite is on track for its sixth consecutive week of gains, and has risen more than 18% in just the last month.
The Most Dangerous Factor In Investing Isn’t Volatility; It’s The Last 12 Months
Nathaniel J. Tilton, CFP, AIF, Managing Principal and Wealth Advisor, Tilton Wealth Management.
When investors evaluate their portfolios, there’s one factor that consistently carries more weight than it should, and that is recent performance. Whether it’s a strong 12-month return or a disappointing quarter,
Investing in the Agri-Food Transition: Climate-Aligned, Water-Resilient Strategies that Create Value for Investors and Nature
By Cat Burns from The Nature Conservancy and Ari Swiller from RRG Capital Management
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / What’s happening across the world’s premium food‑producing regions isn’t a gradual shift that investors and asset managers can afford to ignore.
Bullish’s Equiniti deal could remake it into a tokenization powerhouse, Clear Street says
Bullish (BLSH) shares surged more than 11% following the company’s $4.2 billion agreement to acquire transfer agent Equiniti, with the stock climbing another 1.5% in pre-market trading Wednesday as analysts framed the deal as a transformational move beyond crypto trading.The acquisition gives Bullish, the crypto platform led by former NYSE president Tom Farley (also CoinDesk’s parent company),
Why a peace deal with Iran won’t save the economy from energy-market chaos this summer
A US-Iran peace deal may be close, but relief from the disruptions caused by the conflict is a more distant reality.
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That idea that the conflict’s end might be not be a quick fix for the energy market hasn’t been digested yet, with oil prices plunging on Wednesday on news that a deal was at hand.
Social Security Isn't Just for Workers and Spouses. 3 Other Surprising Ways You Can Qualify.
When most people think of Social Security, they think of the benefits available to workers and possibly their spouses. Some might also think about disabled workers and their spouses, for whom Social Security checks can be a lifeline during a difficult time.
But these aren’t the only people who are eligible for checks.
How Many People Wait Until Full Retirement Age to Take Social Security—And Why Does It Matter?
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More than two-thirds of new claimants in 2024 filed before age 66 — meaning they all claimed before their full retirement age and took a permanent benefit cut.
State Street Flags Multi-Coin ETFs as Bitcoin’s Successor, But One Ticker Tells a Different Story
Quick Read Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) offers direct exposure to XRP tokens, but the asset struggles with a 24.3% year-to-date decline despite gaining traction in multi-coin crypto products. Grayscale XRP Trust maintains a converted structure that narrowed historical premiums but still carries custody concentration risk as a potential weakness. Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ) outperforms spot crypto products by targeting miners and exchanges,