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The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 settled at a puny 2.8%, marking one of the smallest adjustments in recent years, but higher than last year’s 2.5%. This follows an 8.7% COLA in 2023 when inflation spiked after COVID disruptions, representing a significant decline from that peak. The adjustment is determined by comparing inflation data from the third quarter of one year to the same period the previous year,

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The U.S. economy’s resilience in 2025 is expected to carry over when the calendar turns to 2026, with growth expected to accelerate as tax cuts and more favorable financial conditions take hold and headwinds from tariffs and inflation ease,

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• Tesla not only makes electric vehicles, but has also launched robotaxis and is planning wide-scale production of humanoid robots.

• Some investors view Tesla as one of the most innovative artificial intelligence companies in the world.

• The stock now trades at a high valuation.

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Nvidia has acquired $5 billion worth Intel shares, as reported by the American semiconductor firm in a filing on Monday.

The leading AI US-based chipmaker company said in September it would carry out a transaction worth $23.28 per share for Intel common stock,

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These ultra-high-yield dividend stocks don’t come with ultra-high risk levels.

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US stock futures slipped early Monday, as Wall Street was set to open the final three days of trading in a rollercoaster 2025 that looks likely to end with sizable gains.

Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) led the way lower, falling 0.4%, as shares of megacaps Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) both fell over 1%.

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