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Eli Lilly (LLY) posted Q1 revenue of $19.8B with 56% growth and EPS up 170% to $8.26, while securing approval for Foundayo, a weight-loss pill expected to drive growth; Chevron (CVX) generated $48.61B in Q1 revenue with $2.2B profit and raised its quarterly dividend by 4% to $1.78,
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Investors with a high-risk appetite and an interest in growth and value investing may choose small-cap blend mutual funds to boost their portfolio. While blend funds, also known as “hybrid funds,” aim for value appreciation through capital gains, small-cap funds have better growth prospects than their large and medium counterparts.
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Nvidia (NVDA +4.72%) stock has been treading water over the last six months. Until today, that is. As of 12:23 p.m. ET, shares have jumped 4.4% today, providing nearly the entire gain the stock has realized over the past half year.
Today’s move came after news that the artificial intelligence (AI) leader is partnering with glass and optical company Corning to build three new cutting-edge manufacturing plants located in North Carolina and Texas.
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The S&P 500 (^GSPC) heads into Tuesday with momentum after a powerful rebound last month in which the broader markets advanced 9%. A pullback in crude oil and first-quarter earnings beats are driving today’s gains as the markets embrace a reprieve in the Mideast escalation.
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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) sits below $400 after a sharp slide from December’s $489.88 peak, making the question of what to do here both immediate and contested.
Tesla makes electric vehicles, sells energy storage, and is pivoting its valuation entirely onto autonomy and humanoid robotics.
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Vacuum cleaners and vapes could get more expensive if the Iran war drags on for much longer, Chinese factory owners and traders warn, as the world’s manufacturing hub reels from “crazy” costs.
Weeks of US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have choked Asia’s oil supply,
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By Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg
This earnings season has delivered plenty of good news for the artificial intelligence trade, but instead of bidding up Nvidia Corp. shares, investors have been dumping them.
Nvidia, whose graphics processing units, or GPUs, dominate the market for AI chips, has fallen 7% since closing at a record high on April 27.
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For retirees relying on Social Security income, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) matters a lot. The Social Security Administration uses the COLA to ensure that Social Security benefits keep pace with inflation.
As of writing, the early forecasts for the Social Security COLA in 2027 are rising. But whether or not the COLA will actually increase or maintain the purchasing power of Social Security recipients remains to be seen.
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Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ: NNE), the start-up manufacturer of small modular nuclear reactors (SMR), announced this morning that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with artificial intelligence servers powerhouse Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock. In the future, Nano nuclear reactors could become the power behind Super Micro data centers.
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