Analysts on Wall Street project that Shift4 Payments (FOUR) will announce quarterly earnings of $0.99 per share in its forthcoming report, representing a decline of 7.5% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $542.72 million, increasing 47.3% from the same quarter last year.
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iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accumulated over $54B in AUM as the fastest ETF launch in history with a 0.25% expense ratio and 99.93% in spot Bitcoin, while Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) converted from a closed-end trust to a spot ETF but carries a higher fee structure,
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St Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said Wednesday that inflation has become a bigger concern than the job market, and that it’s possible the central bank could hold interest rates steady “for some time.”
“The risks have been shifting towards more risk on the inflation side than the employment side,” Musalem said at the Mississippi Bankers Association 2026 Annual Convention in Alabama.
Social Security has been on shaky financial ground for years, but new research suggests the situation could be even more urgent.
The program relies heavily on payroll taxes to fund benefits, but with that income source falling short, the Social Security Administration has been dipping into its trust funds to cover the deficit.
A debate over the future of Social Security is taking center stage in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers and policy groups look for ways to strengthen its long?term finances.As reported by USA TODAY, in February, the Congressional Budget Office said it expected the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, one of the two funds used to pay Social Security benefits,
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SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) isn’t public yet, but Wall Street is already preparing for blastoff. The rocket company has confidentially filed IPO paperwork but has not listed yet. Its private market price has surged nearly 700% since 2023, giving it an estimated valuation near $1.5 trillion — enough to make the ETF world a reason to move before the listing.
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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
There’s little evidence so far to suggest that Nvidia is losing significant ground to rivals Nvidia shares fall 7% despite strong AI chip market dominanceAlphabet and Amazon rivals gain in AI chip marketNvidia’s revenue growth expected to slow in coming yearsDid our AI summary help?
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The average retired worker collects just over $2,000 per month in Social Security benefits, according to April 2026 data from the Social Security Administration.However, close to 60% of current retirees say they rely on their Social Security benefits either “exclusively” or “heavily” to make ends meet, The Motley Fool’s Annual Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Survey found.
Two letters arrived recently from readers asking almost the same question.The first was from a reader in Lucknow: “I have been following this column since the beginning. I understand what a mutual fund is, I understand SIPs, I even told my sister about index funds last month. But when I actually sat down to start,
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Valued at a market cap of $68.5 billion, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) is a leading consumer products company based in New York. It emphasizes science-led innovation, digital transformation, and the integration of artificial intelligence to drive productivity and consumer engagement. This consumer products company has lagged the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Shares of CL have declined 4.9% over this time frame,
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