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U.S. technology companies showcasing strong earnings and impressive revenue growth, identified through Trading Central’s Quantamental Factor investing framework.

Tech shares have been making strong gains, with the SPDR Select Technology Sector fund ETF (XLK) outperforming all other SPDR sector ETFs with a 26.68-per-cent return over three months.

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As he sought to recapture the White House in 2024, Donald Trump promised to “put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%.” During his presidency, bipartisan lawmakers have introduced bills to cap credit card interest rates, but they’ve failed to advance.

Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Josh Hawley,

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US stocks rose to eke out fresh record highs on Thursday, as Nvidia (NVDA) ticked higher following a major milestone and bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged to a new record amid fresh tariff threats from President Trump.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose around 0.4% on the heels of a winning day for the major gauges.

 » Read more about: Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out fresh records, Nvidia closes at $4T market cap  »

Social Security, which pays out more than a trillion in benefits to millions of Americans, is set to deplete its trust fund by 2034. 

Although retirees will still get benefits, the payouts will be significantly lower and are expected to be cut by 23%. 

The system is currently paying out more in benefits than the amount of payroll taxes it brings in due to lower birth rates,

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Delta surged 12%, bringing other airlines along with it, after beating Wall Street’s revenue and profit targets. The Atlanta airline also gave a more optimistic view for the remaining summer travel season than it had just a couple months ago.

The airline and other major U.S. carriers had pulled or slashed their forecasts in the spring,

 » Read more about: Stocks close higher, nudging the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to more highs  »

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NEW YORK :The S&P 500 and Nasdaq registered record closing highs on Thursday, and Nvidia’s market value closed above $4 trillion for the first time, while the Brazilian real recovered some losses following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50 per cent tariff on the country’s goods.

Also helping Wall Street,

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U.S. equity futures were little changed Thursday evening after investors continued piling into risk assets, sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to new closing records.

Futures tied to the benchmark S&P 500 edged higher by 0.04%. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.08%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were also flat.  

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