The Daily

By Kane Wu and Jiaxing Li

HONG KONG, April 15 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sees one interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve ‌as possible this year, even as the Iran war creates supply shocks ‌in the global economy that put pressure on inflation.

“Short-term inflation expectations are up slightly,

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In the latest close session, Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) was up +1.25% at $10.49. The stock outpaced the S&P 500’s daily gain of 1.18%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.66%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.96%.

Shares of the company have appreciated by 12.24% over the course of the past month,

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Key Points

• In a past shareholder letter, Warren Buffett has stated that his will directs for a trust invested 90% in the S&P 500 and 10% Treasury bills for his wife.

• In the letter, he also stated: “I suggest Vanguard’s.” Based on that, Buffett would almost certainly give these two Vanguard ETFs his stamp of approval.

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Shares of Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) leaped on Tuesday after the fuel cell maker expanded its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure partnership with Oracle (NYSE: ORCL).

Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire?

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It’s no secret that tech stocks, especially ones in artificial intelligence, have been outperforming the S&P 500 for many years. The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK +1.60%) follows tech stocks in the S&P 500, and its 100% gain over the past five years exceeds the S&P 500’s 65% bump over that same time frame.

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Social Security’s latest cost-of-living adjustment estimate is fueling concerns that future benefit increases might fall short for retirees already struggling with elevated living costs.

Based on the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, the Senior Citizens League (TSCL) now estimates that Social Security’s 2027 cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) will come in at 2.8 percent,

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