The S&P 500 ended 0.2% higher, while the Nasdaq 100 slipped 1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1%.
Brent crude prices dropped close to 5% to end at $84.09.
Coca-Cola Co. raised its full-year outlook, strengthened by FIFA sales.
The defensive stock has delivered strong gains for investors this year.
Coca-Cola flexed its strong marketing capabilities during the World Cup.
The company also continues to benefit from brand diversification and repositioning to meet consumers’
My husband was scrolling through the news over lunch today when he turned his phone toward me. “Fed’s Two-Day Meeting Starts Today” the headline said. “Looks like everyone thinks they’ll hold rates steady. Does that… actually matter for us?”
He’s a lawyer, not a finance person,
Over the past year, I’ve consistently argued that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) should now be viewed as an artificial intelligence stock, rather than a traditional electric vehicle stock. The reasons for this are simple.
First, Tesla has struggled with auto sales in recent years, yet its market cap continued to soar.
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Advanced Micro Devices is a leading designer of high-performance processors and AI accelerators for data centers and PCs.
Arista Networks provides the essential high-speed networking infrastructure and software used by the world’s largest cloud titans.
Which technology leader offers the better path for growth and value in the 2026 market?
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There are millions of older Americans who rely on Social Security today. But those benefits could face serious cuts by 2032 if lawmakers don’t intervene.
The problem is that in the coming years, Social Security will owe more in benefits than it collects in payroll tax revenue.
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Choosing between SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT:GLD) and iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:SLVP) depends on whether an investor wants the price stability of physical gold or the leveraged volatility of silver mining stocks.
While both funds offer exposure to the precious metals market,
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It’s Amazon‘s (AMZN -0.19%) turn to step up to the earnings podium. The online retailer founded by Jeff Bezos is expected to show strong growth in its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services, and is likely to increase its planned $200 billion capital expenditure budget as memory and storage products become more expensive.