AWS just delivered its best quarter in more than three years.
Google Cloud grew at nearly a 50% pace in Q4.
Both stocks trade at a premium to their peers.
Several big tech stocks look promising,
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In some ways, claiming Social Security can be trickier for couples than for singles. When you’re single, you have to think only about your own needs. And you’re dealing with only one set of benefits at a time.
When you’re married, you have to think about your spouse’s needs as well as your own.
The Federal Reserve says a US bank employee took advantage of a customer’s death and stole more than $10,000.
According to a new memo issued by the Fed’s Board of Governors, Klaus Koberstein – a senior sales associate at the East Cambridge Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts – drained $12,500 from a deceased customer’s bank account for his own personal benefit.
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Many people assume the only way to increase Social Security income is to keep working longer. The good news is that’s not always necessary. Simply choosing the right time and approach for claiming benefits can make a meaningful difference in retirement income without adding a single extra day on the job.
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For much of the last seven years, the stock market has been unstoppable. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.61%) has gained at least 16% for three consecutive years on three occasions throughout its nearly century-long history. Two of those streaks have occurred over the last seven years (2019-2021 and 2023-2025).
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The spike in oil prices due to the disruption caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict has rattled global stock markets. However, the situation bodes well for oil companies, including attractive names that pay steady dividends.
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Despite some added volatility and a significant rotation out of tech stocks in 2026, semiconductors remain a hot way to play the artificial intelligence (AI) narrative. Even though the tech sector is down modestly on the year, several of the major semiconductor ETFs are up more than 10%.
There are some short-term concerns about slowing momentum and valuation levels,
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Should you claim Social Security at 62 or wait until 70? New research shows which choice pays more.
Every year, a fresh batch of hundreds of thousands of seniors face the same agonizing question: Should I start collecting Social Security benefits now?
The structure of the program makes timing the claim absolutely critical.
People are living longer nowadays. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years for males, 81.1 years for females, and the average for both sexes is 78.4 years in 2023.
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