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Groceries, prescriptions, and electricity keep getting paid even when retirement accounts are bleeding, but not every fund built around these necessities behaves the same way when markets crack. Three Vanguard ETFs share identical expense ratios yet delivered wildly different results…

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Qualcomm just posted a 61% automotive surge and quietly signed two hyperscaler custom silicon deals, yet the market still prices it like a handset company. Here is why that gap may not last much longer.

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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday even though inflation has accelerated in the past couple of months as the Iran war has caused spikes in oil and gas prices.

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Bloom Energy crushed earnings estimates and raised its annual outlook for the third time this year, yet shares still cratered after the report. Now the whole fuel cell sector is staging a comeback, and the reason behind the original selloff…

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In the U.S. stock market yesterday, October 27, 2026, skepticism regarding AI investment that had blanketed the market until last week eased, leading to widespread buying of tech and semiconductor-related stocks. As a result, both the NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 closed the trading session higher.

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A $48,000 HSA sitting in cash loses ground every month to inflation, and the window to fix that is closing faster than most people realize. Three ETFs can change the trajectory before Medicare enrollment cuts off your ability to contribute…

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On Nov. 1, the Treasury will announce new interest rates for Series I savings bonds, better known as I bonds. This might not sound like a big deal to most investors, but there’s a good reason anyone who invests for income should pay attention. Specifically, the new I Bond interest rate is likely to be the most attractive we’ve seen in almost 20 years.

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