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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented energy demands.

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Hurricane Erin officially formed early Friday, Aug. 15, marking the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is also expected to become the first major hurricane of this season, likely to reach Category 4 status, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Erin is expected to become a major hurricane by Sunday morning,

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For Rick Rieder, the stock market has never looked so good.

The chief investment officer of global fixed income at BlackRock says he thinks the market has emerged into the “best investing environment ever,” thanks to a cluster of factors that are setting up a bullish backdrop for equities.

 » Read more about: BlackRock's $2.4 trillion money manager says the market is in the most bullish investing environment ever  »

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows.

On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added approximately $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data.

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Those suffering certain serious medical issues can possibly gain faster Social Security benefits now that the Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities.

Those applying for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income who have conditions on the Compassionate Allowances list,

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Not even a first-of-the-century cost-of-living adjustment milestone will be enough to prop up retired-worker beneficiaries.

 » Read more about: Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Appears to Be a No-Win Scenario for Retirees  »

Honeywell’s transformation is a buying opportunity for patient investors.

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Stock-market bulls convinced of the power of AI to transform the economy often shrug off comparisons to the dot-com bubble a quarter century ago. The real profits are already showing up, unlike in the early days of the internet boom — so it is different this time, the thinking goes.

But Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett has a message for these investors: “It better be different this time.”

 » Read more about: Bank of America shares an eye-popping chart showing a potential stock-market bubble: 'It better be different this time'  »

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A new executive order from President Donald Trump would allow your 401k plan to include private equity, real estate, and cryptocurrencies.

We’re talking about more than $12 trillion in American workers’ savings.

In practice, not much has changed, including the law.

“What ultimately changed is that they rescinded a 2021 letter that kind of threw shade at the idea of including private equity investments in 401ks,” said Stephen Kates,

 » Read more about: FACT FINDER: What the Trump executive order means for your retirement  »

Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal!

AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous.

Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy.

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