The last few months have been rocky for the stock market, as major indexes have fluctuated wildly — surging, plunging, and then surging once again.
With tariff policies changing by the day and experts warning about the impacts those tariffs may have on the job market and economy, many investors are unsure about what to expect going forward.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.22%) is one of the major stock market benchmarks. But unlike the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which has just over 500 components, or the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC),
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[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled down just over 1 per cent on Wednesday after US data showed surprisingly large build in petrol and diesel inventories, swelling fuel supplies with Opec+ planning more output and trade tensions clouding the energy demand outlook.
Brent crude futures closed down 77 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at US$64.86 a barrel.
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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) might be the company everyone’s talking about thanks to its dominance in the high-growth area of artificial intelligence (AI),
He just quintupled his stake to make it one of the biggest holdings in his portfolio.
Back in 2022, billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller made a sizable bet on chipmaker Nvidia. The company has gone on to become one of the biggest winners of advancements in generative AI,
After dealing with downsizing and frequent changes to policies, employees at the Social Security Administration are reportedly overwhelmed. A huge factor contributing to this stress is the expectation to quickly wrap up all the cases related to the new Social Security Fairness Act. What has many concerned: The extra work on the backend means some beneficiaries are not receiving the help they need and others could see their expected payments arriving late.
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Shares of AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP), the app-based adtech platform, were soaring last month as the company reported strong first-quarter earnings report,
A Reddit user is trying to decide what to do with his $600K in 401(k) funds when he loses his job.
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A 42-year-old Redditor is trying to decide whether to redirect some 401(k) contributions to a Roth IRA.
The poster isn’t sure if making the switch will benefit him since he has been investing in his 401(k) for a while.
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A series of new economic analyses released Wednesday, several conducted by the federal government using official data sources, point to slowing economic growth and increased consumer prices brought on by President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Despite such indicators, however, the White House has shown no sign of backing down on Trump’s trade agenda,
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