Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 27, 2026.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled on Friday and fell into correction territory,
Rigetti’s new record was only done in an R&D setting.
There are other companies with better results than Rigetti.
Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) is a popular quantum computing stock pick. It’s a relatively small company,
It’s not a prediction that a sizable setback is in the cards. There’s also no guarantee that stocks won’t rekindle their recent weakness and take a tumble soon.
Regardless of whatever’s in store, veteran investors know that any short-term dip is a long-term buying opportunity. Smart investors probably already have some of their favorite names lined up,
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Energy has been the top-performing sector so far in 2026, riding the oil price spike to a massive gain of over 25% after years of underperformance.
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A two-week ceasefire in Iran has offered the market a temporary reprieve ahead of the earnings cycle.
Strategists say the volatility is far from over. But AI remains a powerful catalyst, despite sectors like software getting hammered. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) has plunged 12% over the past month,
Just as springtime is the perfect time to air out the house and get rid of cobwebs, it’s also a good time to check up on Social Security benefits. As nice as it would be to believe that the Social Security Administration (SSA) never gets it wrong or that you never allow details to fall through the cracks,
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If there’s one thing that tends to upend retirement budgets, it’s inflation. You can estimate your monthly costs at the start of retirement and do a good job of not spending beyond what you’ve accounted for. But if your costs go up due to inflation,
Based solely on performance, Wall Street has been thrilled to have President Donald Trump in the White House. During Trump’s first, non-consecutive term, the mature-stock-driven Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and tech-stock-inspired Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) rallied 57%,
In the coming days, millions of Social Security beneficiaries in the U.S. are to receive their latest monthly money, in the penultimate payment on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) schedule for April 2026.
The SSA is to issue Social Security benefits to recipients born on the 11th to 20th of any month.
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I want to be the jolly guy on stocks after this long week.
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