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The artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out is booming, with hyperscalers devoting up to $700 billion in capital expenditures this year to build data centers. The AI gold rush has created significant distortions across industries, including memory chips and power solutions.

Technology companies are scrambling to secure reliable energy for their growing data center footprints,

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A married couple in their early 70s shifted their fixed-income money into municipal bonds for the simple pitch: tax-free interest, steady payments, less to worry about at tax time. Then they opened their tax return and saw a larger share of their Social Security benefit listed as taxable. Their lifestyle had not changed.

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Key PointsMicron is benefiting from high DRAM and NAND prices driven by demand for AI infrastructure build-out.The stock looks cheap, and the company is locking in long-term agreements. Micron Technology(NASDAQ: MU) once again turned in a spectacular quarter when it reported its fiscal third-quarter results after the bell on June 24. While the stock initially surged,

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In the course of preparing for retirement, one of the most important things you can do is create an account on SSA.gov to see what monthly Social Security benefit you’re in line for. That way, you’ll know what sort of check to expect once you bring your career to a close. But what if the number on the screen is lower than you expected?

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Investors choosing between Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF (RZG 0.91%) and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG 1.00%) must weigh the higher historical returns of large-cap growth against the recent momentum of small-cap revenue-weighted stocks.Both funds target growth, but they look for it in very different corners of the market. While RZG uses a revenue-weighted strategy to filter the small-cap universe,

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Indian equity mutual funds have delivered strong returns over the past decade, but the biggest winners haven’t come from every category or every fund house. Instead, the top of the SIP return charts is dominated by a handful of small-cap and mid-cap schemes, with a few asset management companies (AMCs) repeatedly producing the best-performing funds across multiple investment horizons.An analysis of SIP returns across three-,

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Key PointsHistorically, fund managers have not outperformed passive investing, but that may be changing.Higher fees have created headwinds that account managers haven’t always been able to overcome.You can expect a higher number of trade fees when your ETF is actively managed.Given the popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it’s hard to believe that the very first one became available in the U.S.

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While the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has been great for stock market investors over the past few years, there are a few signs that the rally might be getting exhausted.
The “Magnificent Seven” stocks, which had been pushing the major averages consistently higher, are all down over the past three years. All of them except Apple (AAPL +4.88%) were in correction territory as the first half of 2026 ended,

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears poised to make a big bet on a potentially big market, but one that commands much slimmer margins than his company’s dominant online ad business.

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Bandhan Small Cap Fund may not have topped the performance charts in June, but its long-term track record, consistent SIP returns and active portfolio management continue to make it one of the most closely watched schemes in the small-cap category. Data from FinAlpha shows the fund has outperformed its benchmark across multiple time periods while maintaining a diversified portfolio and regularly reshuffling its holdings to adapt to changing market conditions.Advertisement

The fund delivered a return of 3.23% in June,

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