The stock market faces significant challenges in the near term, including high valuations, a weakening economy, and dismal consumer sentiment.
In September, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned investors, “Equity prices are fairly highly valued.” At the time, the S&P 500 (^GSPC +1.55%) was trading at 22.5 times forward earnings.
With a $1.2 trillion market cap, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the largest electric vehicle (EV) stock in the world.
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MPLX generates more than enough stable cash flow to cover its high-yielding distribution.
The MLP also has a rock-solid balance sheet.
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Nuclear power is reentering the center of America’s energy strategy as AI, data centers, and mass electrification push electricity demand to levels not seen in decades. Since nuclear already produces more carbon free electricity than solar and wind combined, the U.S. cannot meet future demand without it.
This shift has put renewed attention on Centrus Energy.
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Although stocks have performed well over the last five years, gold and Bitcoin have performed even better.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC +1.55%) has historically been an excellent tool for building wealth, averaging annual gains between 9% to 10%.
The last five years have been better than average,
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These three exchange-traded funds can help you build long-term wealth.
Picking individual stocks can be difficult. In fact, a J.P. Morgan study found that between 1980 and 2020, 40% of stocks in the Russell 3000 Index had negative returns and that two-thirds of stocks underperformed the overall market.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600:
The U.S. stock market rose on Monday, spurred by a jump in tech stocks and renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve may slash its benchmark interest rate at its December meeting.
The S&P 500 climbed 108 points,
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The best cryptocurrency of the past decade is also the best cryptocurrency for the next decade.
There are only a handful of high-market-cap cryptocurrencies that have been around a decade or longer. These include Bitcoin (BTC +0.75%), Ethereum (ETH +2.04%),
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Cryptocurrency is viewed by many investors as an attractive tool for passive income. While it was initially used for portfolio diversification, today more and more investors are choosing tokens as their primary investment. Unlike traditional assets such as metals or bonds, the crypto market offers a wider range of strategies. Users can earn passive income in crypto through staking,
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