What are today's HELOC and home equity loan interest rates: February 18, 2026?
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There are few cost-effective ways to borrow money in today’s economy. Personal loans, long a reliable way to help make ends meet, now come with interest rates over 12% on average and possibly higher for those without good credit.
Read MoreStock Market Crash in 2026? Bad News About President Trump's Tariffs and a Warning From the Federal Reserve Explain Why It's Possible.
The S&P 500’s expensive valuation could lead to a steep decline in stock prices, especially if tariffs become a material economic headwind.
In September, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned investors that stocks were expensive, but the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.86%) has since added about 3%.
Nvidia Adjusts Stock Portfolio, Adding New Positions in Key Companies
TLDR
- Nvidia’s portfolio value increased by $9 billion between Q3 and Q4 of 2025.
- The company reduced its holdings from six to five positions during this period.
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Read MoreUS stocks edge higher after swinging through worries about AI and the economy
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A quiet finish for the U.S. stock market on Tuesday masked big swings underneath the surface as companies talked about how discouraged their customers are feeling and some tech stocks continued to feel the downside of the artificial-intelligence boom.
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Read MoreMixed Analyst Sentiment on Tesla (TSLA) Post 5 New Collisions in the “Robotaxi” Fleet
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
Read MoreThe Burst
1 ETF Set To Beat The Market in 2025?
2024 was another banner year for the US stock market, with the S&P 500 notching a gain of 23%. Dwarfing even this return, though, was that of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which has delivered a 29.7% return over the last 12 months.
There is lots of speculation that the new President will be supportive of the financial sector so can XLF beat the market again in 2025,
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Is This Market Doomed?
This year headlines blared about the S&P 500 entering correction territory and the Nasdaq dipping into a bear market. For newer investors, it may feel like the sky is falling but seasoned traders know better, it’s just another chapter in a very old playbook.
The truth is, if you think this year has been rough,
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457 Million Reasons to Buy This Auto Stock
When you find an investment manager overseeing $1.2 billion, it warrants further investigation when they bet one fifth of their entire portfolio on a single stock. Yet that’s exactly the conviction that Impactive Capital demonstrated by betting 20.4% of their portfolio on an automotive retailer.
Amid the universe of thousands of stocks, what is it that Impactive portfolio managers saw in Asbury Automotive that motivated them to allocate $457 million of their fund to it?
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