Bill Ackman Built a $2.4 Billion Stake in Microsoft, Calling It a “Core Holding” Bought at a “Highly Compelling Valuation.” Here's Why He's Betting Big on Big Tech.
Earlier this year, Pershing Square (NYSE: PS) founder and CEO Bill Ackman piled into a stock well-known not only to tech investors, but the general public at large: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).
Missed AI’s “Act 1”? Act 2 Could Be 15x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn’t buy Nvidia in 2005.
Stock futures are little changed after Dow posts third straight losing week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 15, 2026.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Sunday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a third straight losing week.
The Ultimate Dividend Growth stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now.
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Coca-Cola has increased its dividend annually for 63 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King.
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The beverage giant’s 2.4% yield is more than 2x that of the S&P 500 index and roughly 30 basis points above the consumer staples average.
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Read MoreFed’s Kashkari says inflation is still too high in ‘all aspects’ of US economy
Published Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · 06:09 AM
MINNEAPOLIS Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday (Sep 20) that inflation is too high across all sectors of the US economy, not just in rising oil prices.
“So even if we strip out energy,
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Read MoreJack Bogle Offered 12 Words That Transformed Investing. Today, They're More Crucial Than Ever.
Jack Bogle founded Vanguard and was a legendary figure in modern American investing. He invented the index fund, which ushered in a new era of low-cost investing. Instead of having to pick stocks or pay high fees to stockbrokers and money managers, index funds made it easier for millions of everyday people to invest in the stock market with low fees.
Read MoreThe Burst
1 Rare Stock Buffett Is Buying
Warren Buffett has spent 2024 stockpiling cash, even going so far as to sell off sizeable pieces of some of his largest investments. Recently, though, Berkshire Hathaway announced that it had made some modest acquisitions, including the addition of nearly 388,000 shares of domain name registry service Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN).
These purchases brought Berkshire Hathaway’s holdings in Verisign to 13.2 million shares,
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Wall Street’s Favorite Sleeper in the AI Infrastructure Boom?
Data streaming might sound like a back-office technology, the kind of thing only engineers care about, but it’s quickly becoming a foundational pillar of the digital world. And while most investors are busy chasing flashy AI stocks, one lesser-known name sits quietly at the heart of this infrastructure shift, Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT).
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Spotlight: What to Buy If Things Get Crazy Soon
Among the first lessons any great investor learns is “Don’t Fight The Fed.” Simply put, it means when the Fed is accommodative and engaging in quantitative easing, money is cheap and economies boom. Some call this the Fed Put because as markets fall, the Federal Reserve acts swiftly to provide liquid support by buying bonds.
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