Stock Market Today: Stock Futures Rise as Tech Stocks Gain Ground Amid Easing AI Fears
Futures were pointing to a higher open for the major stock indexes on Wednesday as the AI rally found its footing after a string of volatile sessions colored by concerns about AI-driven disruption.
Futures contracts connected to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were up 0.5% in premarket trading Wednesday, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.4% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.2%.
Leveraged ETFs Are Not Long-Term Holdings. Here's Why.
Leveraged ETFs promise supercharged gains. The math tells a different story.
Imagine you’re at a casino, and someone offers you a deal: every time the roulette wheel lands on black, you win double. Sounds amazing, right? But there’s a catch. Every time the ball lands on red, you lose double too.
That’s basically a leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a nutshell.
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Read MoreBillionaire's Prediction: The Market Is Wrong, Fed Will Conduct 'Substantially More' Than 2 Rate Cuts
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David Einhorn has now run Greenlight Capital for about three decades.
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The prominent value investor believes incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is likely to push for interest rate cuts.
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Warsh has long been known as a hawk,
8 States Where Social Security Goes the Furthest in 2026
In January 2026, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for benefit recipients, boosting payouts by 2.8%. This increased the average retiree payment by about $56 per month, from roughly $2,015 to $2,071.
But that amount goes much further in certain states than others,
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Read MoreTrump administration news: President doubles down on trade war, DHS shutdown impacts travel programs
President Donald Trump is curious as to why Iran hasn’t “capitulated” amid a vast US military build-up aimed at pressuring Tehran into a deal over its nuclear ambitions, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview aired yesterday.
His comments are the latest on a potential deal between the US and Iran after the countries held fresh talks earlier this week,
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1 Cloud SaaS Healthcare Stock to Buy on the Dip?
It might surprise many that Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV), best known for its cloud-based software solutions tailored to the life sciences industry, has maintained a core principle of putting customer success and product excellence ahead of short-term gains.
In a market crowded with SaaS companies seeking to serve a wide variety of enterprises,
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2 Stocks To Count On For Next Decade
Trade wars and tariffs are taking their toll but that also translates to opportunity among some quality names that have taken a hit, such as Dutch Bros. Even after a market dip, the share price is still up 14% this year, far outpacing the broader market.
The relative outperformance stems from Dutch Bros’
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Spotlight: AI + Robotics = 4x Growth
Google. Apple. Amazon. Microsoft. They are all investing in AI but one company you probably have not heard about is Symbiotic, a warehousing automation firm that combines advanced robotics with artificial intelligence.
It’s one of those businesses that’s hard to wrap your head around at first but it’s been a huge hit on Wall Street.