Manufacturing Openings Jumped 29%. At 63, a Factory Comeback Can Pause Social Security as Robots Move In.
Manufacturers are hiring experienced workers at a pace not seen in years while simultaneously funding the robots designed to replace them, and a 63-year-old stepping back onto the factory floor may find his Social Security vanishing just when he thought…
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Read MorePortfolio Diversification Will Matter More Than Stock Picking by 2030: Here's Why I'm Spreading Across 11 Sectors Now
The past few years have been fantastic for investors willing to hold artificial intelligence stocks through their inherent volatility.
Since the end of 2022 (shortly after the launch of ChatGPT sparked an AI arms race of sorts), the so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks like Nvidia and Alphabet have gained an average of nearly 250%,
Read MoreStock market shrugs off geopolitical risk as UBS says drawdowns are short-lived: Chart of the Day
For investors watching the markets over the past year, geopolitics have been front and center.
In April 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs that set off a redefinition of global trade relations. In February 2026, the US and Israel launched the war in Iran,
Berkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett Steps Down As Chairman While Higher Rates Turn The Cash Pile Into A Bigger Asset
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BOJ Raises Rates to 1.25%: What Happens to Deposit Interest Rates?
On September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate (the target for the uncollateralized overnight call rate) from around 1.00% to around 1.25%.
The change takes effect on September 24, marking the highest level in approximately 31 years since 1995.
It is easy to assume that if the policy rate rises,
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Is Michael Saylor’s Bet Crazy: Bull vs Bear
Microstrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) and its CEO Michael Saylor are in large part confounding valuation experts worldwide.
The traditional method of valuing a company goes something like this. Analyze the cash flows a company will produce over its lifetime, discount them back to present day, sum them up and arrive at a fair market valuation for the company.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Verizon Might Be The Safest Dividend Stock
These are jittery times for investors as trade tensions and talk of a looming recession have stirred up anxiety in the markets. It’s no surprise now to see companies tighten their belts, consumers cut spending, and dividends end up on the chopping block.
But not every company is going to take a hatchet to its dividend and Verizon stands firmly in this category.
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Spotlight: Will Tesla Make You Rich?
Yet another year has gone by where Tesla has absolutely crushed the market. Despite each year starting out with naysayers predicting doom for Musk’s car manufacturer, the performance again has been market-beating.
In fact, Tesla has outperformed the general stock market by about 6x this year, a jaw-dropping result considering all the bearish prognostications at the start of the year following a dismal 2022.