US economy grew 2% despite Iran war — but Americans’ spending slowed
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The US economy accelerated at the start of 2026,
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Read MoreAdvisor outlines key considerations for claiming Social Security benefits early
INDIANA – As more Americans approach retirement age, understanding when and how to claim Social Security benefits remains a critical financial decision, according to guidance from the AMAC Foundation.
In a recent advisory column, Russell Gloor, a National Social Security Advisor with the foundation, responded to a reader planning to begin collecting benefits at age 62,
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Read MoreFrom Quadrangle Club to the Federal Reserve: Princetonians reflect on Jerome Powell ’75
Last May, Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell ’75 delivered the Baccalaureate address to the Class of 2025. Only a few months later, on Jan. 9, he was served grand jury subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into cost overruns on the Federal Reserve’s Washington headquarters renovation project.
President Donald Trump accused Powell of lying to Congress about the predicted cost of the renovations,
Read MoreSEC approves Nasdaq options tied to index-based prediction contracts
SEC approves Nasdaq MRX index-linked binary options tied to Nasdaq-100, expanding prediction-style trading as exchanges race into event-based markets.
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Read MoreBuy 2 Index Funds to Beat the S&P 500 in the Next 5 Years, According to Wall Street Analysts
The Burst
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.