The 2008 economic crisis changed the US’s relationship to energy
One argument that often comes up about climate change is that fossil fuels are good because they powered economic growth that has left most people better off overall. And, to an extent, that has been true, but it’s also an extremely limited perspective.
It’s pretty obvious now that the growth they powered has come with very high costs that we’ve only recently started to pay,
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Read MoreA $1.2 Million Portfolio With No Bonds in It? These 3 ETFs Add Ballast Without Ending the Growth
An all-stock portfolio worth $1.2 million has a strong track record, but at that size the portfolio’s job quietly shifts. Three bond ETFs can add stability without touching the equities driving your growth.
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Read MoreThinking about the impact of interest rates based on the trends in the Bank of Japan's average contractual interest rates on loans
The trend in the Bank of Japan’s average contractual interest rates on loans has risen to X. Looking at that, I was vaguely thinking about how, while interest rates are important, it’s good to perceive them.
Interest rates are involved in many situations, such as mortgages, corporate loans, and business investments.
Read MoreEquity mutual funds: September 2026 returns—how did large, mid, small and flexi-cap fare over 3, 5 and 10 years?
For mutual fund investors, September 2026 offered a useful reminder of why fund performance needs to be viewed against the right benchmark and across multiple time periods.
While mid-cap and large-cap funds faced a sharp correction during the month, the longer-term performance of mid- and small-cap benchmarks remained stronger than that of the large-cap benchmark.
Will High-Tech Stocks Rise at Year-End Like Last Year? Comparing Supply and Demand for 38 Nikkei 225 High-Tech Stocks to Last Year
Introduction
The eighth installment covers Nikkei 225 high-tech stocks. Here, we define “high-tech stocks” as the 38 stocks classified under the Tokyo Stock Exchange sectors of Electric Appliances and Precision Instruments.
From October to December last year, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by 12%, and high-tech stocks showed even stronger momentum.
Read MoreThe Burst
Forget Billionaire’s Amazon Buy, Time For This Mag 7 Stock?
Stanley Druckenmiller’s Q3 purchase of nearly half a million Amazon shares drew attention, but the move is more interesting when viewed in context.
Druckenmiller has a long habit of trading Amazon in cycles, buying heavily when sentiment softens and trimming when momentum returns. His last cycle didn’t produce much upside, making his decision to jump back in at a higher cost especially noteworthy.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is This AI Stock a Buy Heading Into 2026?
CoreWeave sits in a new category analysts now call the neocloud. Rather than operating like traditional cloud providers built for broad, generalized workloads, neoclouds specialize in dense clusters of GPUs designed purely for AI training and inference.
In practical terms, CoreWeave is building industrial-scale AI factories, meaning customized data centers filled with Nvidia’s highest-end accelerators,
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Berkshire’s $9.7 Billion OxyChem Deal Means What?
Buffett’s firm has spent years amassing a giant stake in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), starting with a $10 billion preferred stock and warrant package in 2019 that helped Occidental fund its acquisition of Anadarko.
By mid-2025, Berkshire had built that into a 32.7% equity position, making OXY one of its six largest holdings.
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