Retirees could face a monthly cut of up to $460 in their Social Security benefits
Millions of retirees across the United States could soon face a significant reduction in their monthly Social Security payments, with projections warning of cuts reaching as high as $460 per month per recipient if Congress fails to intervene.
The potential reduction stems from the long-term funding imbalance in the Social Security Trust Fund,
Read MoreDow Jones Industrial Average misses out on tech gains as healthcare backslides
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) took a header on Tuesday, peeling away from the tech-bolstered pack of major indexes and falling around 500 points, or one percent, on an otherwise quiet trading day. The Standard and Poor’s 500 major equity index gained around one-half of one percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index climbed one full percentage point.
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Read MoreThe Federal Reserve Will Decide Whether to Cut Rates Wednesday. Here's What You Need to Know
Key Takeaways
- The Federal Reserve will conclude its first meeting of 2026 on Wednesday and is expected to hold interest rates steady.
- Investors and economists alike will be listening for any updates from Jerome Powell on Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to intimidate the central bank to slash interest rates.
Market Outlook: Active strategies drive new demand for fixed income ETFs
Exchange-traded funds are expanding beyond their traditional role as low-cost index vehicles, as investors increasingly use ETFs to access actively managed strategies. Fixed income is emerging as a key area where ETF structures are changing how capital is deployed.
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Read MoreTesla Stock: Three Catalysts Nobody Is Seeing
TSLA has experienced impressive surges, with over 30% increases in less than two months happening 18 times, particularly in 2013 and 2024. There were also occasions where gains surpassed 50% within similar time frames, underscoring Tesla’s capacity for swift price increases. If these trends continue, upcoming catalysts could propel TSLA stock to significant new heights,
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Read MoreThe Burst
How To Spot a 100% Winner
It wasn’t long ago that I highlighted Planet Labs as a stock with the potential to blast off. At the time it was sitting at $1.90 per share.
Fast forward to the present and Planet Labs has soared well above $4 per share and is now posting gains of over 100%.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Uber’s Stock Is Down But Business Is Booming, Why It Might Be a Buy
Uber (NYSE: UBER) has had its fair share of ups and downs lately. After peaking last October, the stock took a hit on the heels of Tesla’s flashy Cybercab announcement, a move that spooked investors and led to a sustained selloff into year-end.
While the stock has been slowly clawing its way back,
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Palantir Soared 20.5% But Is It Just The Start?
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been in business for 20 years but it’s only recently that it’s accomplished one of its most impressive feats to-date, tripling the number of users of its artificial intelligence platform in a single quarter.
That spike in demand translated to a spectacular Q3 that blew away Wall Street’s expectations.
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