Federal Reserve meets Wednesday for its first interest rate decision of 2026. Here's what to expect.
President Trump has pressed the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, but central bank officials are unlikely to deliver a first cut of 2026 when they announce their next policy move on Wednesday.
The Fed is expected to keep the federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for short-term loans — in its current range of 3.5% to 3.75%,
Read MoreAssessing Bullish (BLSH) Valuation After Ark Invest’s Recent Share Purchases
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Ark Invest’s recent purchase of Bullish (BLSH) shares, alongside Coinbase and Circle Internet, has put the digital assets firm back on watchlists even as bitcoin and the broader crypto market trend bearish.
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Read MoreTesla vs. Meta Platforms: Which AI Growth Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
One stock looks like a far better investment than the other.
While electric carmaker Tesla (TSLA 0.38%) and social media specialist Meta Platforms (META 0.76%) are two very different companies that generate revenue from very different sources,
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Read MoreTesla Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), headquartered in Austin, Texas, has been a popular name on Wall Street as a leader in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and clean energy solutions through its Gigafactories. The company developed advanced autonomous driving with improved Full Self-Driving software for future robotaxis and scaled battery production at Gigafactories. Tesla has a market capitalization of $1.49 trillion.
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Read MoreCan JOBY Stock Survive A Market Meltdown?
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JOBY stock has declined by 16.7% in a single day.
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Is Bitcoin $100,000 Next?
Bitcoin has been on a tear lately, bringing its YTD returns to over 112%. Much of this gain can be attributed to Donald Trump’s support of bitcoin and his electoral victory, which added to an already bullish period for Bitcoin.
Now, the big question is whether the benchmark cryptocurrency could cross the $100,000 mark for the first time in the near future.
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Stock Market in Chaos? 1 High-Yield ETF Could Be a Safe Haven
The stock market has gotten off to an extremely rough start in 2025, with highly-valued stocks suddenly selling off on a variety of worries. Both the NASDAQ and S&P 500 entered corrections, erasing trillions in value from the market’s total capitalizations.
Much of this selloff has been driven by threats of sweeping tariffs that would drastically raise costs for American businesses and spur higher inflation.
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1 Growth Stock Down 30% You’ll Regret Not Buying The Dip
DigitalOcean is no ordinary cloud computing firm as you’ll see but it is down by 30% over the past 6 months, and yet appears to have significant upside potential from here.
If you’re not familiar with it, the company is like AWS or Google Cloud, but for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Developers like it because of its…