Don't Look Now, but the Federal Reserve's March Inflation Forecast Just Worsened
Until late February, the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-stock-dominated Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) had been virtually unstoppable. A bull market that’s extended into its fourth year (for the Dow and S&P 500) has seen the S&P 500 briefly top 7,000,
Tesla Stock (TSLA) Revs Up as Regulators Take No Action Over “Actually Smart Summon” Crashes
Tesla (TSLA) stock revved higher in pre-market trading today after safety regulators closed an investigation into its Actually Smart Summon vehicle feature.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said today that it had closed its over-a-year-long investigation into the EV giant’s feature that allows users to remotely move vehicles over short distances in parking areas using a smartphone app while maintaining continuous supervision.
Read MoreIf the Stock Market Crashes This Year, Will Silver Soar? Here's What History Says
Investing in silver can be an effective way to diversify your portfolio and add stability to it over the long term. Over the past 12 months, the precious metal has been incredibly popular with investors, soaring from around $30 to now north of $70, and that’s even with a sharp pullback in the market this year.
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve’s Nightmare Scenario Is Taking Shape and the Stock Market Should Pay Attention
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Since 2019, U.S. equities have broadly trended higher, interrupted only by the COVID crash, the 2022 bear market, and now a pullback driven by the Iran conflict. The Iran war has sent crude oil prices surging and is triggering inflationary fears.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures stall in cautious wait for inflation print, Iran peace talks
US stock futures hit pause on Friday as investors waited for weekend talks that could cement the shaky Iran war ceasefire, with a war-tinged update on US consumer inflation on deck.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) traded broadly flat, after solid closing gains pushed the blue-chip index into positive territory for 2026.
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120,000 Reasons to Buy This Wide Moat Stock
Toast (NYSE:TOST) is a cloud technology provider that specializes in restaurant point-of-sale systems. The company’s software allows restaurants to process sales, track and manage inventories and even manage payroll and HR functions. To use these tools, restaurants purchase Toast’s POS, giving the company an effective competitive moat in every restaurant that decides to use it.
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Has Medical Properties Trust Bottomed Out? The Case for a Comeback
Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) is a REIT that focuses on hospitals and other medical facilities. The company has been through an extremely trying couple of years, resulting in both dividend cuts and deteriorating share prices.
Now, however, things seem to finally be improving at Medical Properties Trust. Is MPW a buy as the business turns itself around,
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Spotlight: 1 Gene Editing Stock Set To Skyrocket
Cathie Wood has been investing heavily in Verve Therapeutics (VERV), a company developing therapies for cardiovascular diseases. So what’s all the fuss about? We took a deeper dive to find out.