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4:05 pm — ORCL +9.2% today
The Dow closed down nearly 300 points Wednesday as intensifying naval conflict in the Strait of Hormuz pushed West Texas Intermediate crude up 4% to $87.
Read MoreHold on — tech stocks are a safe haven now?
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Read MoreCathie Wood buys $27 million of battered tech stock
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, likes to make bold bets, even when the stocks she picks are down for a while.
That’s what she just did, buying a stock that’s down more than 30% year to date.
Wood often views sharp pullbacks as buying opportunities.
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Read MoreMPs to investigate ‘unfair’ student loan interest rates
MPs have launched an investigation into interest rates on student loans amid widespread discontent with the repayment terms.
The Treasury Select Committee, a cross-party group of MPs, said they would look into how interest rates and repayment thresholds burdening graduates as increasing numbers express dissatisfaction with the terms of their loan.
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Read More4 ETFs Yielding Up to 9.25% That Belong in Every Income Portfolio in 2026
With the 10-year Treasury sitting at 4.13% and the Fed funds rate at 3.75%, cash and short-term bonds are no longer the obvious parking spot for income-seeking investors. Four ETFs currently yielding 6% offer meaningfully different ways to capture that income premium, each with its own return engine and its own set of tradeoffs.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Rare Discount on Sports-Betting Powerhouse
DraftKings has been one of the major winners of America’s sports-betting boom. But after dropping more than 30% over the past three months, investors are asking whether the selloff reflects genuine weakness, or a rare buying opportunity.
To answer that, it helps to focus on the bigger question: does DraftKings actually have a moat?
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Which AI Stock Is Best?
If you follow the market’s biggest winners, you already know Alphabet and NVIDIA sit at the center of the AI boom. But despite being lumped together as “AI beneficiaries,” the two companies couldn’t be more different. One is a diversified digital empire with unmatched cash flow. The other is the indispensable hardware supplier powering the AI build-out.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Why Novo May Be the Real Winner in Obesity Drug Boom
For decades, Novo Nordisk was known mainly within the medical community as a quiet Danish powerhouse in diabetes care. Fast-forward to today, and its brand names are practically pop culture references. Wegovy and Ozempic have become synonymous with rapid weight loss, with late-night comedians, TikTok influencers, and even Hollywood scripts weaving them into conversation. Yet the company’s stock,
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