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 More‘Half the US economy’: $15 trillion erased
Gold and silver prices plunged overnight after US President Donald Trump announced his nomination for the US Federal Reserve.
In the latest market rout, more than $US15 trillion ($AU21 trillion) was wiped from the gold and silver price over 24 hours.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Will NVIDIA Be The First To Hit $10 Trillion?
The plaudits NVIDIA receives seem to have no bounds but they also seem deserved when you look under the surface.
This is a company with a perfect Piotroski score of 9, suggesting rock solid fundamentals. It’s not a surprise, as a result, to discover that a full 30 analysts increased their earnings estimates for the company for the upcoming quarter.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 High-Yield Casino REIT That Keeps Raising Dividends
VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is a REIT that specializes in hotel and casino properties. Spun off from Caesar Entertainment in 2017, the company owns several of the most prominent properties in the United States.
Assets owned by VICI include Caesar’s Palace and The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Chelsea Piers in New York and the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati.
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Spotlight: Is Tesla a Massive Buy After Ford Revealed The Dirty Secret?
“Tesla is just a car company. It trades at a premium to other car manufacturers. The valuation is crazy” – that was the refrain from Tesla bears for years. And without doing a deep dive into Tesla, it seemed reasonable. After all, a car is a car. Analyze the number of units sold…