Stop Obsessing Over Interest Rates. Focus on These 3 Moves Instead
Investors have spent the past year glued to every Federal Reserve press conference and Treasury auction. The 10-year Treasury yield sits at 4.46% as of May 13, 2026, up 0.16% from a month ago, and the federal funds rate has held at 3.75% since December 11, 2025 after three 0.25% cuts in the fall.
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Read MoreStock Market Today, May 15: High Yields and Inflation Fears Weigh on Stocks at Midday
At midday, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) had fallen 1.08% to 7,420.06, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) dropped 1.36% to 26,272.23, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) declined 0.98% to 49,574.02 as rising yields, higher oil, and AI‑tech weakness reversed Thursday’s record‑setting optimism.
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3 Top Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds With Strong 3-Year Returns
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is a world-renowned company that has been providing investment management, portfolio design and advisory services to individual and institutional investors worldwide since 1988. Its strategies span asset classes, industries and geographies. GSAM had $3.3 trillion in assets under supervision.
The fund has more than 1700 professionals across 34 offices worldwide.
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Read MoreGoldman Sachs says AI and energy resilience are creating a North-South divide in Asian markets
An employee smiles while looking at her mobile phone in front of a digital board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on April 21, 2026.
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North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent,
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1 Super Obvious Buffett Stock to Buy Now
Back in 1850 when American Express was originally founded, it was a mere express mail service. Today, it’s one of the most prominent financial services companies globally and has won Warren Buffett’s favor as a long-term investor.
That’s in large part due to its stunning business model that features four major categories: U.S.
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1 Low-Cost Schwab ETF That Beat The Market
With around $65.7 billion in net assets, Schwab’s US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is one of the most popular funds among investors seeking dividend income from their portfolios.
In the last year, SCHD has even beaten out the S&P 500 by delivering a 27.1% market price return compared to 25.0% from the S&P.
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CLEAR to Take Off: 1 Stock with Massive Market Size
Clear Secure, or CLEAR, is a member-centric secure identity platform that is striving to revolutionize how people verify their identity wherever they go.
CLEAR generates revenue through its consumer aviation subscription service, CLEAR Plus, which provides members with fast and predictable experiences at airport security checkpoints across the country through the use of touchless biometric verification technology.
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