Cathie Wood drops surprising message on oil prices
There’s so much drama taking place in the world. Last week alone, investors watched the U.S.-Iran war escalate, sending energy prices sharply higher.
The Strait of Hormuz was closed after massive airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. About one-third of the world’s seaborne oil exports passed through the Strait in 2025,
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Read MoreSIFs explained: Where these new funds fit in an investor’s portfolio
Quantitative or factor-based strategies:
These follow rule-based investment models that select stocks based on measurable characteristics such as value, momentum, quality or low volatility. Instead of discretionary judgment, capital is allocated systematically to stocks scoring highly on predefined parameters, aiming to capture structural return premia over time.
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Read MoreCrude oil price to US dollar: Top three items that may come on Donald Trump's agenda after US-Iran war
The US-Iran war has sent global crude oil prices surging past $100 a barrel, rattling the global economy and posing a political challenge for US President Donald Trump at home, especially ahead of the crucial midterm elections due in November.
Higher oil prices are already rippling through the US economy,
The Biggest Risk to Nvidia Stock That Nobody Is Talking About
Nvidia (NVDA +0.64%) stock has been a major winner during this artificial intelligence (AI) boom — it’s soared 1,300% over the past five years as this story began to develop and gain momentum. This is because Nvidia offers the key product necessary for AI to take shape: the AI chip.
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Read MoreFact Check: Will Trump Actually Cut Taxes For Social Security In 2026?
President Donald Trump speaking at a White House podium. – Joey Sussman/Shutterstock
Despite promises that he would eliminate federal income taxes on Social Security benefits, President Trump has not successfully made this claim a reality. While certain states are making pushes to eliminate taxation on Social Security benefits,
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AppLovin’s Rally Hits a Rough Patch
After an extraordinary run that sent shares soaring nearly 300% over the past year, AppLovin suddenly lost momentum in early October. The sell-off came as a shock to investors who had watched the ad-tech company become one of Wall Street’s brightest stars.
The trigger was a Bloomberg report revealing that the SEC had opened an investigation into AppLovin’s data-collection practices.
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Why Did Buffett Buy Google?
When Berkshire Hathaway showed up with a new position in Alphabet, more than a few eyebrows went up. Alphabet, after all, is pursuing everything from autonomous driving to quantum computing, hardly the plain-vanilla playbook Buffett made famous.
But once you dig in, the move becomes far less mysterious. Alphabet is still, above all else,
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Buffett Would Love This Moat, Freeport’s Hidden Growth Engine
In the short run, tariff headlines can turn Mr. Market into a nervous wreck. In the long run, owners do fine by owning scarce, low-cost assets run by rational people. Freeport-McMoRan fits that bill.
U.S. copper prices sold off after Washington excluded refined copper from its new 50% tariffs and instead targeted semi-finished products like wire,
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