US posts weak job growth data in September
Employment in the United States grew by 29,000 jobs in September, missing analysts’
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Read More[October 1, 2026] Historic Surge in Long-Term Interest Rates Intersects with Resilience in AI-Related Stocks
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Based on the attached ‘US Stock Market Trends Survey_4,’ I will review the US stock market for yesterday, October 1, 2026. Yesterday, the first day of the fourth quarter, trading began under a very strong headwind as US Treasury yields surged to their highest levels since 2002.
Read MoreStock Market Today (Oct. 2, 2026): Dow rises after key jobs report
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Read MoreWarren Buffett Once Called Selling McDonald’s ‘a Very Big Mistake.’ The Stock Just Hit a 4-Year Low.
In a 2017 HBO documentary, Warren Buffett explained that he let the market decide his McDonald’s (MCD) breakfast. When stocks were up, he’d order the $3.17 bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit. When they were down, he’d go for something cheaper. Going by McDonald’s own stock, he’d be picking the cheaper option right now.
[Gentle Explanation] 'Higher for Longer' Interest Rates from Jackson Hole: The Basics of Investing Without Being Swayed by News of 'Dying Assets' and 'Reviving Assets'
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Every year at the end of summer, there is an event that financial professionals around the world watch with bated breath: the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
At this year’s conference, the Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed) made important remarks regarding future interest rate policy,
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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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