Tech stocks today: Anthropic's huge haul, Meta trial to kick off
Tech stocks were higher in early trade on Monday, with the Nasdaq climbing 0.27%.
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Read MoreUS stocks mixed as Iran tensions weigh, Anthropic outlook lifts tech stocks
US stock markets traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed the prospect of renewed tensions between the US and Iran, while the report of a strong revenue forecast from AI lab Anthropic lifted some tech stocks.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 69.3 points,
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Read MoreThe price of gold today, August 17, 2026 — and the best places to buy
Gold’s spot price — or its current trading value — today as of 9:00 a.m. ET is $4,387.86 per ounce, according to CNBC’s Gold/ US Dollar Spot Price. That’s slightly higher than Friday’s price, when it traded at $4,373.09 per ounce at the same time.
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Read MoreThese 3 ETFs Pay More Than a Rental Property With No Tenants, No Repairs, and No Mortgage
Owning a rental at the current 90th percentile of the Case-Shiller index means paying peak prices for a stream of tenant checks that arrive net of taxes, insurance, vacancy, and the plumber. Three exchange-traded funds sidestep all of that while paying distributions that dwarf the net yield most landlords actually collect: NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (NASDAQ:QQQI),
Read MoreIs it really smart to buy stocks right now? Here's Warren Buffett's advice.
There’s no getting around it: The market looks expensive on several metrics. The broader benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.49%) is now up over 102% since the start of 2023 despite some pretty glaring warning signs. In recent years, investors have breezed past the longest inverted yield curve in history,
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1 Buffett Story Nobody Told You That Led to Riches
When you tune into a Warren Buffett Annual Shareholder meeting, you’ll often hear the Oracle of Omaha reference See’s Candies, but few understand why this humble confectionary retailer holds such a special place in Buffett’s heart.
Back when Buffett bought See’s he had grand plans to be the candy mogul of the world.
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Is Buffett Finally Going to Split Berkshire Stock?
Berkshire Hathaway Class A (NYSE:BRK.A) shares are far and away the most expensive shares in the American stock market. Each Class A share of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate currently trades at over $705,000.
By now, the vast majority of companies would’ve gone through many stock splits to keep their shares affordably priced for retail investors.
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Will Tesla 6x?
When Cathie Wood first bet that Tesla would hit a trillion dollar market capitalization, it was valued at around 6% of that level.
Naysayers said she was crazy.
They cited unequivocal statistics that “proved” Tesla was overvalued, like summing up the market caps of all vehicle manufacturers and pointing to Tesla’s being greater than the combination of them all.