Why SS&C Technologies Holdings Stock Skyrocketed on Friday
The under-the-radar tech stock SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC +10.35%) was a double-digit winner on Friday. Investors eagerly bought shares of the company, which specializes in software solutions for healthcare and finance sector clients. An earnings-beating quarterly report had much to do with this surge.
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Read MoreMeet the 9 Vanguard ETFs That Are Buying SpaceX Stock in Droves. Here's My Top Pick of the Bunch.
Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) had its initial public offering (IPO) on June 12 and was fast-tracked into the Nasdaq-100 on July 7. But SpaceX won’t be added to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) or to index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the S&P 500 until at least a year after its IPO.
The Average Social Security Check Is $2,082. Your Bills Didn’t Get the Memo. These 4 ETFs Step In
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Social Security cuts a check that looks fine on paper and thin at the grocery store. The average benefit sits at $2,082 a month, and the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8%. Meanwhile the Consumer Price Index climbed from 322.169 in July 2025 to 332.568 in June 2026,
Tesla Delivered More Cars Than Any Q2 Ever And Its Stock Had The Worst Day Ever
Tesla posted its best second quarter ever, then watched $214.5 billion vanish in a single session on Wall Street
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- Tesla’s profits have taken a hit due to its huge investment in AI.
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Read MoreIs Google Parent Company Alphabet Stock Too Cheap to Ignore Right Now?
Even the most enthusiastic artificial intelligence (AI) bulls seem to be putting on the brakes recently. Investors are starting to realize that more and more money is being poured into AI development, and the results remain to be seen.
Exhibit No. 1 this week is Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (GOOGL +1.89%).
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Read MoreThe Burst
Is This Space Stock Set For Blast Off?
It’s not every day of the week we cover stocks trading under $5 per share, which are technically considered penny stocks. It’s rarer still to discuss those trading under $2 per share, but one space stock now is just too interesting to gloss past.
Before proceeding further, we must first note that this stock has been nothing short of a train wreck for shareholders since first going public via a SPAC sponsored by dMY Technology Group.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 Coffee Shop Chain Set to Challenge Starbucks
Retail growth stories tend follow predictable patterns of early excitement, rapid growth, and then the inevitable pains of scaling. Every once in a while, though, a company breaks the mold in subtle yet important ways. Dutch Bros might well be that company and arguably is much more than a coffee chain.
Walking into a relatively new location in Phoenix last week,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
World Class AI Stock Amazon Loves
Usually you want to steer clear of a stock that has fallen by 91.8% but in the case of C3.ai the share price plunge since December 2020 might be an opportunity to pick up a world class stock at bargain basement prices.
The sexy ticker symbol, AI, isn’t the only attractive thing this advanced technology company offers to investors.