Stock Market Sell-Off: History Says This Is the Smartest Investing Move to Make Right Now
When stocks begin selling off, problems tend to get exposed. Companies with struggling balance sheets, weak fundamentals, or a poor outlook are often hit the hardest. These factors can be overlooked when a bull market seems like a rising tide that lifts all boats. But the tailwind usually fades eventually.
The stock market isn’t selling off yet,
US stock market today: Wall Street pulls back from record highs as AI-related stocks drop
US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks moved further away from their record high on Tuesday as technology shares related to the artificial-intelligence boom came under renewed selling pressure.
Read MoreUS energy stocks hit record as oil tops $91 on Trump’s hard line against Iran
Mucahithan Avcioglu
18 August 2026•Update: 18 August 2026
US energy stocks approached a record high on Tuesday as rising oil prices and fading prospects for a near-term US-Iran agreement strengthened the earnings outlook for producers and refiners.
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Read MoreSector Update: Energy Stocks Rise Pre-Bell Tuesday
Energy stocks were rising pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE
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Read MoreHere’s How Much Social Security’s Trump Bump-Driven 2027 COLA Is Projected to Boost Benefits
For the overwhelming majority of the more than 71 million traditional Social Security beneficiaries (retired workers, workers with disabilities, and survivors of deceased workers), few announcements are more anticipated than the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal. Social Security’s COLA is best described as an annual raise passed on to recipients to offset the effects of inflation.
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.