Government Shutdown Has Already Cost US Economy $18 Billion This Year, CBO Says
The federal government shutdown has already cost the US economy at least $18 billion this year, a figure that “will intensify” in the weeks to come, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The nonpartisan organization emphasized much of the impact will be temporary, with a short-term boost to economic growth in the first quarter of next year.
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Read MoreClean Energy's Rally Is Outpacing AI's in 2025. Here Are 3 Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy Now.
Clean energy stocks are leaving both Nvidia and the tech-heavy Nasdaq in the dust in 2025.
It’s no secret that the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has led the major indices in recent years, as artificial intelligence (AI) stocks power markets higher. But so far in 2025, clean energy stocks have left the Nasdaq in the dust,
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cashes out $1 billion as AI chip demand fuels massive stock rally
Nvidia Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has completed a massive pre-planned stock sale, offloading more than $1 billion worth of the chipmaker’s shares since June.
This massive stock liquidation, which reportedly wrapped up with a final sale of 25,000 shares on Friday, fulfilled a plan Huang adopted in March to sell up to six million shares by the end of this year.
US stocks sink as Wall Street sees both good and bad in Big Tech profits, US-China relations
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market sank from its record heights on Thursday, as Wall Street sifted through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths.
The S&P 500 fell 1% and pulled further from its all-time high set on Tuesday.
Read MoreI’m a Financial Advisor: The 5 Best Places To Invest Your Cash When Interest Rates Fall
The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest rate cut finally arrived in September,
The Burst
1 Overlooked AI Monster
Most investors think they need to hunt down small, speculative companies to ride the artificial intelligence wave. But the truth is, one of the best AI plays has been sitting in plain sight all along, Alphabet.
AI is here to stay, and Alphabet may be the most complete way to gain exposure.
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Alphabet builds chips,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 Tech Giant to Own Forever
Amazon doesn’t look like a traditional stock. It’s more like a portfolio hiding inside one ticker. The company spans multiple industries, each one a profit driver in its own right.
The most visible business is e-commerce. In the second quarter of 2025, Amazon pulled in $137 billion in sales.
What many investors miss is that over 60% of those sales now come from third-party sellers.
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Can You Really Earn a 100% Yield From This Tesla-Based ETF?
A wave of funds has popped up promising double-digit income yields, many of them built on familiar covered call tactics. But one issuer, YieldMax, has taken the concept to an entirely different level. Think 30%, 50%, even 100%-plus yields.
The poster child is the YieldMax Tesla Option Income Strategy ETF, ticker TSLY. This fund aims to milk income from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) by trading options,
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