Buy 3 Needham Mutual Funds for Long-Term Gains
Needham Asset Management, LLC, founded in 1992, is an investment manager that focuses on investing in small- to medium-sized capitalization companies.
The investment strategies of Needham are primarily focused on growth equities of all market capitalizations. Needham uses fundamental research alongside data analysis to evaluate companies across a range of criteria,
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Read MoreSpaceX vs. Nvidia: 1 Stock Has More Upside After Elon Musk’s Orbital AI Bet
Elon Musk is getting serious about putting artificial intelligence (AI) into orbit. The SpaceX (SPCX) CEO is reportedly confident the company can launch Nvidia (NVDA) powered AI systems into space in 2027.
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Read MoreUS Stock Futures Rise After Fed Rate Increase as Investors Await Bank of England Decision: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street
US stock futures advanced on Thursday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate increase, the prospect of further monetary tightening and developments affecting global energy supplies.
At 06:59 GMT, Dow Jones futures were up 366 points, or 0.7%, while S&P 500 futures gained 52 points, also 0.7%.
Warsh’s rate hike a crapshoot for an already uneven US economy
From mortgages to auto loans to credit cards, borrowing is set to get even pricier.
But the Federal Reserve’s decision on September 16, 2026, to hike its baseline interest rate also highlighted an increasingly confounding dilemma: It can raise the price of money across the economy, but it can’t determine which sectors are most affected.
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Read MoreXLE Is 91% Oil and Gas. Investors Buying “Energy” May Own Less Than They Think
The ticker says energy, but the fund’s holdings tell a much narrower story than most investors expect before they buy in.
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) is the default ticker most investors punch in when they want “energy” in a portfolio, and the label does a lot of quiet work.
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Popular Stock To Flee Immediately
Airbnb has been on a tear since 2020 when it reported losses of $3 billion in a single quarter. Lockdowns sparked concerns that the company would not survive a world without travel but soon hope emerged that life would return to normal and the financials soon followed.
A full U-turn followed with the company growing the top and bottom lines at a rapid pace.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Forget NVIDIA, Buy This AI Stock?
Oh sure, NVIDIA may get the headlines but perhaps an under-the-radar AI play is where your attention should be flowing.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) is the only company in the world that produces extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, a critical technology for the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
For TSMC, who is crucial in the semiconductor supply chain,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
SoFi: The Trojan Horse of Banking?
This is the remarkable story of how SoFi, a firm that began as a student lender, has become the trojan horse of the banking industry.
The story begins with the stats. In the United States, 43.4 million people have outstanding federal student loans, which equates to nearly 20 percent of the nation’s adult population.