Skilled Trades Have 3 Openings for Every Qualified Worker. At 67, Social Security Won’t Withhold a Retired Electrician’s Check for Going Back to Work. His Pension Might.
Quick Read
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Skilled trades face roughly 2.1 million openings annually, with retirement driving 40% of vacancies in 7 of the 10 most in-demand trades.
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At full retirement age, Social Security stops withholding benefits regardless of earnings, letting retired electricians return to work without losing their checks.
As the Stock Market Eerily Repeats a Pattern Not Seen Since 2000, Warren Buffett Has a Blunt Message for Investors
When you look at the stock market today, you might get an eerie sense of déjú vu.
A radical new technology is capturing investors’ imaginations, capital is pouring into companies Wall Street believes will dominate, and valuations are climbing to levels that seemed unthinkable only a few years before.
Federal Reserve Rate Increase Sends Gold Prices Into Turbulence
Key Takeaways
- On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve implemented a 0.25% interest rate increase, marking the first such move since 2023
- Spot gold gained 1.2% to reach $4,314.57 following an initial decline,
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Read MoreBank of England to announce interest rate decision, after first raise in US for three years
Bank expected to hold rates – but there could be a surprisepublished at 11:01 BST
Faisal Islam
Economics editor
I’m on my way into the Bank of England for an interest rate decision,
Read MoreRivian’s Remarkable Three Month Stock Collapse
Rivian entered the second half of 2025 with a promising new model, fresh investment, and high expectations. So why does its stock chart now look eerily similar to America’s most troubled EV company?
On July 6, the stock of troubled EV company Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) traded at $20.
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Red Hot Latin Growth Stock
About ten years ago, MercadoLibre was a holding in Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management firm. At the time, the Latin e-commerce firm had barely made a dent on the radars of top money managers and traded around $117 per share. Now sitting close to $1,795 per share, the holding has proven to be a massive winner for the asset management firm,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 High-Yield Dividend Stock to Buy and Hold
Forget the Magnificent 7 for a moment, and consider the merits of owning a boring old real estate company that has grown revenues predictably at a rapid rate for the past 3 years.
Rexford Industrial Realty owns one of the most concentrated portfolios of industrial real estate in Southern California, an area where vacancy rates for industrial properties have hovered near 1% over the last decade.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Is This Crypto Bank Massively Undervalued?
The concept of currency dates back to the dawn of civilization. Over the centuries, everything from salt to dolphin teeth has been assigned value for the purpose of buying and selling goods and services. Gold and silver might hold the record for most-widely-accepted currency, but metals were eventually deemed impractical for everyday use.
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