Social Security Benefits Are in Line for a “Trump Bump” in 2027 — but This Doesn't Tell the Full Story
Last year was a history-maker for America’s leading retirement program, Social Security. Not only did 2025 mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act being signed into law, but it was also the first time in the program’s history that the average monthly retired-worker benefit surpassed $2,000.
For the nearly 71 million people who receive a Social Security benefit monthly (54.1 million of whom are retired workers),
Read More3 Nuclear Energy Stocks That Are Quietly Becoming the Trades of the Year
We’ve had the technology for nuclear power generation since the 1950s but aside from France, every country has continued to favor oil, natural gas, and coal since then. That’s changing though.
Around the world, nuclear power is enjoying a renaissance of renewed interest and investment. In the U.S. alone,
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Read More10 Best Technology Stocks to Buy for the Next Decade
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
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Read MoreUS Fed set to hold rates steady again on cost hikes from Mideast war
The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week,
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Read MoreETFs to Watch as Alphabet Rides Cloud Surge, Beats Estimates
Alphabet GOOGL came up with first-quarter 2026 earnings on April 29, after market close. Earnings of $5.11 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.64 by a staggering 93.56%. The bottom line marked an improvement of 81.85% from earnings of $2.81 per share recorded in the same period last year.
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Market Commentary: $1.7 Billion Fund Bets Massively On 1 Stock
David Einhorn has made a name for himself as the founder of Greenlight Capital, which manages around $1.7 billion at last count in Q3 2023.
Interestingly, the fund has made a massive bet on another company with Green in its name, Green Brick Partners. It’s an unfamiliar name to many investors and even those who do know of it may wonder why such a huge position was established by Einhorn and his investment team.
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Avoid This Semi Stock Like The Plague?
On August 1st, Intel released its Q2 earnings report, much to the chagrin of longtime shareholders.
In the release, the company reported a 1% year-over-year revenue drop alongside a quarterly net loss of $1.6 billion. Much more concerning was the company’s plan for a cost reduction campaign that involved layoffs, reduced capital expenditures and a suspension of the company’s quarterly dividend.
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