Tight Global Markets Drive Refining Sector: 3 Stocks to Consider
The macroeconomic backdrop for the refining industry has been constructive since the start of the conflict between Iran and the United States at the beginning of this year. The refining sector continues to gain, primarily due to tight global product markets, significantly constrained excess refining capacity, and lower Persian Gulf product exports due to disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Read MoreThe price of gold today, Sept. 24, 2026 — and the best places to buy
Gold’s spot price — or its current trading value — today as of 9:00 a.m. ET is $4,280.84 per ounce, according to CNBC’s Gold/ US Dollar Spot Price. That’s slightly lower than Tuesday’s price, when it traded at $4,309.43 per ounce at the same time.
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Read MoreDo Options Traders Know Something About Box Stock We Don’t?
Investors in Box, Inc. BOX need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Dec 18, 2026 $14 Put had some of the highest implied volatility of …
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Read MoreAlternative ETFs boom in 2026
Alternative ETFs are on a tear this year, with Morningstar reporting $10.7 billion of net inflows through July. This comes as some semiliquid alternative funds, particularly private credit, struggle
Investors and financial advisors this year have turned to exchange-traded funds that invest in a variety of alternative strategies, even as many investors and advisors decide to flee alternative funds that have far fewer opportunities for investors to sell and cash out.
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Read MoreCathie Wood Takes Ark Invest’s $1.3B Venture Fund Onchain
Key Takeaways
- Ark Invest and Securitize are taking the $1.3 billion Ark Venture Fund onchain, with Ethereum powering the new setup.
- ARKVX has had quite a run since its 2022 debut, with NAV climbing from around $20 to roughly $60.50 by Sept.
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Read MoreThe Burst
The Monopoly Behind AI Chips
If you want to understand the real bottleneck in semiconductors, it isn’t wafers, fabs, or even chip designers like Nvidia. It’s the machines that etch impossibly small patterns onto silicon. And in that game, there’s just one winner, ASML.
ASML isn’t just another chip equipment supplier. It has something no one else on Earth can build,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Nvidia Could Still Be in the Early Innings of a Historic Run
Nvidia didn’t just ride the AI wave, it built the surfboard thanks to the graphics processing unit that evolved from powering video games to becoming the computational engine of the AI revolution.
Today, roughly 92% of all AI data center processing runs on Nvidia chips, according to IoT Analytics. That kind of market share is virtually unheard of in hardware.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Market Legend Says Rethink Everything You Know About Stocks
When it comes to investing, few names carry the weight of Aswath Damodaran, the NYU professor who literally wrote the book on valuation.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Motley Fool, Damodaran shared a masterclass on navigating markets in uncertain times.
From the political entanglement of major corporations to the dominance of passive investing,
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