US stock market remains calm, even as oil prices rise
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market remained calm Wednesday, even as the price of oil got back to rising.
The S&P 500 edged down 0.1% for a second day of modest moves following what had been a wild stretch caused by the war with Iran.
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Read More1 Millionaire-Maker Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock To Buy
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AI stocks have soared since ChatGPT was launched.
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Software stocks have tumbled on fears of disruption.
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Axon is rolling out some exciting new AI products.
More than three years after the launch of ChatGPT,
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Read MoreStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall, oil surges as Middle East conflict escalates
US stock futures retreated on Thursday as oil prices pressed higher amid signs the Iran war is widening across the Middle East to further threaten disruption to energy supplies.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) were down 0.5%, following a second straight mostly down day on Wall Street.
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4:05 pm — ORCL +9.2% today
The Dow closed down nearly 300 points Wednesday as intensifying naval conflict in the Strait of Hormuz pushed West Texas Intermediate crude up 4% to $87.
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Most married couples think about Social Security as two separate decisions. She files when she’s ready, he files when he’s ready, and together they figure it out. That independent approach quietly costs many couples hundreds of dollars every month,
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Is Monday THE Operating System for Work?
Monday.com sits right in the middle of this transformation, and if management gets its way, it won’t just be a participant. It wants to be the work operating system for the modern enterprise.
For companies running cross-functional projects, think engineering, sales, marketing, and operations all under one roof, Monday offers a centralized dashboard where tasks can be assigned automatically,
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Billionaire Doubles Down on This AI Powerhouse
Lately, billionaire Philippe Laffont has been making bold moves. During the second quarter, Laffont sold part of his Amazon stake, trimming it by about 5% and turned his attention to a name most retail investors barely know, CoreWeave, a company that sits at the center of the AI infrastructure explosion.
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Laffont slightly reduced Amazon after strong gains,
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Can Ray Dalio’s All-Weather Blueprint Shield Your Portfolio?
When storms hit the financial markets, most investors scramble for cover. But what if you could build a portfolio designed to weather any storm, one that doesn’t flinch when stocks sink, inflation spikes, or economic growth stalls?
That was the question billionaire Ray Dalio sought to answer when he created his now-famous All Weather portfolio,
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