China's State Media Claims Victory After US Trade Talks
Chinese state media has hailed their government’s “resolute posture” as the reason behind the deal to walk back China’s trade war with the United States.
The framing is part of a familiar narrative since President Donald Trump hiked tariffs in a bid to shrink the U.S.’s $300 billion trade deficit with China,
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Read More2 Tech Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
Quality tech stocks trading at reasonable valuations aren’t easy to find lately. The sector has plenty of highly successful stocks, but many of them range from expensive to really expensive when comparing valuations.
Two notable exceptions are Meta Platforms (META 7.93%) and PayPal (PYPL 2.83%).
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Read MoreWashington Wants to Make Big Social Security Changes That May Hurt Retirees
President Trump during his campaign proposed exempting Social Security from federal income tax. Several lawmakers in Congress have recently introduced legislation that aims to accomplish the same goal.
- Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in January announced the You Earned It, You Keep It Act.
- Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) in January announced the No Tax on Social Security Act.
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Read MoreDow Jones surges over 1,000 points as US-China tariff truce sparks Wall Street rally
Dow Jones surges over 1,000 points as US-China tariff truce sparks Wall Street rally
Wall Street opened sharply higher on May 12, 2025, following a major breakthrough in US-China trade talks. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones surged by 1030 points, the S&P 500 jumped 150 points,
Read MoreWall Street dips as euphoria over China-US trade truce fades and new inflation data arrives
Wall Street is on track to open with losses Tuesday as the initial euphoria over the 90-day truce in the U.S.-China trade war faded and markets turned their attention to corporate earnings and new inflation data.
Futures for the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%.
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3 Dividend Stocks Worth Buying Now?
Thanks to surging stock prices over the past two years, dividend yields on major stock indices have fallen to fairly low levels. The S&P 500, for instance, currently carries an average yield of just 1.3%.
The mature companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average fare a bit better, and some of them offer yields that exceed the S&P 500 several times over.
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DoorDash’s Soaring Stock: A Smart Buy or a Bubble Waiting to Burst?
Gig economy food delivery service DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) has been running hot for most of the last year, gaining over 75 percent in the last 12 months. Such large increases, though, often leave stocks susceptible to corrections that bring their prices back down to earth. We examine DoorDash’s performance and valuation to see whether the stock is a buy,
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How Do You Pick a Winning Stock?
Investors will often pour through dozens or even hundreds of stocks looking for the best investment options to add to their portfolios. Before doing this, however, it’s important to first understand what a good stock is.
Let’s take a look at some of the factors that define a good investment to understand what makes a potentially lucrative stock.