Cathie Wood Doubles Down on Bullish, Snapping Up Another $12M in Shares — What Does Ark Know?
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest is increasing its bet on Bullish Holdings, the crypto exchange backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, with a new $11.98 million share purchase this week.
The latest buy marks Ark’s continued accumulation of Bullish stock (BLSH) following its public debut in August.
According to Ark’s Monday trading disclosure,
2 Low-Cost Vanguard ETFs for Set-and-Forget Investors
Many people would rather not spend hours researching and monitoring stocks to invest in, and that’s totally fine. That’s why exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become so popular. These funds typically represent hundreds, sometimes thousands, of stocks so that investors can build a diversified portfolio with the ease of a single ticker symbol.
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Read MoreSocial Security's 2026 COLA: Retirees in These 10 States Will Get the Biggest Raises Next Year
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The Social Security Administration recently announced the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA): Benefits will increase 2.8% next year.
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Collectively, retired workers living in states with higher median Social Security benefits will also receive larger COLAs (as measured in dollars) in 2026.
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Social Security benefits are based in part on lifetime earnings,
Upward trend intact for S&P 500 and Shanghai index
PAUSING for a moment on the side of Huangshan mountain in China, I peered through the clouds down the more than 1,000 metre drop. It was a breathtaking and slightly terrifying view. Looking up, there were still more steps leading to the next peak beyond what was already a giddy high.
In the safety of my office I get a similar feeling when I look at the S&P 500 index and to a lesser extent,
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Read MoreWarren Buffett Has Been Waiting For The Sell-Off – His 4 Safest Dividend Stocks
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter, thanks to some outstanding performance from the insurance companies in the portfolio. The company’s Q3 2025 earnings increased to nearly $30.8 billion, a substantial rise driven by improved operating profits and higher investment gains.
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Will This Titan Be The Biggest Winner of the AI Revolution?
For decades, Oracle was considered something of a tech stalwart, respected, reliable, and, frankly, a little boring. Known for its dominance in database management, Oracle’s steady performance made it a favorite among conservative investors, but rarely the centerpiece of high-growth conversations.
That’s changing, and fast. Thanks to a massive shift in enterprise computing driven by artificial intelligence Oracle is no longer just a database company.
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Will Apple Catch Up To The Mag 7?
Apple shares climbed late last week on Wall Street’s growing belief that the company may have defused one of its biggest political risks, the ongoing tariff standoff with the Trump administration.
The breakthrough comes after Apple announced an eye-popping $600 billion investment in the United States, a figure that instantly turned heads in Washington and on Wall Street.
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Palantir’s Path to $10 Billion: Can This AI Giant Keep Growing?
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has emerged from a growth slowdown into a phase of reaccelerating revenue and improving profitability in 2024-2025. After a modest ~17% revenue growth in 2023, Palantir’s top-line expanded by 29% in 2024 to $2.87 billion, buoyed by rising demand for its data analytics and AI platforms.
The company also achieved GAAP profitability,
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