DeepSeek Ban Hammers U.S. AI Stocks like Nvidia and Palantir
U.S. tech stocks tumbled after the Trump administration blacklisted Chinese AI firm DeepSeek from accessing American technology. Nvidia (NVDA), AMD (AMD), and Palantir (PLTR) were among the hardest hit as investors digested what the move could mean for future chip exports and global AI dominance.
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Read MoreIs the stock market open on Good Friday? Here's what's open and closed today
Friday, April 18 is Good Friday, which means some businesses and services will be closed for the holiday, including the stock market.
While Good Friday is not a federal holiday, some states recognize it as a public holiday, and others may be affected by local business closures.
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Read MoreIs the Stock Market Open on Good Friday 2025? What We Know
While Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the United States, it carries enough significance to disrupt some day-to-day financial activities.
For those planning trades or banking errands, it’s important to know how this religious day affects operations across Wall Street and banking institutions.
Here’s what’s open, what’s closed, and what you need to know today.
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Read MoreI Discovered the Power of Dividend Investing in Just One Year
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While those who watch and play around in the market frequently know all about dividends, for the average Joe or Jane who invests casually, dividends might be a new experience.
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Read MoreTwo Don'ts and Four Dos During Trump's Trade War
The trade war that began on April 2 was foretold. Even before President Donald Trump was elected, he made it very clear that he wanted to completely realign the global economy to put “America First.”
To do so required breaking old alliances and leaving behind a decades-long global economic order that had allowed for the free flow of goods between countries.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Is Meta Breaking Out?
Headlines swirled in recent days that Mark Zuckerberg was meeting with President-Elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Some speculated Zuckerberg was going to “bend the knee” while others thought he was looking for an active role in the new administration.
What we haven’t seen anyone discuss yet is whatever conversation did take place in that room appears to have been received well by markets because Meta now seems to be breaking higher.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is Buffett Primed To Pounce On a Crash?
In 2024, value investing legend Warren Buffett did the seemingly unthinkable by selling stocks aggressively in a year that saw the S&P 500 climb by about 23 percent.
While the exact figures on Buffett’s selling won’t be known until Berkshire Hathaway releases its Q4 earnings report, the total stood at a staggering $133 billion as of the end of Q3.
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Did Bearish Bets Hint At Trump Assassination Plot?
In the realm of conspiracy theories, one that ranks higher than others because of actual data available is the bearish put option bets on airlines prior to 9/11. This article in particular revealed a deep dive into what happened to the stock options of airline stocks just before the 9-11 attacks in 2001.
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