Social Security Makes Big Change That Could Disrupt Service for Millions
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There are millions of Americans today who rely heavily on Social Security to make ends meet. And it’s not just seniors who get benefits from the program. As such, you’d think the Social Security Administration (SSA) would be adding to its staff.
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Read MoreS&P 500 briefly surpasses 7,000, then closes little changed as Fed keeps rates steady: Live updates
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
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The S&P 500 reached a milestone level on Wednesday,
The AI Infrastructure Stock That's Stealing Market Share in 2026
A niche in high-performance computing gives Oracle a cost advantage.
One of the more surprising moves in the cloud industry has come from Oracle (ORCL 1.20%). The company built its reputation as the leader in relational databases, but it breathed new life into its business when it discovered that its IT infrastructure positioned it to succeed in the cloud business.
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Read MoreStock market today: S&P 500 slips from record as Fed stands pat, Nasdaq rises before Big Tech earnings flurry
US stocks were little changed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged in its first policy decision of the year. Wall Street also braced for earnings from megacap tech companies in a day that saw the S&P 500 (^GSPC) vault briefly over the 7,000 mark for the first time.
Read MoreHK billionaire who is making big bets in gold
For three decades, entrepreneur Cheah Cheng Hye was a face of value investing in Asia, building Value Partners Group into a multi-billion dollar stock-picking powerhouse.
Now, the former fund manager is putting a massive portion of his personal wealth into gold, and is advising others to do the same.
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Read MoreThe Burst
The Smartest Growth Stock Hiding in Plain Sight
The smartest growth opportunity on the market right now might not be a flashy newcomer at all. Instead, it’s a powerhouse that’s already central to nearly every major tech advancement, TSMC.
While names like Nvidia and Apple steal headlines, TSMC is the company making their breakthroughs possible, and that makes it one of the most overlooked,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is Apple About to Bail Out Intel?
Big Tech seems to have rediscovered its appetite for Intel, a company that for years has looked more like a laggard than a leader. Billions of dollars are suddenly flowing its way, and the roster of backers is eye-catching.
In the past few weeks alone, the U.S. government committed just shy of $9 billion for roughly a 10% equity stake,
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This $1 Billion Surprise Just Changed Everything for GEO Stock
While earnings appeared mixed at first glance, management’s comments on the most recent earnings call were sufficient to ignite a sharp rally in GEO shares.
Prior to the earnings call, GEO stock had been in a sustained downtrend with little cushion on the horizon ready to halt the decline but that all changed when management revealed a new,
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