Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
You can count on it: When the Federal Reserve changes its interest rate, news headlines about mortgage rates will follow.
This cycle unfolds up to eight times a year, so many home shoppers get the idea that the Fed regulates mortgage rates.
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Fed decisions affect mortgage rates,
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Read MoreAmplify ETFs targeting stablecoin and tokenization sectors open for trade
Amplify ETFs, a fund provider with over $16 billion in assets under management, has brought to market two new ETFs that give investors targeted exposure to companies and cryptocurrencies behind stablecoins and tokenized assets.
The Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) offers exposure to payments companies,
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Read MoreStock Market Today, Dec. 22: D-Wave Quantum Jumps After Announcing CES 2026 Commercial Technology Showcase
Investors are weighing fresh CES 2026 plans against rising quantum sector momentum and commercialization hopes, today, Dec. 22, 2025.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Could This $5 Billion Minnow Be the Next Big AI Buyout Target?
SoundHound AI isn’t chasing the same crowded lane as other AI giants. Instead of building general-purpose AI models or chasing flashy headlines, it has carved out a very specific, and potentially lucrative, niche, voice AI.
At its core, SoundHound builds sophisticated voice recognition and natural language processing software that enables real-time, conversational interactions between humans and machines.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Bitcoin’s Path to $1 Million May Be More Realistic Than You Think
With a market cap north of $2.2 trillion, more than half the value of every cryptocurrency combined, Bitcoin is a financial phenomenon.
But one of its most outspoken champions, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor, doesn’t think Bitcoin’s story has even started. In fact, his latest forecast makes today’s price tag look like pocket change.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Is This Quantum Stock Set To Keep Soaring?
Following comments by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang about the probable timeline for practical quantum computing, quantum startups have had a rocky start to 2025.
Huang, himself an expert in cutting-edge computing technologies, said he believed that it could take about 20 years for quantum computers to become a useful technology.
While the comment attracted criticism from some technologists and quantum bulls,
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