High-Yield Savings Account Rates Today, Dec. 24, 2025 — Still Paying up to 5.00% APY
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Read MorePERSONAL FINANCE: Change to retirement catch-up contribution rule in 2026
The year is coming to a close rapidly, making it peak season for assessing — and, in many cases, reassessing — contribution options related to retirement savings accounts.
A major factor worth considering heading into the new year are changes to the SECURE 2.0 Act’s catch-up contribution rule. The changes begin on Jan.
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Read MoreUS economy grows at its fastest pace in two years during Third Quarter of 2025
The US economy grew at its fastest pace in two years during the third quarter of this year, driven by strong consumer spending and a sharp rebound in exports. However, this momentum appears to have slowed amid rising living costs and the recent government shutdown.The Bureau of Economic Analysis, part of the US Department of Commerce,
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Read MoreDeven Choksey backs power and large-cap stocks for 2026
Deven Choksey, Managing Director of DRChoksey Finserv, sees selective opportunities for 2026, favouring large, fundamentally strong companies while warning that elevated valuations could weigh on broader mid-cap and small-cap performance.
Choksey is particularly bullish on the power and power ancillary space, identifying transmission and distribution as a key growth area. “We believe that the power and power ancillary segment is likely to fetch a higher amount of demand growth,” he said,
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Read MoreState Street’s Private-Credit ETFs Outperformed in 2025. Is That Enough to Interest Investors?
This was the year that State Street made private public.
In the roughly nine months that the SPDR SSGA IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV) has been trading, it has beaten its benchmark without attracting the level of flows that would make it a runaway success.
The Burst
Alphabet’s Comeback Wasn’t Luck, But Classic Mispricing
The speed of Alphabet’s reversal has surprised many investors, but the more interesting story is how such a dominant business ever became that cheap in the first place, and why the momentum it regained isn’t likely to stall heading into 2026.
Key Points
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Alphabet’s rally stemmed from deep mispricing,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is IonQ The Best Bet on the Future of Quantum?
IonQ has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of renewed excitement around next-generation computing. Shares are up roughly 3x the S&P 500 this year as investors increasingly view quantum computing as moving closer to real-world use rather than remaining a purely academic pursuit.
The key question is whether IonQ’s rally reflects genuine long-term potential,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Is Micron the Smartest Way to Ride the AI Chip Boom?
Micron Technology has been one of the biggest winners of 2025 so far. The stock has rocketed by almost 3x year to date, as investors wake up to the fact that memory chips, once seen as boring, cyclical commodities, are now an indispensable backbone of the AI revolution.
The chipmaker’s DRAM and NAND memory chips are quietly powering the world’s largest data centers,
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