Asian shares advance, tracking a Wall St rally led by Nvidia
Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday after a rally on Wall Street that was led by computer chip giant Nvidia.
U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices rose as media reports said the likelihood was rising of conflict with Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been weighing whether to take military action against Iran as his administration surges military resources to the region while holding indirect talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.
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Read MoreGold ETFs shine brighter than equities
Gold’s appeal as a safe investment
With markets feeling shaky and global tensions rising, more people are turning to gold as a safe bet.
Gold ETFs now make up their biggest share ever of mutual fund assets at 2.3%.
This shift shows how retail investors and new buyers across age groups are increasingly participating and looking for stability and new ways to protect their money when things get unpredictable.
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Read MoreStock Market Today, Feb. 18: Palantir Technologies Rises After Mizuho Upgrade Highlights AI Growth Potential
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR), a data integration and analytics specialist, closed Wednesday at $135.38, up 1.77%. The stock moved higher as investors responded to a Mizuho upgrade, fresh AI partnerships, and its Miami headquarters relocation, while watching how these shifts translate into sustained commercial growth.
Trading volume reached 58.4 million shares,
Dave Ramsey Reveals How He Finds Mutual Funds To Invest In, Says His Portfolio 'Pretty Much Always' Beats The Market
Personal finance expert Dave Ramsey has long made the case for mutual funds as a wealth-building tool. But with thousands of funds available, the real challenge is figuring out which ones to invest in.
Sharing how he chooses mutual funds on “The Ramsey Show,”
Read MoreWhy Is The US Stock Market Up Today?
The US stock market recovered sharply on February 20, after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s tariffs in a landmark 6-3 ruling. The S&P 500 is trading around 6,890 at press time, up 0.45% from yesterday’s close, at the time of writing.
Tech (XLK) leads the rebound on tariff relief while Energy (XLE) gives back early gains despite rising oil prices.
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Read MoreThe Burst
This Tiny AI Stock May Triple by 2030, Almost No One’s Watching
SoundHound AI isn’t the biggest name in artificial intelligence right now, not when companies like Nvidia and Microsoft are grabbing all the headlines.
But SoundHound may very well turn out to be one of the most surprisingly valuable small-cap AI stocks by the time 2030 rolls around. There’s a real story unfolding here and it’s starting to show up in the numbers.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Can This Stock Double Your Money by 2030?
Over the last five years, Altria’s share price climbed by just over 50%, but that’s only part of the story. When you factor in dividends, a payout the company has raised for 55 consecutive years, total returns swell to over 120%.
That streak includes 59 separate payout bumps, and with today’s yield hovering around 6.36%,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Champion Trader Spots Hidden Giant Enterprise Software Market
When a champion trader who generated 941.1% returns in 2020 spotlights a stock in an uptrend, it’s worth paying attention.
That’s precisely what happened when Oliver Kell shed light on ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), a company that continues to dominate the enterprise cloud computing industry by automating and managing digital workflows.
In addition to the technical chart looking good,
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