S&P 500 futures are little changed to begin May trading. Dow futures gain as Apple jumps: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2026.
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S&P 500 futures were relatively unchanged on Friday, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose,
Trump signs executive order expanding access to retirement accounts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for a new government website where people in the United States can find and compare private-sector retirement savings accounts, aiming to help millions of workers whose employers do not offer such plans.
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Read MoreBerkshire shares struggle into annual meeting. Can Abel rekindle enthusiasm without Buffett center stage?
For decades, Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting has doubled as a kind of financial Woodstock, drawing tens of thousands to hear Warren Buffett dispense homespun wisdom,
The Strait of Hormuz Is Choking the World's Oil Supply. These Stocks Could Win.
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BP just announced strong first-quarter earnings, driven at least in part by rising oil prices.
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The company’s results likely reflect only a partial impact from the oil price spike.
The Strait of Hormuz is a major artery in the global energy trade.
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Datadog Stock Looks Undervalued
From retailers to healthcare providers, companies are now building digital backbones that need to run non-stop 24/7, 365 days a year. But keeping those systems humming without hiccups? That’s where Datadog steps in.
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) makes cloud infrastructure monitoring software that acts like a digital nervous system for enterprises. If something breaks,
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This Move Might Reshape the Future of the Chip Industry
Lip-Bu Tan hasn’t been in the driver’s seat at Intel for long, but the new CEO is already making it clear that the era of open-ended spending is over. If Intel’s bleeding-edge chip manufacturing can’t justify its existence with real customer demand, it won’t get more money, period.
That kind of financial discipline might sound like corporate buzzkill,
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3 Smart Dividend Stocks to Buy
Although the market has been driven higher by growth stocks in recent years, history suggests that dividends are a key driver of long-term stock returns.
In addition to providing a steady flow of income, dividends can bolster total returns and even provide investors with some protection against market downturns.
Smart dividend stocks to buy that have the potential to generate decades of reliable income include Johnson &