The Stock Market Just Finished Its Best Quarter in Years. Here's What History Says Is Coming Next.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.72%) was up nearly 15% in the second quarter of 2026, its best performance since the COVID-19 rebound in 2020. After an up-and-down first quarter, the S&P 500 was up roughly 10% for the entire first half, putting it on pace for its fourth consecutive year of double-digit gains.
Read MoreThe Asian industrial supercycle is leading to diverging interest rate paths: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley’s Rajeev Sibal says central banks of Asian economies at the forefront of the AI-led investment and growth will be more likely to raise interest rates,
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Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Is Doubling Down on This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That Has Soared 100% Over the Past Year
Last month, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced an $80 billion equity capital raise to fund its aggressive artificial intelligence (AI)-related ambition. Part of that was a $10 billion private placement with Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB). This comes after the conglomerate initiated a position in Alphabet in the third quarter of 2025 and added even more shares in the first quarter of 2026,
A Boca Raton Family Office Tests Whether a 1986 Warren Buffett Ad Still Works in 2026
J2 Labs, a Boca Raton family office, has run a memo – closely modeled on Warren Buffett’s famous 1986 “businesses wanted” newspaper ad – in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, testing whether the same plain-spoken approach can still reach business owners in the age of AI.
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Read MoreThe Burst
NVIDIA Just Dropped 30%, Why Smart Money Isn’t Worried
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been among the best-performing investments of the past several years. Despite the returns it has delivered to shareholders, the share price is now under significant pressure.
NVDA’s 52-week high was $153.13, but the stock has been hovering over 30% lower in recent weeks, so will NVIDIA be able to return to its 52-week high,
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4% Dividend + 12x Earnings = Blockbuster in the Making
Merck has long been a pillar of stability in the pharmaceutical world, thanks in large part to the staggering success of its cancer drug Keytruda. But behind that success lies a quietly growing concern of what happens when the patents expire?
In a move that could reshape its future, Merck just announced a $10 billion acquisition of Verona Pharma.
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Why Buffett Is All In On This Energy Stock
In recent months, Chevron has garnered attention for winning the confidence of Warren Buffett whose Berkshire Hathaway has taken a large stake. But Chevron’s roots trace all the way back to the 19th century when it was originally part of the Pacific Coast Oil Company.
Since then, Chevron has evolved to become one of the largest and most diversified energy companies in the world,
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