Blockbuster chipmaker earnings from around the globe are giving US tech stocks a boost
The AI trade is on fire on Wednesday.
Earnings from international chip makers have sparked a fresh rally in US tech stocks, helping to power the market to fresh records.
The S&P 500 blew past 7,000 for the first time, a key psychological threshold that the market has flirted with lately but never cleared until now.
Read MoreGold prices hit record high above $5,000 per ounce
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Gold prices reached a record high this week, climbing above $5,000 per ounce and marking a significant milestone for the precious metal market.
The surge represents a dramatic increase in recent years. In the last year, gold is up around 100%. At this time in 2025,
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Read MoreTexas Instruments' Forecast Shows Semiconductor ETFs Are No Longer Just An Nvidia Trade
Semiconductor ETFs may be entering a healthier phase of the chip cycle, as signs of recovery in industrial demand emerge alongside continued strength in artificial intelligence-driven memory. Fresh guidance from Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:TXN) and record earnings from SK Hynix suggest the rally is no longer dependent on Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) alone.
Fed meeting updates: DOJ probe against Powell looms as Fed set to leave interest rates untouched
It’s the first Fed day of 2026, and Chair Jerome Powell is in the hot seat.
Central bank leaders will announce their January interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET. The meeting follows weeks of political pressure from the Trump administration and a recently announced Department of Justice probe.
Trump picks Kevin Warsh to chair Federal Reserve amid pressure campaign to cut rates
President Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.
Mr. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform.
Warsh was a member of the Fed’s board for five years starting in 2006,
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Wall Street Is Sleeping on This Fintech Giant—Here’s Why It Could Double
Despite fast growth, high profitability and an extraordinary runway ahead, Nu Holdings (NYSE:NU)’s share price is down almost 24% in the last month as stock markets have sold off in response to weaker economic conditions in the US in 2025. This leaves the question of whether NU could be a good buy today for long-term gains.
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Which AI Stock Is Best?
The artificial intelligence gold rush has created winners and wannabes. Two companies at the center of that storm, C3.ai and CoreWeave, have taken very different paths in the race to capitalize on enterprise AI demand. Both play crucial roles in the AI stack, one builds the software brains, the other supplies the computational muscle. But only one of them has the market’s full attention.
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1 Money-Making Stock Investors Are Sleeping On
ResMed might not be a household name for the average investor, but its portfolio of almost 6,000 patents focused on sleep apnea and respiratory care suggest perhaps it should be. The IP forms an economic moat for ResMed in the medical devices industry, which is massive.
One of the key factors attracting investors to ResMed is the booming sleep apnea devices market,
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