US stocks edge higher after swinging through worries about AI and the economy
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A quiet finish for the U.S. stock market on Tuesday masked big swings underneath the surface as companies talked about how discouraged their customers are feeling and some tech stocks continued to feel the downside of the artificial-intelligence boom.
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Industrial stocks delivered steady growth in 2025 while tech volatility rattled portfolios. Specialty chemicals and industrial gas companies expanded margins and generated resilient cash flows. The Nasdaq-100 has declined 2.3% year-to-date through February 17, creating a contrasting backdrop for industrial sector performance. With prediction markets pricing just 22.5% recession odds through 2026, these essential-product manufacturers continue serving steady industrial demand.
Read MoreMeet the $54 Billion Fund Manager Nobody’s Talking About
Typically, anyone who manages tens of billions of dollars would garner heavy publicity. There are exceptions, though, and one particular fund manager mysteriously gets left out of the cultural conversation.
It just goes to show that not everyone in the billionaire class is a household name. Today, we’ll unveil an individual who oversees over $50 billion in assets under management (AUM) and why his firm may be among 2026’s most notable businesses.
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Read MoreRetail ETFs in Spotlight as US Releases Holiday Season Report Card
The final reading on the 2025 holiday shopping season was released last week, and it delivered a lump of coal to investors. As per the U.S. Census Bureau report released on Feb. 10, 2026, advance estimates showed that December 2025 retail sales remained virtually flat at $735.0 billion, missing economists’ expectations of a 0.5% monthly increase.
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Read MoreWarren Buffett makes last big investment before retirement
NYT is on a digital hot streak
The New York Times is on a digital hot streak—adding 450,000 new online subscribers last quarter and hitting more than 12 million total.
Their revenue jumped over 10%, and profits soared to $344 million for the year.
NYT stock has shot up 57% while other media companies are laying people off.
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Is This $1.4B Cybersecurity Giant Just Getting Started?
CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR), the identity security and management firm, has seen its share price soar by more than 30 percent in the last 12 months alone.
With a growing portfolio of security solutions, it seems like the future is bright but has all the good news been priced in?
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The Best Way to Bet on China’s AI Boom Might Just Be in South Africa
If someone told you the best way to invest in China’s booming AI ecosystem was through a 100-year-old South African media company, you’d probably do a double take. But here’s the thing that may actually be true, and it all comes down to Tencent and a few brilliantly timed decisions made more than two decades ago.
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Why This Doctor Invests In Tesla Weekly?
I met a doctor recently who has been buying up as much Tesla as he can get his hands on. Remarkably he told me that he buys shares of Tesla every single week, accumulating as big a position as he possibly can.
In light of Tesla shares falling this past week after Musk made some almost outlandish predictions –
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