FirstFT: US consumer confidence sinks
Good morning and welcome back. In today’s newsletter:
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US consumer confidence plunges but investors bet on “hot” economy
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Musk wants SpaceX IPO date to coincide with planetary alignment
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Pressure on Trump administration grows over immigration
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And can smart pills make us healthier?
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Read MoreNvidia Has Walk-Off Home Run in China
Nvidia Corp.
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Read MoreHere's the Average American's Social Security Benefit by Age in 2026
The age at which you start collecting Social Security has a big impact on your benefits.
The two main factors that determine how much you’ll get from Social Security are your income and the age at which you claim benefits. In this video, I’ll take a closer look at how age impacts Social Security by explaining the average benefit by age,
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Read MoreWall Street sets a record while the US dollar’s value slides again
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies.
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and edged past its prior all-time high set a couple weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 408 points,
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Read MoreDow Jones Today: Stock Futures Point Sharply Lower at End of Winning Month; Gold, Silver Futures Sink; Trump to Name Next Fed Chair
Stock futures remained lower Friday but came off sharper declines after President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair. Meanwhile, precious metals sold off as traders locked in gains.
Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.4%, 0.3%, and 0.2%,
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Reddit Stock Tumbles 35%, Rare Buying Opportunity or Falling Knife?
Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) share price has been on the proverbial ropes so far this year, losing almost 35% of their value in the past 30 days alone.
This tumble comes in spite of top and bottom line growth, suggesting that a deal may be in the offing for bargain hunters.
Is Reddit a buy on the dip,
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Time to Buy Leveraged NVIDIA? The Double-Edged Sword
NVDL is shorthand for the GraniteShares 2× Long NVDA Daily ETF, a leveraged fund that’s designed to return twice the daily performance of NVIDIA stock.
So, is NVDL a smart play or a high-voltage hazard?
Key Points
- NVDL delivers 2× NVIDIA’s daily returns, not long-term gains.
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Traders use NVDL to amplify short-term bets on NVIDIA without options or margin accounts.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
1 FinTech Firm with 30.6% Upside
When you study business for a while, certain metrics just turn out to be much more important than others. The cost to acquire customers is a key focus for many new business owners but their retention is what those who have been around the block focus on.
If you can acquire customers at the same price as the competition but sell them into many other products and services,