Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as AI worries recede, with Fed minutes ahead
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as traders priced in continued geopolitical risk and stringent sanctions after peace talks between Russia and Ukraine appeared to collapse after only two hours.
Futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international pricing benchmark, rose over 2% to trade around $69,
Read MoreWhy Mutual Funds are emerging as the default investment choice
At the Mint Money Festival, held on 14 February in Mumbai, Madhu Nair, CEO of Union Mutual Fund, and Kailash Kulkarni, CEO of HSBC Mutual Fund, argued that the industry’s rapid growth reflects a structural transformation in Indian savings behaviour rather than short-term market enthusiasm.
Structural shift
Nair described the mutual fund licence as “a very powerful licence”
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Read MoreHere’s Why Jacob Funds Established a Position in Cabaletta Bio (CABA)
Jacob Funds, a mutual fund company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. After an optimistic quarter, equity markets corrected slightly in November. Although overall economic growth has been robust throughout the year, recent divergent data on consumer spending and the labor market have put doubt on future projections.
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Read MoreStock Market Today: Stock Futures Rise as Tech Stocks Gain Ground Amid Easing AI Fears
Futures were pointing to a higher open for the major stock indexes on Wednesday as the AI rally found its footing after a string of volatile sessions colored by concerns about AI-driven disruption.
Futures contracts connected to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were up 0.5% in premarket trading Wednesday, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.4% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.2%.
Warren Buffett’s Final Berkshire Bet Brings Him Back to Newspapers
It’s only fitting that one of Warren Buffett’s final investments before retirement circles back to the business that first taught him how to make money.
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Sports Betting’s $25 Billion Future: How DraftKings Is Dominating the Market
It seems like right now is a good time to bet on sports betting companies. More than half of the U.S. states have opened their doors to sports betting by legalizing it in one form or the other. This has quite really opened floodgates for companies engaged in the segment, including today’s main star,
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What Does Buffett Know?
When the rest of Wall Street was riding the AI-fueled tech rally last year, the Oracle of Omaha was quietly doing the opposite, selling more stocks than he bought and stacking cash to the tune of a staggering $347 billion. While the S&P 500 was hitting fresh highs and investors were throwing money at growth stocks,
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#1 Most Important Rule That Made Millions
When Mark Minervini won the US Trading Championships, some attributed his victory to luck. As the years went by and he kept winning the narrative changed. Then he decided to enter the competition again, and naysayers told him not to risk his reputation. He went on to win once again, out-trading every other competitor and coming top of the podium in the $1 million+ category.
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