Stocks slip in cautious trading after weak US retail sales data
Stock markets retreated in sparse summer trading Friday, with the uncertain outlook for the Middle East war and the US economy prompting investor caution ahead of the weekend.
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Read MoreCathie Wood Pours $27 Million Into Major AI Stock
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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest made another aggressive rotation toward artificial intelligence last week, adding nearly $30 million of Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) and $27 million of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) while unloading almost $60 million of Deere (NYSE:DE).
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Read MoreTeachers, Cops, and Firefighters Just Got Their Full Social Security Back. These 3 ETFs Turn the Back Pay Into a Raise
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The check has finally cleared. After decades of watching a chunk of their earned Social Security disappear thanks to the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, retired teachers, police officers,
Rates are heading higher “for all the wrong reasons”: Nations Indexes
Scott Nations, President of Nations Indexes,
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Read MoreIs Your August Social Security Check Smaller Than Expected? Here's Why
If you count on Social Security as part of your retirement plan, an unexpected drop in your monthly deposit can be unsettling. But when your August check comes in smaller than the benefit amount on your award letter — or smaller than what you received a few months ago — it usually isn’t a mistake.
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Warren Buffett’s Surprise Move Into the AI Big Leagues
Berkshire Hathaway’s latest 13F filing confirmed it now owns three Mag 7 companies. Apple, Amazon, and now Alphabet collectively give Berkshire a front-row seat to the AI arms race, and Alphabet’s debut in the portfolio was the standout surprise.
The filing showed Berkshire continued trimming Apple, though it still accounts for about 21% of the equity book,
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Why Nvidia Still Looks Like The #1 AI Stock
Nvidia didn’t become the centerpiece of the AI revolution by accident. Its advantage goes well beyond having fast chips. The company spent more than a decade positioning itself as the default computing layer for advanced workloads long before AI became a mainstream investment theme.
Naturally, that raises an uncomfortable question: after a run like this,
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Why Small-Caps Could Crush Big Tech
Markets were rattled earlier this week after a fresh round of tariff threats reignited tensions between the U.S. and China. For a moment, it looked like the trade war narrative of 2018 was making a comeback. But by midweek, cooler heads prevailed, and stocks came roaring back.
The surprise? Small-cap stocks didn’t just recover,