From Quadrangle Club to the Federal Reserve: Princetonians reflect on Jerome Powell ’75
Last May, Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell ’75 delivered the Baccalaureate address to the Class of 2025. Only a few months later, on Jan. 9, he was served grand jury subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into cost overruns on the Federal Reserve’s Washington headquarters renovation project.
President Donald Trump accused Powell of lying to Congress about the predicted cost of the renovations,
Read MoreSEC approves Nasdaq options tied to index-based prediction contracts
SEC approves Nasdaq MRX index-linked binary options tied to Nasdaq-100, expanding prediction-style trading as exchanges race into event-based markets.
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Read MoreDid Nvidia Just Deliver a Breakout Fake-Out? Why Dip‑Buyers Should Welcome a Dip
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Nvidia (NVDA) fell 8% below $200 per share after briefly rejoining the $5 trillion club, facing potential weakness to the $170-180 channel as Alphabet (GOOG) closed its market cap gap to $4.6 trillion following a 10% surge on a strong quarterly result.
WATCH LIVE: Powell’s last Federal Reserve interest rate decision before stepping down
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will hold his final press conference at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the policymakers’ interest rate decision ahead of his planned departure on May 15.
The appearance comes at a pivotal moment for the central bank as it weighs whether to change interest rates amid lingering inflation concerns and President Donald Trump‘s demand that rates need to drop.
Read MoreWarren Buffett has blunt message on stock market for 2026
Volatility is back. Investors are watching their portfolios swing on AI fears, geopolitical tension, and rate uncertainty. And many are wondering if this is finally the moment the world’s most famous value investor starts buying.
Warren Buffett has an answer. It is not the one most people are hoping for.
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Will NVIDIA 2x Over The Next Year?
The introduction of the Chinese generative AI model has created a storm on Wall Street, and tall trees are the first to bear the brunt of it. Big tech names have shown weaknesses and AI-related stocks have faced issues as the fear of the new-gen AI model, DeepSeek, and circumstances surrounding its creation spread through the market.
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IonQ Stock Is on Fire, Will It Last?
If you’ve been tracking hot tech trends lately, you’ve probably noticed quantum computing popping up more and more. And no surprise, it’s one of the buzziest corners of the tech world, right alongside artificial intelligence.
In fact, a report two years ago from McKinsey predicted that quantum tech could unlock $1.3 trillion in value across industries like automotive,
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1 Dividend Aristocrat To Be Wary Of
Residential real estate investment trust (REIT) Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) operates in West Coast markets, primarily acquiring, developing, and managing multifamily residential properties. It has a portfolio of more than 60,000 apartment units, primarily located in California and Seattle.
Founded in 1971 and going public in 1994,