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M-tron (MPTI) Industries Secures $4M Defense Contract

M-tron Industries Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:MPTI) is one of the best up and coming tech stocks to buy now. On June 30, M-tron announced that it secured $4 million in production contracts from a US Department of Defense contrac…

Rising Margin Requirements Hammer Coffee Prices

Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, continuing the volatile price swings seen this week. After Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) raised margin requirements for trading coffee futures twice this week, liquidity …

Stock Indexes Settle Higher as Geopolitical Risks Ease

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.33%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…

The U.S. stock market is becoming ‘too big to fail’

Twenty years ago, the U.S. economy morphed into a huge bet on the frothy housing market. The bubble’s animating narrative was simple: housing prices had been rising for a long time, and they would continue to do so. Ent…

These are America’s 10 worst states to live in for 2026

As more companies insist their employees return to the office, they know they need to offer something in return to attract and retain good people. That's why finding a place where people will want to live is an increasi…