Thursday, 24 September 2026
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Amazon's AI spending spree is helping fuel Wall Street's excitement around artificial intelligence. But inside the company itself, some employees say speaking out about that growth could put their jobs at risk.
After purchasing a 10% stake in Intel (INTC) last year, the Trump administration announced recently that the company would collaborate with Apple (AAPL) to design and manufacture the latter's chips.
Aoris Investment Management, a specialist international equity manager, released its Q1 2026 investor letter for "Aoris International Fund". A copy of the letter is available to download here. The fund invests in high-q…
U.S. equities opened sharply lower today, pressured by an accelerating global selloff in Big Tech and AI-linked semiconductor stocks, alongside a meaningful shift in macroeconomic expectations. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQ…
The pet and rural lifestyle sectors have shown remarkable resilience in changing markets. Deciding between Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) requires weighing digital convenience against physical domina…
Michael Burry — the man who famously predicted and bet on the 2008 housing market crash — recently expressed his opinion on the SpaceX (SPCX) initial public offering (IPO). Rather unsurprisingly, Burry isn't impressed b…
Pzena Investment Management recently released its first-quarter 2026 commentary for "Pzena Focused Value Strategy." A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The equity market faced challenges in the first quarter du…
Bitcoin (BTC) selling pressure may be fading even as the asset slips, with old holders, leveraged traders, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors all easing off the sell button.
The record $131,380 average IRA balance is skewed upward by over 559,000 millionaire accounts, making it a poor benchmark for most savers.
Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications (VZ) is rolling out an aggressive customer-retention strategy as competition in the wireless industry heats up, and carriers battle to keep subscribers from switching prov…
Europe's private capital asset class has split into two markets that barely resemble each other, said advisers and fund managers at the SuperReturn International event in Berlin earlier in June. At one end sits a narrow…
When most tech sector investors think of neocloud businesses, the ones that come to mind are Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) and Iren (NASDAQ: IREN). And both of them have performed well for those who have held their shares over …
Aoris Investment Management, a specialist international equity manager, released its Q1 2026 investor letter for "Aoris International Fund". A copy of the letter is available to download here. The fund invests in high-q…
The U.S. is home to some of the most dependable dividend-paying stocks in the world, some of which have payout increase streaks measured in decades. And yes, S&P 500 member firms spend sizable sums annually on dividends.
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A sell-off in tech stocks intensified on Friday as Micron (MU) and other memory stocks declined and the New York Times reported that OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) may delay its initial public offering.
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) is trading at $64,238 on the 4-hour chart, pressing up against heavyweight resistance at $64,700–$65,500. The setup screams "compression"—bullish signals are emerging, but the macro bears still control…
BERLIN — Even with President Donald Trump’s “beautiful armada” off its shores, Iran has once again resorted to a familiar strategy: kicking the radioactive can of its nuclear program down the road of extended negotiatio…
Individual investors continue to pile in, while record margin loans and an elevated volatility index signal the potential of sharp near-term swings
Switzerland will vote on Sunday on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million people, in a referendum that has become one of Europe's most closely watched tests of public attitudes toward immigration, national ident…
U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Teh...
Gunshots were heard and fans set fire to a school bus as they wrecked vehicles after New York Knicks victory celebrations descended into chaos.
It appears Taylor Swift annoyed a portion of the sports world just by attending Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Swift, a 14-time Grammy Award winner, sat courtside at Madison Square Garden for Wednesday night's game between t…
China and the United States (along with, to some extent, US regional allies) are locked in an intensifying security competition in the Western Pacific—one that remains centered on, while increasingly transcending, the c…