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Micron’s stock is dirt cheap — and that’s igniting a fierce online debate

Micron’s stock is dirt cheap — and that’s igniting a fierce online debate

Valuation purists see a ridiculously inexpensive stock, but some semiconductor investors say Micron’s earnings power won...

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My adviser recommended an annuity. Is it the right move in this market environment?

My adviser recommended an annuity. Is it the right move in this market environment?

“I haven’t committed to the strategy yet and would appreciate some independent perspectives.”...

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‘It feels like he’s quietly building a separate life’: My husband inherited $500,000, but he refuses to spend it on our home

‘It feels like he’s quietly building a separate life’: My husband inherited $500,000, but he refuses to spend it on our home

“Our kitchen dates from 1999 and the oven only works if you hit the door a certain way.”...

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The S&P 500 could be dangerously exposed to AI. Here are some simple alternatives.

The S&P 500 could be dangerously exposed to AI. Here are some simple alternatives.

The large-cap index is nowhere near as diversified as you think....

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‘We’re losing to cottage cheese’: The protein-maxxing craze is hurting cream cheese sales

‘We’re losing to cottage cheese’: The protein-maxxing craze is hurting cream cheese sales

U.S. cottage cheese sales have more than doubled from levels seen in 2021....

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Hims & Hers struck a GLP-1 deal with Lilly. Its stock is rallying.

Hims & Hers struck a GLP-1 deal with Lilly. Its stock is rallying.

As part of the agreement, Hims said it won’t compound GLP-1 medications like Zepbound in the future....

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Layoffs with dignity? Why these tech companies are offering free laptops and LinkedIn Premium.

Layoffs with dignity? Why these tech companies are offering free laptops and LinkedIn Premium.

Some tech companies are giving more generous severance packages, but here’s what to keep in mind....

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Nvidia, AMD and other chip stocks rebound. Is the ‘violent’ AI selloff over?

Nvidia, AMD and other chip stocks rebound. Is the ‘violent’ AI selloff over?

Analysts warn of further volatility ahead, though there are two new factors that work in the AI trade’s favor....

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Why Democrats should use their new power to embrace Trump’s tariffs

Why Democrats should use their new power to embrace Trump’s tariffs

Blaming tariffs on manufactured goods for the soaring price of gasoline is the wrong solution to the affordability crisi...

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The S&P 500’s most reliable dividend stocks are beating the market. Here’s how to play them.

The S&P 500’s most reliable dividend stocks are beating the market. Here’s how to play them.

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have been on a tear and held up well during Thursday’s stock-market rout....

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Moderna’s stock jumps after biotech raises sales outlook

Moderna’s stock jumps after biotech raises sales outlook

The company lifted its revenue outlook for the year, saying it now expects revenue to grow as much as 25% in 2026....

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Chip stocks are the cheapest they’ve been in nearly seven years. How low is too low?

Chip stocks are the cheapest they’ve been in nearly seven years. How low is too low?

Contrarian investors might see the sharp decline in semiconductor stocks on Nov. 5 as a buying opportunity, especially s...

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Is it the end of the Cybertruck? Elon Musk announces factory will shift production

Is it the end of the Cybertruck? Elon Musk announces factory will shift production

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X that the automaker will wind down the production of Cybertrucks in its Texas Gig...

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What the governor-elect of Texas, at the epicenter of the AI trade blowup, is now saying about data centers

What the governor-elect of Texas, at the epicenter of the AI trade blowup, is now saying about data centers

In a televised interview, Gina Hinojosa emphasized that she wasn’t ideologically opposed to data centers but that the ex...

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The $4 million mansion that author Sarah J. Maas bought after finding fame with ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’

The $4 million mansion that author Sarah J. Maas bought after finding fame with ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’

Three years after the release of the first “ACOTAR” book, Sarah J. Maas’ family moved into a palatial $3.3 million Tudor...

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Here’s what’s driving Iren’s stock higher after a brutal selloff

Here’s what’s driving Iren’s stock higher after a brutal selloff

Iren announced a new cloud-computing deal and noted that much of its backlog is tied to “investment-grade counterparties...

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Cloudflare’s stock mounts a big comeback after fastest sales surge in nearly 4 years

Cloudflare’s stock mounts a big comeback after fastest sales surge in nearly 4 years

Demand for automated AI protection is on the rise — and manifesting in Cloudflare’s earnings results....

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Here are the 2027 capital-gains tax rates for each income level

Here are the 2027 capital-gains tax rates for each income level

How much will you pay in capital-gains taxes next year? The IRS just released this crucial information....

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How much in Roth conversions can you do in 2027 with the new tax brackets?

How much in Roth conversions can you do in 2027 with the new tax brackets?

The math should actually start with “if” — not “how much.”...

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Tech stocks log worst day since 2020 as carnage comes to the AI trade

Tech stocks log worst day since 2020 as carnage comes to the AI trade

The S&P 500 lost an estimated $2.9 trillion in market capitalization, the largest one-day loss of market value on re...

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Buy the dip or wait it out? Young investors react as retail stock selling hits one of its highest levels since COVID crash.

Buy the dip or wait it out? Young investors react as retail stock selling hits one of its highest levels since COVID crash.

Some see another buying opportunity. Others fear the worst isn’t over. A market rout is testing the instincts of a gener...

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The 2027 tax brackets are out. See what the standard deduction and SALT tax breaks will be.

The 2027 tax brackets are out. See what the standard deduction and SALT tax breaks will be.

The tax brackets at the heart of Americans’ income-tax bills will be adjusting at a steeper level in 2027 compared to th...

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After tech-stock rout, October jobs report could bring relief — or more pain

After tech-stock rout, October jobs report could bring relief — or more pain

After a tech-led meltdown in the stock market, the October jobs report on Friday morning could bring investors some enco...

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Trump’s Iran war has changed the future of Social Security

Trump’s Iran war has changed the future of Social Security

It’s a mathematical certainty that the Iran war is going to have an enormous influence on the future of retirement in Am...

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This pancreatic cancer treatment is on track for ‘one of the best drug launches of all time’

This pancreatic cancer treatment is on track for ‘one of the best drug launches of all time’

Revolution Medicines’ brand-new treatment brought in far higher sales than expected in its first few weeks on the market...

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As Nvidia’s stock heads for a bear market, bargain hunters see a golden buying opportunity

As Nvidia’s stock heads for a bear market, bargain hunters see a golden buying opportunity

Portfolio managers say chip demand should be resilient even in a period of political uncertainty....

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Bloom Energy’s stock is one of the S&P 500’s biggest losers amid fears of data-center delays

Bloom Energy’s stock is one of the S&P 500’s biggest losers amid fears of data-center delays

Bloom Energy shares got swept in by tech stocks’ sharp selloff Thursday, as investors fretted that the data-center build...

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Is this ‘the big one’ for the stock market? Wall Street sounds off as tech plunges.

Is this ‘the big one’ for the stock market? Wall Street sounds off as tech plunges.

A punishing selloff in the tech space was dragging the stock market sharply lower on Thursday, one day after equities sa...

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How to buy a new car for under $30,000 in this economy

How to buy a new car for under $30,000 in this economy

Consumers burdened by the high cost of gas, insurance and maintenance are driving up demand for those low-cost cars....

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The year’s most successful stock-market trades are unraveling — perhaps for good

The year’s most successful stock-market trades are unraveling — perhaps for good

Wall Street’s top trades of 2026 are coming undone as a violent rotation rattles the U.S. stock market....

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A record number of first-time home buyers now pay in cash. Here’s where they get the money.

A record number of first-time home buyers now pay in cash. Here’s where they get the money.

All-cash buyers are becoming more common, despite a housing market that’s been struggling with affordability issues....

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Micron, Sandisk and other AI stocks are falling hard: ‘Investors don’t like uncertainty’

Micron, Sandisk and other AI stocks are falling hard: ‘Investors don’t like uncertainty’

Wall Street is digesting the prospect of a slower AI buildout in the wake of the midterm election results....

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An Anthropic IPO when the AI trade is this turbulent? Goodspeed!

An Anthropic IPO when the AI trade is this turbulent? Goodspeed!

Wall Street takes a harder look at AI costs after historic midterm results. Plus, the upside to Apple’s lack of artifici...

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The wealthiest 10% of Americans are pulling ahead of everyone else. This is what’s making them richer.

The wealthiest 10% of Americans are pulling ahead of everyone else. This is what’s making them richer.

The wealthiest 10% have a median net worth that is $800,000 greater than it was three years ago....

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Interest rates could go ‘significantly higher’ if oil prices keep climbing — even if the Iran war ends soon

Interest rates could go ‘significantly higher’ if oil prices keep climbing — even if the Iran war ends soon

Strategists at Bank of America found a dramatic correlation between interest rates and oil prices in the U.S., U.K. and ...

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The real test for the artificial intelligence build-out is what happens in 2028, analysts say

The real test for the artificial intelligence build-out is what happens in 2028, analysts say

JPMorgan’s Michael Cembalest is worried about data center build-outs following midterm elections, and he’s looking two y...

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A strategist draws a 1980s parallel to argue bipartisanship could power a ‘bull stampede’

A strategist draws a 1980s parallel to argue bipartisanship could power a ‘bull stampede’

In the 1980s, a Republican president, a Democrat Speaker of the House and an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve chairman...

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Research firm declares ‘end of the AI trade as we know it’ — and Asian tech stocks reflect the shift

Research firm declares ‘end of the AI trade as we know it’ — and Asian tech stocks reflect the shift

Now that absolute value is much harder to find in the AI trade, with bets having to be made on a longer-term, more specu...

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