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The U.S. stock market is having another fantastic year. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.01%) is up 11% in 2026. If the benchmark index simply stays at its current level, it will mark the fourth straight year of double-digit gains, something that last happened during the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s. However, the S&P 500…

In many cases, Social Security benefits are the largest source of income for retired workers. For that reason, many retirees look forward to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), pay raises designed to protect the purchasing power of benefits from inflation. On that topic, Social Security beneficiaries recently got some bad news and some good news…

UiPath (NYSE:PATH), an enterprise automation and robotic software provider, closed at $12.15, up 1.00%. The gains follow a recent retail artificial intelligence (AI) partnership, while broader technology weakness stayed in focus.Trading volume reached 90.6 million shares, coming in about 86% above its three-month average of 48.7 million shares. UiPath IPO’d in 2021 and has fallen…

An overhead view of Dallas TX1’s electrical plant at the NTT Data center campus in Garland, Texas, June 23, 2025. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) The rising AI tide can only lift a boat so high.  Csquare, a Coppell-based provider of data center services, made its stock market debut Thursday, pricing its initial public offering below the…

Benefits and risks of investing in oil dividend stocks Before making any investment, investors need to recognize both the advantages and risks. Here are some of the potential benefits of an investment in oil dividend stocks: Many energy companies have long histories of paying dividends — even during times of slumping energy prices. Portfolio diversification.…

Social Security is facing a funding shortfall — and, therefore, retirees are facing a possible reduction in income. It may not happen because there are ways to bolster the program, but right now, it’s headed for trouble. That may be alarming, but it’s probably not the biggest thing to worry about in your retirement. Image…

Key Points BMO analyst Brian Pitz reiterated a market perform rating on Meta today. He also said he thinks Meta stock is worth $720 a share. Meta may be spending too much on AI investment. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock tumbled 5.3% through 11:20 a.m. ET Friday amid a tech sell-off that’s dragging down the…

China did it again. Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3 in the dead of night and markets woke up today doing what they always do when a Chinese lab closes the gap: They panicked. Semiconductor and AI stocks dropped across the board Friday. Taiwan’s benchmark fell more than 6%. Japan closed down 4%. The Nasdaq slid…

This article was written by 58.33K Followers Follow Bret Jensen has over 13 years as a market analyst, helping investors find big winners in the biotech sector. Bret specializes in high beta sectors with potentially large investor returns.Bret leads the investing group The Biotech Forum, in which he and his team offer a model portfolio…

The US dollar (DX-Y.NYB) has had a strong start to the year. Driven by booming foreign demand for US tech exposure and expectations of higher-for-longer interest rates, the greenback has appreciated roughly 2.5% against a basket of other major currencies. Bank of America believes the US currency has more room to run in the second…