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  • Gold Rate Today in Nagpur (as on 9 Jul, 2026)

    Editor’s Note: This page was originally published in January 2023 and has been updated with the latest developments regularly since then. Gold Rate in Nagpur FAQs What is the 22 karat gold price today in Nagpur? On 9 July 2026, the market rate for 22 karat gold in Nagpur stands at ₹13,296 per gram. How…

  • What are today's HELOC and home equity loan interest rates?

    HELOC and home equity loan interest rates are often lower than those on credit cards and personal loans. Getty Images In the elevated interest rate climate of recent years, there have been few affordable borrowing options to choose from. Personal loan interest rates, for example, have been frozen at around 12% for months, while credit…

  • Cathie Wood Just Bought $27 Million of SpaceX. Calling the Bottom or Catching a Falling Knife?

    Quick Read Cathie Wood deployed $27 million into SpaceX across four ARK ETFs, lifting it to their fourth-largest combined position at roughly 4.5% of assets. SpaceX has dropped 34% from its $225 post-IPO peak, with investors flagging ongoing losses, rising debt, looming lockup expirations, and future dilution as headwinds. Retail investors willing to wait may…

  • 5 Stocks Cathie Wood Is Snapping Up at a Discount Right Now

    Known as one of the boldest portfolio managers out there, Cathie Wood of Ark Invest likes to swing for the fences with her exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This has led to some years of big gains for her flagship fund, the Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK). In 2023, it rose 67.6%, and in 2025, it gained…

  • Official | Social Security Recipients May Have Their Benefits Suspended Under New Health Verification Rules

    En esta noticia The United States Government maintains periodic checks on people who receive disability benefits to verify whether they continue to meet the medical and administrative requirements of the program. These reviews can affect SSDI and SSI beneficiaries, especially when the Social Security Administration needs to update information about their health condition, medical treatments,…

  • Fed divided on interest rates as AI spending raises fresh inflation concerns

    Wall Street Journal chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos says Federal Reserve officials increasingly see the AI infrastructure boom as a new source of inflation pressure that could keep interest rates higher. Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Correspondent Nick Timiraos joins Maria Bartiromo to break down the latest Federal Reserve minutes. Fed officials are expressing concerns…

  • Social Security is paid out on Wednesday, July 15: who gets benefits?

    Millions of Social Security beneficiaries are to receive their July 2026 payment next week, as the Social Security Administration (SSA) continues this month’s three-Wednesdays distribution cycle. Who receives Social Security on Wednesday, July 15? Of the 71.3 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., many are paid their benefits on the second, third or fourth…

  • Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rose after US strikes Iran for second day

    US stock futures rose as the US struck Iran for the second day in a row, hours after President Trump declared the ceasefire between the two countries “over.” Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) both made 0.1% gains. Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ=F) climbed 0.3%. The US military said…

  • Tech Stock Sell-Off: 1 ETF to Load Up On Right Now

    After a hot start to the year, tech stocks have been melting in the summer heat. The downturn has been led by top chip stocks, such as Nvidia, Micron Technology, and Advanced Micro Devices, while the stocks of other tech leaders, like Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms, are all trading well off their highs.…

  • Troubles for bitcoin ETFs and private credit funds suggest rising market risks

    Others took a more macro view. Strive CEO Jack Mallers, among others, described bitcoin’s selloff as a warning of a macro fiat liquidity crunch. Bitcoin has a history of moving early and aggressively on liquidity shifts and is often viewed as one of the most sensitive assets to changes in money supply growth, Treasury operations,…

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