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Positive jobs data and high-profile political backing for Intel pushed major U.S. indexes toward new highs, today, Jan. 9, 2026. The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.65%) rose 0.65% to 6,966.28, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.81%) gained 0.81% to 23,671.35, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDEX: ^DJI) added 0.48% to 49,504.07 as investors embraced a soft-landing…

Hiring ticked down in December, defying the Federal Reserve’s effort to boost hiring with a recent series of interest rate cuts, a jobs report on Friday showed. The reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, which marked a slight drop from 64,000 jobs added in the previous month. The…

Energy Transfer and MPLX are two top MLPs to buy right now. When it comes to investing, one size does not fit all. While growth stocks are all the rage, many investors are looking for stocks that can provide a steady stream of income through dividends. One of the best places to find high-yielding stocks…

Harsh Chauhan, The Motley Fool January 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM Key Points Growth is poised to accelerate, with the company anticipating a big earnings jump over the next five years. The company stands to benefit from multiple catalysts in the gaming, PC, and data center markets. AMD has the potential to become a multibagger…

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4% towards the end of President Donald Trump ‘s term in office in 2028, according to a new report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Despite the Fed’s cuts, however, the budget office…

Energy demand is projected to surge over the next decade. Here are three stocks to buy today that stand to benefit. Energy has come into focus in the U.S. as artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, electrification, and the reshoring of U.S. manufacturing strain an aging grid. Reliability is of the utmost importance and is driving…

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After three years of remarkable gains, many fear the market could run out of steam in 2026. The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.75%) just wrapped up another stellar annual performance. After producing a total return of 26% in 2023, it followed up that performance with another 25% total return for the S&P 500 in 2024. And…

US stocks rose on Friday as investors assessed the December jobs report to end a jam-packed first week of 2026. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained roughly 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose around 0.5%, with both indexes flirting with record closing highs. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) jumped 0.7%. All three major indexes…

Owen Chase January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM Warren Buffett built his reputation by sticking to the same small set of habits for decades and by refusing to drop them when markets became loud and distracting. The ideas themselves are simple, which is precisely why they are often overlooked. Most people understand them. Very few…