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  • The 3 Best Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy for 2026

    As Warren Buffett’s legendary stint as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) concluded with the end of 2025, an era drew to a close. The one who made value investing cool, the Oracle of Omaha, developed a cult-like following across the investing world over his six decades at the helm of the erstwhile textile…

  • As a Concerned Warren Buffett Exits, His 4 Safest Dividend Stocks Are 2026 Gems

    Scott Olson / Getty Images If any investor has stood the test of time, it is Warren Buffett. For years, the so-called Oracle of Omaha has had a rock-star-like presence in the investing world, and his annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) shareholders meeting draws thousands of loyal investors. This past year’s meeting ended with…

  • Venezuela’s economy nears collapse under US blockade

    Caracas: After seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration is increasing the already substantial pressure on the country’s new president, Delcy Rodríguez, demanding she cut ties with US adversaries before a blockade on Venezuelan oil is lifted. The economic pressure campaign has emerged as central to President Donald Trump’s vow that the United States would…

  • Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026

    WASHINGTON (AP) — 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…

  • Tesla's Story Has Faded, Gordon Johnson Says—Here's The 'Generous' Valuation Musk Probably Won't Retweet

    Well-known Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) bear Gordon Johnson remains a seller of the electric vehicle company run by Elon Musk. The analyst uses competitors for several sectors to create a new sum-of-the-parts valuation for Tesla’s various business lines, including Optimus, FSD, electric vehicles and energy. The Tesla Analyst: GLJ Research analyst Gordon Johnson maintained a Sell rating on Tesla stock and…

  • UBS Sticks With Sell on Tesla (TSLA) as AI Optimism Runs Ahead of Fundamentals

    Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already…

  • Why Centrus Energy Stock Is Powering Down Today

    Today’s decline is reminding investors that Centrus Energy stock can’t rise forever. Rising higher on each day of trading since the first market session of 2026, Centrus Energy (LEU 11.37%) stock is off to an auspicious start in the new year. Today, however, shares of the uranium enrichment specialist appear poised to end the impressive…

  • This corner of the tech-stock market is loved by both day traders and big-money investors

    Retail and institutional investors don’t often see eye-to-eye, but there’s an investment idea both groups are bullish on in 2026. A survey conducted by Mizuho of 300 retail investors and 45 institutional investors shows that both cohorts have fresh optimism for fintech stocks this year, while they say their interest in crypto stocks is waning.…

  • 3 Dividend Kings That Are Growing Payouts by 10% or More Each Year

    After a half-century of continuous dividend growth, these Dividend Kings aren’t slowing down. Dividend Kings, or companies that have increased their dividend once a year for at least 50 years, are exceedingly rare. As of late 2025, just 56 stocks, out of around 54,000 traded around the world, had earned this distinction. But I would…

  • US trade gap shrinks to smallest since 2009 as imports fall

    WASHINGTON – The US trade deficit made a sharp and unexpected pullback in October, reaching its lowest level since 2009 as goods imports dropped while President Donald Trump’s tariffs took hold, government data showed Jan 8. The overall trade gap plunged 39 per cent to US$29.4 billion (S$37.8 billion) in October, said the Department of…

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