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“I have been lucky and healthy to get to 95…and, fortunately, I got exposed, partly accidentally, to what I liked to do very early on,” Buffett said, referring to his father’s ownership of a stock brokerage that gave him early investing lessons. “That was just an accident. If my father had been a plumber, I…

This has been a history-packed year for Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.59%), S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.19%), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.05%) hitting new highs and the largest-ever initial public offering taking shape. But the biggest eyebrow-raiser might just be the shift in power at America’s foremost financial institution, the Federal…

JM Financial said India’s renewable energy additions have accelerated over the past three years, rising to 18.5GW in FY24, 28.7GW in FY25 and 51GW in FY26, helped in part by aggressive bidding. The brokerage said bidding had expanded to 52GW in FY24 and 56GW in FY25 from 10-17GW a year during FY20-FY23. Advertisement Related Articles…

The 2026 World Cup is scheduled to conclude on July 19 with a match between Spain and Argentina. For several weeks, football enthusiasts have been captivated by their screens, supporting their preferred teams and commending the performances of players such as Messi, Mbappe, and Lamine Yamal. The 2026 FIFA World Cup final will feature Spain…

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, July 21 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will keep its key interest rate steady for the rest of 2026 to tackle a five-year-long inflation problem, according to the median forecasts of economists in a Reuters poll. A majority of those who answered a separate question about the chance of a rate…

“The distribution mix is undergoing a significant shift, away from traditional, bank-only models towards a hybrid model that blends fintech platforms, independent financial advisors (IFAs), and direct AMC channels,” it said, adding that the direct channel, which included digital and direct-to-AMC platforms, was rapidly increasing its share.

Photo by ArtsyBee on Pixabay A fund that actually holds its ground when stocks are falling is what real portfolio diversification looks like. When the S&P 500 tumbled 9.4% in a 2020 selloff, that familiar knot in the stomach was a reminder that most stock funds fall when the market falls. But one equity fund,…

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR), an eVTOL aircraft developer and urban air mobility operator, closed at $5.31, up 19.59%. Shares jumped after Archer and Anduril unveiled Thunder, a Group 5 autonomous attack rotorcraft. Investors are watching commercial partner announcements and defense demand next. Trading volume reached 95.7M shares, coming in about 125% above its three-month average of…

Small-cap and mid-cap mutual fund categories emerged among the top performers across multiple investment horizons, according to performance data released by ICRA Analytics, even as the research highlighted continued investor interest in these segments despite elevated market valuations. The data, based on MFI 360 Explorer as of June 30, 2026, shows that small-cap funds delivered…

Over the last 30 days, the Nasdaq-100 technology index has declined by 3.6%, led by even steeper losses in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks like Broadcom and Micron Technology. However, some tech stocks with less exposure to the AI semiconductor industry have performed exceptionally well over the same stretch. As of the market close on Friday,…