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Why has the market fallen out of love with Disney? Bob Iger is nearing the end of a multi-year comeback run as CEO and has overseen several key improvements to Disney’s business. Streaming has stopped bleeding cash. The company has mapped out a major expansion pipeline for parks and experiences. ESPN is bolstering its streaming…

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett looks at a company’s balance sheet instead of its income statement before making an investment decision, as it is “harder to hide or play games”, noting that Wall Street really doesn’t pay much attention to the document. Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway’s 60th annual general meeting (AGM) in 2025, the Oracle of…

Legendary investor Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, expressed concern over the current state of artificial intelligence development. He warned that the lack of clarity among AI leaders regarding where the technology is headed is dangerously comparable to the historical development of nuclear weapons. ‘Even the people that are smartest about it say…

ARK Investment Management released data Monday detailing a significant performance gap between gold and bitcoin throughout 2025. Gold prices appreciated 65% during 2025 while the price of bitcoin declined 6%, according to the data. Ark Investment noted that despite the decline in 2025, bitcoin has increased 360% since the end of the US equity bear…

Social Security recipients should see their paychecks increase this month. That’s because benefits are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. A 2.8% increase is by no means the most generous Social Security COLA to ever arrive, but it’s also not the stingiest. In fact, last year, Social Security benefits only rose 2.5%, so a…

The “Magnificent Seven” trade is still very much alive. The elite group of mega-cap tech names — Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) — has seen share prices skyrocket on the back of AI, even if not every name managed to beat the S&P 500…

As the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) releases its updated 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook in January, forecasting a potential price decline for natural gas this year, the current spotlight is on the natural gas market. Notably, EIA expects U.S. Henry Hub prices to average just under $3.50/MMBtu, representing a 2% decline from 2025, with oversupply…

Kailey Hagen, CFP, The Motley Fool January 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM Key Points Coming out of retirement might not have been in your plans, but here you are, suiting back up to reenter the workforce. It can be an anxious time. You’re worried about adapting to your new job, and you might also be…

Dog face – cute happy jack russell pet puppy looking in the grass, web banner with copy space getty The Dow Jones Industrial Average itself yields modestly, but the Dogs of the Dow 2026 pack more dividend bite. The index’s top payers dish up to 6.8%. Collectively, they provide 3X more yield than the miserly…

Gantry cranes and shipping containers are seen at the port in Keelung, Taiwan, January 16, 2026. I-HWA CHENG / AFP Taiwan vowed Friday, January 16, to remain the world’s “most important” AI chipmaker, after reaching a trade deal with the United States that will reduce tariffs on the island’s shipments and increase Taiwanese investment on…