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By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, July 16 (Reuters) – Exchange-traded funds have been a fixture of financial markets since the 1990s as a popular low-cost way for investors to buy baskets of stocks and trade them like shares on a brokerage account. Leveraged ETFs, which promise to multiply the daily returns of their targets, have…

For some retirees, Social Security serves as extra money. But for many older Americans, those benefits are the foundation of their monthly budget. Those benefits may also not be enough. And if you need to supplement your Social Security checks with earnings from a job, the good news is that you’re allowed to do so.…

Many of the most famous names on Wall Street are actively looking to capitalize on the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Investment Management, is perhaps one of the most bullish on AI. Most of the firm’s top 10 holdings — when aggregated across its entire family of ETFs —…

Tech-heavy equity indexes around the world ‌fell on Thursday as investors offloaded chip stocks, while oil futures gave up earlier gains even as the US and Iran stepped up attacks. Wall Street declines driven by the weakness in chip stocks had a knock-on effect on the Irish markets, although consumer staples bolstered London’s FTSE 100…

Key Points The stock is down, while Oracle’s cloud infrastructure services nearly doubled last quarter. Oracle provides a differentiated level of data security in its cloud business, which is a key advantage. The company is increasing debt to fund the data center build-out, but its debt-to-equity ratio has dropped over the last year. The share…

SpaceX’s share price has dropped below its stock market debut just over a month ago, falling sharply from a post-float peak. The price for a single share in Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence (AI) company fell to $132.62 (£98.24) on Wednesday, below its initial listing of $135 in June. SpaceX’s initial public offering…

SlateStone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari analyzes Warren Buffetts recent investment moves on The Claman Countdown. Warren Buffett said that it didn’t come as a surprise when he told Bill Gates about his decision to stop donating to the Gates Foundation after partnering on the group’s philanthropic initiatives for two decades. Buffett, 95, didn’t…

Warren Buffett is standing by longtime friend Bill Gates despite calling the Microsoft co-founder’s association with late convicted s– offender Jeffrey Epstein “distasteful.” The Berkshire Hathaway chairman addressed Gates’ past relationship with Epstein in a new interview with CNBC. Warren Buffett Reviewed Bill Gates’ Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Warren Buffett called Bill Gates’ association with…

Brookfield Renewable (BEP +1.28%) is a leading global clean energy infrastructure company. As of mid-2026, it had 46.8 GW of operating assets, including 8.5 GW of hydroelectric power, 16.9 GW of wind, 13.8 GW of utility-scale solar, 5 GW of distributed generation (e.g., rooftop and community solar), and 3.1 GW of storage capacity. It also…