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A confluence of macroeconomic and political challenges could spell trouble for the stock market. What goes up must come down, so the saying goes. And this axiom generally holds in financial markets, which are characterized by boom and bust cycles based on macroeconomic factors like the business cycle and interest rates. On the surface, things…

Warren Buffett made $97 million the last time he bought this misunderstood asset. Legendary investor Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.64%) (BRK.B 0.11%) as of Jan. 1, as planned. And with 13-F filings for the fourth quarter of 2025 due on Feb. 14, 45 days after the end…

Intelligent Investing Synopsis Should temporary declines in operating earnings send you into a tizzy? Certainly not. As Warren Buffet had predicted, the insurance cycle turned downward in 1979, sending RoE and operating earnings into decline. Yet his company’s stock jumped 23-24%, outperforming the S&P 500. The message: Accurate cycle forecasting and disciplined capital allocation can…

Washington  —  The gloves are off in the heated clash between Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump. As extraordinary as a criminal investigation of a sitting Fed chair is, Powell’s rebuke of Trump was in some ways even more shocking. For years, Powell has remained mum even as Trump called him every…

Losses for several banks and Big Tech stocks pulled indexes lower on Wednesday, even though the majority of stocks on Wall Street rose. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its second straight loss after setting its all-time high. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 42 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1%. Wells…

Wall Street steadied on Thursday as stocks in the artificial intelligence industry bounced back after an encouraging report from a Taiwanese chip giant and as oil prices eased sharply. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and snapped the two-day losing streak it had been on since setting an all-time high. The Dow Jones industrial average added…

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street steadied on Thursday as stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back following an encouraging report from a Taiwanese chip giant and as oil prices eased sharply. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and snapped the two-day losing streak it had been on since setting an all-time high. The Dow Jones…

BANGKOK — Asian shares were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke a two-day losing streak and edged back toward record levels, helped by advances for Big Tech companies like Nvidia. U.S. futures advanced and oil prices slipped. Tech shares regained momentum after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a major supplier to the industry, reported strong profits…

1Invesco Ltd. AUM of $2,124.8 billion as of September 30, 2025.2Morningstar Direct, as of 11/30/253Ibid.4Ibid. There are risks involved with investing in ETFs, including possible loss of money. Index-based ETFs are not actively managed. Actively managed ETFs do not necessarily seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. Both index-based and actively managed ETFs…

U.S. stock futures were mostly higher in premarket trading on Friday as tech stocks continued to rally on optimism about AI spending. Futures contracts connected to the Nasdaq 100 were up 0.4% in recent trading, while S&P 500 futures advanced 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gave up earlier gains to trade marginally lower. The…