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Stock futures pointed higher Thursday as tech shares surged on record earnings from AI chipmaking giant TSMC, while oil prices sank as President Donald Trump dialed down the threat of a U.S. military strike on Iran. Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up a respective 0.8%, 0.4%, and 0.1%. Early…

Will Healy, The Motley Fool January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM Key Points Amazon continues to punch above its weight with its leads in e-commerce and cloud computing. The rise of Sea Limited in Southeast Asia may look like a second chance at Amazon, but likely carries a higher level of risk. 10 stocks we…

Image Credit: Photo Agency at Shutterstock. Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has accumulated a staggering fortune through decades of tactical investing. His success isn’t attributed to luck or insider information, but rather to his relentless adherence to a core set of investing principles. These principles, often distilled into simple yet…

Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool January 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM Key Points Tesla shares have more than tripled over the past three years, climbing 11% last year. Analysts see revenue growth of 14% and then 18% in the next two years, respectively. Improvements in autonomous driving as well as innovations in AI and robotics…

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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 Industrial Average added 292 points,…

Mutual fund assets under management (AUMs) have tripled over the past three years, recording 11 percent year-on-year growth in December 2025, driven by fresh inflows, capital market gains, and a shift from fixed-income instruments to equities. According to JS Global, expansion has enabled the equity market to absorb foreign outflows and has supported the re-rating…

A Lehigh Valley businessman has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s board of directors. Pete Ruggiero, president and CEO of Crayola LLC, has been appointed as a Class B director. Class B directors are members of the public that bring diverse economic perspectives to the board and cannot be a bank officer…

The S&P 500’s unprecedented concentration could drag on returns in the next decade. The 10 largest companies in the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.53%) currently account for about 40% of the index’s weight. That is well above the long-term average of approximately 20%. In fact, the U.S. stock market has never been so concentration at any…

US stock futures climbed on Thursday, signaling a recovery from back-to-back losses as chip linchpin TSMC’s strong outlook boosted AI hopes in the wait for more big bank earnings. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) rose 0.5% to lead the way higher, with S&P 500 futures (ES=F) up roughly 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial Average…