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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures rose after some signs of progress among congressional lawmakers over the weekend to end the historic U.S. government shutdown. S&P 500 futures gained 0.5% and Nasdaq 100…
A brutal week for tech stocks dragged the Nasdaq Composite to its worst week since April. Investors will try turning the page in the week ahead, as the government shutdown drags on and third-quarter earnings season chugs along. Here’s a closer look at the three big things on our radar. 1. Shutdown: Might we finally…
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings recently joked on X that “President Trump should hire Nancy Pelosi in retirement to manage Americans’ stock market portfolios. She beat the S&P 500 by 559%. We could all be retired in 6 months!” (1) The sarcasm aside, the numbers Pelosi leaves behind heading into retirement tell a startling truth. Over…
As the stock market stumbles into the year’s final stretch and investors brace for another dose of interest rate uncertainty, a big question is resurfacing: When markets fracture, what’s the optimal safe haven? Two high-profile alternative investment options come to mind. Gold has reclaimed its shine as prices flirt with $4,000 an ounce, while Bitcoin,…
Nvidia’s historic rally has suddenly turned into one of Wall Street’s biggest wipeouts of the year. The AI chipmaker’s stock, ticker $NVDA, has fallen more than 16% since Monday, erasing a staggering $800 billion in market value in just four trading sessions. Shares closed around $181.62, down 3.43% on the day after touching an intraday…
For years, South Korea was the global heartbeat of crypto speculation. It became the place where digital coins traded at a premium, and where retail investors moved markets overnight. The “Kimchi Premium” became shorthand for a national obsession: Rampant and frenetic trading activity unrivaled by any region across the globe. But by late 2025, the…
After another jam-packed week of news and earnings, the earnings and economic calendar suggests a tamer five-day stretch awaits investors in the week ahead. Tech stocks this past week had one of their worst stretches of the year, with declines in Palantir (PLTR) and Nvidia (NVDA) leading the tech-heavy Nasdaq to a 3% decline. The…
Alphabet, Meta, and Arm could easily outperform the S&P 500. Some investors will tell you it’s easier to invest in an S&P 500 index fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) instead of juggling individual stocks. The S&P 500 has generated an average annual return of 10% since its inception in 1957, but 89.5% of all professional…
Investing in companies powering the global AI infrastructure buildout can be a smart long-term strategy. The U.S. equity market has been volatile in 2025, demonstrating sharp swings and record-breaking highs. However, investors seem to remain optimistic, considering that the AAII Sentiment Survey registered at 44.03% bullish at the end of October, higher than its long-term…
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index had its worst week since April, which was sparked by the revelation of a well-known hedge fund manager’s bearish bets on popular AI stocks Nvidia and Palantir. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite indexes declined by about 1.6% and 3%, respectively, this week. The Dow was also down over…