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Your Social Security benefits show up reliably every month, and they increase a little each year through annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). But it's far from a perfect system.

Last month, a

Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) just crossed $1 billion in cumulative protocol revenue on June 30, less than two years after its launch. It achieved that milestone during a crypto bear market and in a

Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSEMKT:PJP) offers a less volatile, concentrated pharmaceutical focus with higher yield, whereas State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSEMKT:XBI) provides high-growth

As the stock market's most popular and invested-in index, it makes sense that the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) would get a lot of attention. In fact, the three largest ETFs on the market are all S&P

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) turned heads when it said it plans to raise at least $25 billion in corporate bonds to scale its AI build-out. It's major news for companies that have integrated themselves

Energy prices are much higher in 2026. That’s good news for some investors. The Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEMKT:VDE) and Global X - MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (NYSEMKT:MLPX) offer different ways

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) was a retail investor darling in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The stock soared 2,670% during that period, despite Wall Street analysts suggesting the price was already

It's Thursday, 2 p.m., and do you know where the Nasdaq is?

It's up a respectable 1.2% -- but the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: SOXL) is up much, much more, surging past

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) is understandably getting a lot of attention from investors these days. The company is making big moves in the rocket-launch space and has recently made an important

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:VOOG) focuses on the largest growth engines in the U.S. economy, while Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:VBK) prioritizes smaller companies with higher

The Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHO) provides liquid exposure to government-backed debt, while the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:VTES) looks better for investors

GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) has one of the strongest AI power stories in the market, thanks to scarce gas turbines, rising pricing power, and a massive backlog. But after a huge rally, the risk is no

The second-quarter earnings season begins next week. As usual, the big banks will kick off earnings season, with the first reports on Tuesday, July 14.

So, what should we expect? After all, share

Memory chips have become the hottest trade in tech, with Micron and Sandisk providing plenty of headlines. However, there is a much smaller memory stock that has stalled since May, despite the

A year ago, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock was basically left for dead by investors. Nobody wanted anything to do with it, as its chip business was struggling to hold market share against rising

Choosing between stable dividends and turnaround potential often defines a portfolio strategy. For 2026, comparing snack powerhouse PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and brewer Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP)

Despite some ups and downs in the first half of the year, the artificial intelligence (AI) trade is still very much in favor. Tech is the best-performing S&P 500 sector so far in 2026. Semiconductor

So far this year, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has exhibited an unusually muted performance. As of this writing (July 7), Nvidia stock has gained just 5% in 2026 -- a result that stands in sharp

As the nicotine industry shifts toward smoke-free alternatives, investors face a choice between legacy giants and nimble mid-cap players. Altria Group (NYSE:MO) and Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB)

Following a quiet period for IPO underwriters, Wall Street firms were out with a bevy of largely bullish stock initiations on Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), or SpaceX. But one

The stock market struggled on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, but Wall Street is making a comeback today. Traders seem ready to trust that diplomacy could actually resolve the Iranian conflict and

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is becoming a more important part of the AI infrastructure race as companies like OpenAI push into custom chips. The bull case is powerful: better efficiency, lower compute

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) hasn't been trading publicly for a full month yet, but it has already been through plenty of price swings. Since its initial public offering (IPO) on

As of roughly noon E.T., the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) rose 0.56% to 7,524.39, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) climbed 0.78% to 26,073.17, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJ

Investors often flock to gold during economic uncertainty. Often, the best way to play the commodity is to buy a gold miner’s stock, but choosing between Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and AngloGold