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The U.S. offered Iran an olive branch earlier this week in an attempt to end the war that has roiled the energy markets. It proposed a 30-day ceasefire to negotiate an end to the fighting. However,

Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) keeps costs low and spreads risk across more tech stocks, while Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:CHAT) charges more

As geopolitical tensions persist and some fear a looming recession, many investors are withdrawing funds from tech stocks and allocating them to perceived safer investments. That's partly why the

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:IYK) and Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (NYSEMKT:PBJ) both focus on defensive sectors, but IYK offers lower costs, a broader portfolio, and a higher dividend

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Oil prices have been extremely volatile this year. Brent oil, the global benchmark price, has gone from around $60 a barrel in January to a peak near $120 a barrel a few days ago. While crude has

Shares of WhiteFiber (NASDAQ: WYFI), a data center infrastructure company, fell sharply today after the company reported its fourth-quarter results. Despite strong revenue growth in the quarter,

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) differ mainly in their underlying bond types, risk profiles, and recent yield, with both

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently held its global artificial intelligence (AI) conference, highlighting all the big trends and opportunities in tech. One of the most newsworthy items was CEO Jensen

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With only the occasional short-lived reprieve, since the beginning of this year investor worry has grown as stocks have lost ground. The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility index -- often referred to as the

As the Iran War drives up gas prices, many retail stocks are retreating amid investor concerns about softer consumer spending. However, one retail stock that could actually benefit from higher gas

Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC) both target U.S. technology stocks with similar sector allocations and top

When petroleum prices surge, investors often rush to embrace the usual suspects. Those include exploration and production equities as well as shares of integrated oil giants. With conflict raging in

The S&P 500 has been on rocky ground over the past several weeks, upset by a variety of concerns -- from worries about the war in Iran to concerns about the U.S. economy and questions about the

Julie Rubinstein, the president and COO of Adaptive Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:ADPT), reported the sale of 179,703 shares of Common Stock between March 11, 2026 and March 13, 2026, following an option

Most investors use exchange-traded funds to track various indexes. Sometimes, those indexes are well-known, such as the Dow Jones Industrials or the S&P 500. In other cases, fund companies create

Ezra Uzi Yemin, Director of Delek US Holdings (NYSE:DK), disclosed the sale of 140,006 shares across two rounds of open-market transactions in March 2026, generating approximately $6.1 million in

Is the stock market going to crash in 2026? It seems like such an important question. It would be, if only we could arrive at an accurate answer. But no one really knows just what the market will do

Quantum computers use a concept called superposition to simulate multiple different solutions to a problem at once, so they can reach conclusions from enormous data sets much faster than classical

Will a recession hit in 2026? At this point, that's anyone's guess. But between the oversees conflict, tariff policies, and general uncertainty, it's easy to see why some people may be worried about

Dividends have rarely been as cool as they are right now. It's one of the few investing strategies generating positive returns this year, as a flight to quality finds even growth investors warming

A year ago, the market thought OpenAI was a threat to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) in artificial intelligence. But this week, we learned the company is giving up on AI video, ceding the