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Global Equity Funds See Inflows on Trade Deal Optimism
Inflows into global equity funds picked up again in the week through July 23 as optimism over U.S. trade deals, stronger than expected U.S. economic reports and an encouraging start to the corporate earnings season boosted risk sentiment.
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Inflation Is Back - Are You Ready?
Inflation is back and heading in the wrong direction. After months of progress, new data shows prices creeping higher, complicating efforts to stimulate the economy.
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How ChatGPT Sparked an Energy Revolution
Three years ago, ChatGPT didn't exist.It now has 800 million weekly users, making it the fastest-growing product in history. But few people realize just how much electricity ChatGPT-and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools like it-consume.
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No to AI Chatbots As Surrogate Parents, Teachers
The prudent warning to our children to beware of trusting strangers who say, "hey, little girl (or boy), want some candy?" takes on increasing urgency as unmonitored AI chatbots are invited into their bedrooms and classrooms as friends and confidents.
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Toy Makers Nix Batteries to Save Costs Amid Tariff War
This holiday season, U.S. parents may have to make an extra pit stop - not for toys, but for the batteries that power them, as manufacturers pare down on frills and packaging to cut costs amid rising tariffs.
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Bright Spots in Earnings as Tariff Uncertainty Lingers
Some of the world's top tech firms, including U.S. search giant Alphabet, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix and Indian IT services provider Infosys, have provided upbeat guidance in their latest earnings reports, shrugging off an uncertain U.S. trade policy.
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3 Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold
Investors looking for the best stocks for the long run should look at stocks with the longest histories of raising their dividends each year.
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US Existing Home Sales Dip to 9-Month Low
Sales of previously-owned homes in the United States hit their lowest rate in nine months, according to industry data released Wednesday, as high home prices and mortgage rates weighed on the market.
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Amazon to Buy Startup Focused on AI Wearables
Amazon has reached a deal to buy San Francisco-based Bee, a startup making an artificial intelligence-enabled bracelet to listen in on and transcribe conversations.
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Highly Shorted Meme Stocks Krispy Kreme, GoPro Jump
Shares of Krispy Kreme, GoPro and a few other highly shorted U.S. companies jumped before the bell Wednesday, with their names trending on social media forums a day after retail traders piled into department store company Kohl's.
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Hershey to Raise Chocolate Prices on Cocoa Costs
Hershey has told retailers it will be taking a double-digit price increase on average across its confection portfolio due to a surge in costs of cocoa, a company spokesperson said.
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OpenAI's Sam Altman Warns of AI Voice Fraud Crisis in Banking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned the financial industry of a "significant impending fraud crisis" because of the ability of artificial intelligence tools to impersonate a person's voice to bypass security checks and move money.
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Silver Breaks Out - Is a Bull Market Ahead?
As I previously wrote, silver was poised for a breakout. And now it's happening. It looks like the silver bull market has begun. In recent weeks, silver has decisively broken through two major resistance zones, $32 and $35.
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Four-Day Work Week Benefits Workers, Employers
A four-day work week can lead to happier and more productive, dedicated employees, a new global study found. Workers at companies that instituted a four-day work week - essentially working 80% of their regular hours for the same pay - reported less burnout and better job...
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JPMorgan May Offer Loans Backed by Clients' Crypto
JPMorgan Chase is exploring plans to offer loans backed by clients' cryptocurrency holdings, including bitcoin and ethereum, as early as next year, The Financial Times reported Tuesday.
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Morgan Stanley Stays Bullish on US Stocks
Morgan Stanley backed its bullish stance on U.S. equities Monday, citing strong earnings momentum, and said it was expecting a modest pullback in the third quarter that could create an opportunity to buy the dip.
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Retail Speculation Is Back With a Vengeance
Retail speculation is once again gripping the markets. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted how the latest retail gambling vehicle-zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options-has exploded in popularity.
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Obamacare Insurers Set to Rocket 2026 Premiums
Health insurance plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely going to cost a lot more next year.
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Wall Street Forecasts Gold Reaching $4,000 in 2026
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other leading Wall Street investment firms are forecasting gold will reach a $4,000 milestone by the middle of 2026, Investor's Business Daily reports.
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Bitcoin Tops $118K Record on Regulatory Optimism
U.S.-listed cryptocurrency stocks rose in premarket trading Friday as bitcoin surged to a record high on growing optimism that regulatory hurdles would soon begin to ease.
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US Leading in Bitcoin's $118K Breakout
Bitcoin has just surpassed $118,000 for the first time-an extraordinary milestone. But this is about far more than price action. Bitcoin's reaching $118,158 on July 11 reflects a profound and accelerating shift in how political institutions, regulators, and corporations are...
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Coffee, Orange Juice Prices Could Surge If Brazil Tariffs Stick
U.S. consumers face sharp price rises on food staples like coffee and orange juice if the Trump administration sticks to its plan to slap 50% tariffs on all imports from Brazil, traders and experts said Thursday.
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Without Virtue, America Won't Survive
If Adams would be dismayed to see the worship of greed in contemporary America, he'd be shocked speechless to the promotion of every vice he could imagine , and some beyond his worst nightmares.
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Musk: Grok AI to Be Available in Teslas Next Week
Grok AI will be available in Tesla vehicles next week "at the latest," the EV maker's CEO, Elon Musk, said in a post on X Thursday.
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Bitcoin Leaps to All-Time Peak Just Shy of $112K
Bitcoin climbed to an all-time high near $112,000 late Wednesday, bolstered by an increased risk appetite and persistent institutional demand as traditional financial market players embraced the world's largest cryptocurrency.