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Popular QQQ ETF on track for biggest monthly gain since July 2022 as tech stocks soar
A large and actively traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 index has soared in November, heading for its biggest monthly…
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Favoring 5% savings accounts and CDs over stocks now? Think again.
Perhaps the Federal Reserve is finished raising interest rates, and perhaps the first rate cuts are just months away. Still,…
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Why do people keep suing celebrities like Ronaldo and Tom Brady over their crypto losses?
Ever since the collapse of crypto currencies last year, the lawsuits have been flying. But a series of class-action suits…
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IBM pulls ads from X after Elon Musk’s incendiary comments over white pride
IBM Corp. IBM, +0.31% has abruptly pulled ads from X, formerly Twitter, amid a maelstrom of controversial comments from billionaire…
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Looking for a remote job? Your chances of finding one are dropping, Indeed says
The typical white-collar workweek seems to have become a mix of in-office and at-home work. But a job applicant’s chance…
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U.S. stocks on course for record dividends in 2023, as 98% of companies hold or raise payouts in the third quarter
Almost all dividend-paying large U.S. companies increased their payouts or kept them steady in the the third quarter, delivering a…
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Michael Burry of ‘Big Short’ fame is betting against high-flying semiconductor stocks
Michael Burry unveiled a couple of new bearish bets in a quarterly filing from his Scion Asset Management released Tuesday.…
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The Magnificent Seven add more than $200 billion to their market caps
It was a magnificent day for the stock market Tuesday, highlighted by a strong performance by the Magnificent Seven technology…
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Inflation flat in October thanks to cheaper gas, CPI shows
The numbers: The cost of living was unchanged in October as cheaper gasoline took the edge off U.S. inflation, pointing…
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Standard deductions for 2024 taxes will jump 5.4% due to inflation, IRS numbers show
The standard deduction is a major way most Americans reduce their taxable income each year — and with inflation’s burn,…
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