U.S. stocks have delivered 8.7% a year since independence was declared in 1776

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AI infrastructure stocks have overtaken the tech hyperscalers in a shift UBS calls ‘extraordinary’

A research team at UBS sees value creation in the artificial intelligence infrastructure sector soaring 600% in the space of ...

The $1,000-funded Trump accounts launch tomorrow: How should parents saving for college think about this?

Best strategy for most families: 529 for tuition, Trump account for longer-horizon wealth building,’ one pro tell us.

Dow scores fresh record despite tepid jobs report. Why the rest of 2026 is about workers.

Stocks ended mixed Thursday after a tepid jobs report for June reflected only modest hiring and an OK U.S. economy. The Dow ...

Is the stock market open today? Here’s how Fourth of July weekend affects trading hours.

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Before you max out your 401(k) this year, consider a much better use for your next paycheck

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Oil prices are now back to prewar levels, but the market is not. Here’s what could happen next.

Oil prices have finally fallen back to pre-Iran war levels — but the crude market is far from seeing a normalization of ...

Why Tesla’s stock sank to its worst day in a year despite blowout delivery numbers

The automaker shipped 480,126 EVs to consumers last quarter — much more than even bullish analysts projected.

Alibaba Set to Ban Staff From Using Claude Over Security Fears

China's Alibaba plans to ban employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code at work over concerns about potential security risks, according to people familiar with the matter. The move comes in the wake ...

SpaceX panic sends AT&T stock to its worst week in years

The specter of SpaceX is hanging over AT&T, Verizon and other telecommunications stocks as investors fear an Elon Musk-led ...

Trump blasts ‘hostile’ Fed and says Warsh ‘has to do what he has to do’ on interest rates

Trump, in the interview, also said he continues to plan to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board.

Jobs report today: U.S. adds just 57,000 jobs in June, suggesting hiring rebound has a long way to go

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