Super Micro stock is rallying after results. Here’s what Wall Street is saying.

Shares of Super Micro Computer rose after the server manufacturer’s fourth-quarter results beat analysts’ forecasts — and Wall Street is divided. The San Jose, California-based company’s stock is up ...
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Social Security recipients will get more money next year. Here’s how much benefits may rise.

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment could be between 3.2% and 3.6% in 2027, adding at least $67 a month to the average retiree benefit amid cooling inflation. Estimates for next year’s COLA ...

This week’s solar eclipse could make stocks go down. No, really. Here’s why.

The eclipse on Wednesday is unlikely to lead to the end of the bull market. But could have some impact on investors.

A stock just surged on news Situational Awareness had bought it. But its current ownership status is unclear.

Financial market disclosures made by Situational Awareness, the once-soaring hedge fund that had to liquidate its portfolio of stocks, moved a stock on Wednesday.
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An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes. Here’s how.

You can make good money in the stock market even if you are not holding the hottest individual stocks. After several years during which the largest U.S. technology stocks have driven investors’ gains, ...
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CPI report today: Inflation rises slightly in July but Fed hike still no sure thing — live updates

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the CPI report for July, and what it means for markets, interest rates and your money.
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Lumentum’s stock surges, giving a further boost to the optical-networking trade

Lumentum Holdings sees big opportunities in its future, and that’s reason enough for investors to cheer the broader optical-electronics industry on Wednesday. Shares of Lumentum LITE were climbing 7% ...
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S&P 500 set to open at a record, as CPI data provides a boost

The S&P 500 looks set to open in record territory, after consumer-inflation data made an interest-rate hike by the Fed even less likely. The S&P 500 needs to rise 29.44 points, or 0.4%, to get above ...
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The $30 trillion Treasury market is facing a painful reckoning. How rising yields could squeeze your portfolio.

The roughly $30 trillion Treasury market — widely seen as the bedrock of the global financial system — is facing a dangerous reckoning driven by a perfect storm of rising risks. On Wall Street, ...
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July CPI reading doesn't resolve question of possible Fed action in September

The moderate rise in consumer inflation in July doesn't resolve the question of whether the Fed will hike at its September meeting, said Tiffany Wilding, economist at PIMCO. "Overall, this plus the ...

These are the top 10 high-yield checking accounts — and they pay up to 9% APY

The national average checking yield is a dismal 0.07%. Here’s how some institutions pay well above the national average, and ...
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U.S. inflation rises slightly in July. Fed rate hike still no sure thing.

A critical measure of inflation rose again in July after no change in the prior month, keeping alive the chances the Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates to get prices back under control.