Costco Stock Is a Good Place to Shelter From the AI Chaos

Costco declares a special cash dividend of $30 a share, showing why it’s “a high-quality, defensive compounder.” ...
Barron's

Oil Rebounds After Two-Day Drop on U.S.-Iran Conflict Uncertainty

Oil prices rebounded Wednesday following a two-day slide, as renewed friction in the Middle East and shipping disruptions ...
Opinion

Chip Stocks Look Like They’re in Another Dot-Com Bubble. But This Time Could Be Different.

Chip stocks are trading in a pattern they traced in the late 1990s before the dot-com bubble burst. But there are signs that the industry is still growing.

Rigetti Computing CEO Says Focus on Quantum Milestones, Not Sales Numbers

As Rigetti Computing posts just $1.4 million in quarterly revenue, CEO Subodh Kulkarni says focusing on sales growth is “premature.” ...

What Lifted the 10-Year Yield to 5%? And What’s Next.

Bond prices had been rebounding, but concerns about a Fed interest-rate hike pushed prices down and yields up on Tuesday.

Dollar Hits Four-Week High as Fed Rate-Hike Bets Solidify

The dollar climbed to a four-week high against a basket of currencies Wednesday, buoyed by rising expectations for further Federal Reserve policy tightening following Tuesday's hotter-than-expected U.

Firefly Stock’s Rally Hits a Wall. Even an Earnings Beat Isn’t Enough.

The rocket builder posted a smaller adjusted loss than expected, following a major engine deal with AST SpaceMobile.