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Ether may finally rise to record high next year, after trailing behind bitcoin
While ether has been trailing behind bitcoin, the second largest crypto by market capitalization could hit a record high above $5,000 next year, if its current demand and supply dynamics continues, ...
Gold or bitcoin? Here's the case for adding both to your portfolio in 2025.
Most active gold futures (GC00) (GCG25), meanwhile, have gained over 30% this year. They reached an all-time settlement high of $2,800.80 an ounce on Oct. 30, buoyed in part by de-dollarization, ...
Want to retire abroad? Read this instead of the usual 'best places to retire' lists.
Every year, various publications reveal new "best places to retire abroad" lists. Providing snapshot overviews and gorgeous photos of top expat countries, these articles are wildly popular whether ...
After history-making investment, private-equity firm Ares is on the hunt for more NFL team stakes
"The Miami Dolphins represent an iconic franchise with a deeply engaged fanbase, and Ares is honored to invest ... to support the team's long-term strategic goals," Mark Affolter and Jim Miller, ...
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'I'm nervous about the market': We're living off my pension as practice for retirement, but I'm afraid of a market correction
I am 64 and my wife is 56. I plan to retire at 65 and collect a pension of $140,000, with $3,000 increases annually. My wife is entitled to half that amount upon my death. I have $600,000 in a simple ...
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These 10 most-loved S&P 500 stocks could see as much as 50% upside in 2025
Some of the highest-rated stocks are plays on rapid sales growth, but there are also value-oriented names on the list A screen of Wall Street's favorite stocks in the S&P 500 includes familiar names, ...
U.S. value stocks are tallying their longest losing streak on record. Why they could see a comeback in 2025.
U.S. stocks seesawed on Friday, with the S&P 500 SPX little-changed on the day in recent trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was off by 64 points, or 0.2%, at 43,847, on track for its worst ...
Junk bonds outperformed in 2024. Will 2025 be their breaking point?
"Spreads are tight but it is not unusual for them to stay tight for long periods," Janus Henderson Investors said in a note on its 2025 outlook for high-yield bonds. "Spreads spike higher during a ...
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Meta and Amazon donations of $1 million to Trump's inauguration follow a history of companies cozying up to incoming presidents
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, major U.S. companies are starting to make donations to support his inaugural events - a repeat of what has happened in previous years, as ...
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The SALT income-tax deduction could make a comeback under Trump. But maybe not for the wealthy.
President-elect Donald Trump made a very expensive set of promises during his third straight campaign for the White House, pledging to extend the 2017 tax cuts and add new breaks for overtime workers, ...
This could be the 'next big thing' for the stock market after generative AI
The consensus among analysts polled by FactSet is for the AI-hardware leader Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) to increase its revenue by 55% in calendar 2025 to $191.45 billion. That would be a cool-down from the ...