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With the Federal Reserve moving away from its prior efforts to tighten money supply, the measure theoretically provides relief for many economic entities. Under basic economic principles, reduced costs of borrowing encourage capital expenditures, investments and other growth-centered activities. However, one of the more obvious beneficiaries is the housing market.

Leveraging the power of digitalization in modern commerce, Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOP) has ranked among the top performers on Wall Street, gaining over 43% on a year-to-date basis. In contrast, the benchmark SP 500 is up only 14.4% during the same period. However, recent volatility in SHOP stock has raised serious…

While the technology sector has enjoyed a blistering run thanks to robust demand for data centers and other innovations tied to artificial intelligence, an ugly side to the narrative exists. Essentially, as productivity increases, so too does the capability for tech to empower harmful applications. However, enterprises like Palo Alto…

While tech and tariffs may represent the most influential drivers in the market this year, the precious metals complex has benefited from an unusually bullish backdrop. Along with general fears tied to economic stability, inflation has been at the forefront of investors' minds. Subsequently, the safe-haven status of gold sent…

On paper, big data analytics giant Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) still represents one of the strongest statistical performances among major publicly traded enterprises. Since the start of the year, PLTR stock has moved up over 152%. Nevertheless, the security saw a sudden drop recently. Furthermore, Tuesday's after-hours session implies further…

I have long thought ETF investors should have more access to concentrated, leveraged ETFs like TTXU and TTXD.

While the much-covered bull market may appear to be losing steam, one steady voice has helped investors navigate the turmoil of price discovery: Warren Buffett. Known as the Oracle of Omaha, Buffett has been at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) for several decades, translating to a magnitude…

While the market's attention has largely concentrated on major headlines such as the blistering technology ecosystem, the Federal Reserve's shifting stance on monetary policy deserves careful consideration. Last month, the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, thus delivering a widely expected move that ended a…

Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) easily ranks among the top-performing equities, gaining over 140% since the start of the year. For context, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) — another high-flying enterprise in the advanced semiconductor space — has swung up 97% during the same frame. Ironically, though, such success can also…

While artificial intelligence may dominate headlines, it's the gold market that deserves everyone's attention — at least that's the argument forwarded by renowned macro investor Ray Dalio. With the world order shifting and debt assets' risk profile rising, gold has emerged as the superior store of wealth. As such, bullion…

Artificial intelligence: it's about all the business news media can seemingly discuss these days, and for good reason. Session after session, software specialists and semiconductor giants have witnessed a blistering rise in their valuations. However, one chipmaker — Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) — has been unusually quiet compared to its peers.