Regular session
$135.58
+9.58%open $123.73
Palantir shares are surging nearly 10% intraday, catching a bid as enterprise software and AI-focused investors rotate back into high-growth tech.
A Six-Figure Public Pension Feels Like a Reward. It Can Also Quietly Push a Retiree Into Medicare's IRMAA Surcharge.
Picture a recently retired teacher, police lieutenant, or state agency director. Thirty-plus years of service, a defined-benefit pension paying roughly $100,000 a year, and a modest Social Security benefit. The pension check arrives every month, indexed for inflation, guaranteed…
Regular session
$3.31
-39.93%open $5.51
Lucid shares cratered 39.93% in regular trading as the luxury EV maker faces mounting pressure.
A Married Couple Collecting Social Security Face a $52,000 Tax Trap Most Never See Coming Until They File
Waiting until 70 to claim Social Security looks like a textbook win, but a frozen four-decade-old rule quietly turns that patience into a five-figure federal tax bill most retirees never see coming.
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3 Income Stocks That Pay More Than Social Security COLA
Social Security’s 2026 cost-of-living adjustment barely keeps pace with a grocery bill, but three dividend stocks have been outpacing it for decades with yields that range from nearly 4% to almost 7%.
MIDDAY
U.S. Markets
- S&P 500+0.28%
- Nasdaq Composite+0.84%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average-0.16%
Nasdaq surges 0.84% while the Dow slides 0.16%, signaling a sharp tech rotation at midday as investors rotate out of cyclical trades.
VLUE vs. VTV: Does the Value Factor Beat Just Buying Vanguard's Value ETF?
Two ETFs both claim to buy cheap U.S. large-caps, yet their portfolios look nothing alike and their recent returns are miles apart. The difference comes down to one rule that forces one fund into some very unexpected territory.
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Europe
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.17%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.62%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.13%
FTSE edges higher as DAX surges 0.6% on strength, but CAC 40 slips. Oil spike from U.S. Strait of Hormuz fee threat ripples across regional markets.
The Best-Performing ETF of 2026 Is Up 600%+ — and It's Not an AI Fund
While everyone chased crude oil and AI plays in 2026, one obscure ETF quietly turned a geopolitical crisis into a four-digit return by betting on something most investors never think to trade.
Regular session
$19.73
+8.71%open $18.15
SentinelOne shares rallied nearly 9% intraday, bucking weakness in software peers after IBM's earnings-related selloff spooked the sector.
Regular session
$153.09
+9.69%open $139.57
Zscaler surged nearly 10% as enterprise software stocks face broader pressure, betting investors still see security plays as defensive bets.
