DATA RELEASE
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate
6.55%
+6 bp
Mortgage rates climbed to 6.55%, the highest level in months, as borrowing costs for home buyers continue to pressure housing affordability at a critical juncture.
Source: FRED · MORTGAGE30US
IRMAA Isn't a Tax, but a Retired Couple Can Pay $8,000+ a Year Extra for the Same Medicare
Medicare charges higher-income retirees the same coverage at a dramatically higher price, and the rules for who gets hit follow a cliff structure that can turn a single financial decision from years ago into a costly surprise today.
She Inherited $100,000 at 70 With Almost Nothing Saved. The Smartest Move May Be to Buy Herself a Pension.
A common story with an uncommon answer Picture a woman who just turned 70. She still works an hourly job, rents a small apartment, has about $70,000 in savings, and just started Social Security at roughly $2,100 a month, which she is banking. Then a relative dies and leaves her…
Forget AMD: Choose This Blue-Chip Haven to Lock in Fortress Gains Amid Tech Volatility
AMD’s jaw-dropping rally has momentum traders piling in, but one overlooked ETF is quietly outmaneuvering the chaos while paying investors to wait. The numbers behind the comparison will change how you think about positioning your portfolio right now.
Q2 2026
EPS
$1.43
est $1.38+4.0%
Revenue
$57M
est $55M+2.9%
Great Southern Bancorp beat earnings and revenue while announcing plans to shutter nine branches and cut 66 jobs, a restructuring expected to boost annual pre-tax income by over $2 million starting Q4. Net interest margin expanded to 3.76% year-over-year on disciplined deposit repricing, and the CET1 ratio strengthened to 14.0%.
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MIDDAY
U.S. Markets
- S&P 500-0.12%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average+0.16%
Dow climbs 0.16% while S&P 500 slides into red territory at midday, signaling a divergence as traders eye Netflix earnings and navigate fresh Middle East escalation.
Why One Host Won't Touch AI Stocks — And a 1950s Checklist Predicted It
A forgotten stock checklist from 1950 cuts through the AI hype and lands on an uncomfortable question: which of today’s biggest AI bets are one regulatory trigger away from collapse, and which ones quietly pass every screen?
Nvidia vs TSMC
NVIDIA prints 75% margins while TSMC bets tens of billions on new fabs, and both companies insist they are winning the AI race. Only one business model can claim the better long-term edge, and the answer depends on which number you trust more.
CLOSING BELL
Europe
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100-0.02%
- 🇩🇪 DAX-1.11%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.58%
DAX sank 1.1% as Middle East tensions rippled through European equities, leaving London and Paris with modest losses.
Meta Is Betting $50 Billion on AI Data Centers. Where Does The Stock Go From Here?
Meta is pouring hundreds of billions into AI data centers while its stock sits well below its recent highs and insiders quietly sell shares every week. The gap between that spending ambition and what shareholders actually earn back is the tension every META investor needs to und…
Intel Is Down 17% Over 1 Month: HSBC's Analysts Thinks It's Headed to $200
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC | INTC Price Prediction) currently trades at $102.99, while the average Wall Street price target sits at $104.39, an implied gap of just 1.4%. HSBC’s $200 call would put upside closer to 94%. The tension: consensus has caught up to a chip name that rallied 349…
