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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/12/2025
Our tech columnist offers three stock ideas:
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The 3 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2026
When it comes to picking tech stocks, the best products can be more important than valuations.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/12/2025
The Fed cut rates another quarter-point today, and signaled just one more in 2026.
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Fed Meeting Today: FOMC Cuts Interest Rates Again; 2026 Dot Plot Forecast; Jerome Powell Speech; What Else to Watch This Time
Follow live coverage of the Federal Reserve's December interest rate decision; the Summary of Economic Projections, or dot plot; and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 24/11/2025
Barron’s reviewed the memo, which initially appeared in social media posts over the weekend, and confirmed its authenticity with multiple Wall Street sources.
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Nvidia Says It’s Not Enron in Private Memo Refuting AI Accounting
In a private memo to Wall Street analysts, Nvidia says its business “does not resemble historical accounting frauds.”
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Barron's @barrons.com · 29/10/2025
The Fed cut rates by a quarter-point—as expected. Quantitative tightening is ending after more than 3 years. www.barrons.com/livecoverage...
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Fed Meeting Today: FOMC Cuts Interest Rates by Quarter-Point; Ends Quantitative Tightening; Watch Jerome Powell's Speech Next
Follow live coverage of the October Federal Reserve meeting, including the Federal Open Market Committee's interest-rate decision and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference today.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 08/10/2025
The collapse of two companies tied to the U.S. auto industry is shedding new light on a fast-growing part of the financial ecosystem little known outside Wall Street. Banks are lending vast sums to companies that also provide financial services—but aren’t banks in name or in how they are regulated.
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After Tricolor and First Brands’ Collapse, U.S. Banks Face New Scrutiny $1.7 Trillion Worth of Opaque Loans
Loans to non-depository financial institutions like Tricolor now account for some 33% of all commercial and industrial loans originated by large banks.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 08/10/2025
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Warsh is a leading contender to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. He spoke with Barron's about interest rates, inflation, and more.
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Trump Fed Chair Pick: Contender Kevin Warsh Explains How He Would Overhaul the Central Bank
In Kevin Warsh’s view, the next Fed chair can reset the institution’s credibility by overhauling the way the central bank thinks about its relationship with the markets, the economy, and the rest of t...
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Barron's @barrons.com · 22/09/2025
#3: Tech spending contributed 2% of GDP in the second quarter of 2025. This falls short of the 2.6% seen during the personal computer boom of the 1980s and the 2.9% seen during the internet bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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5 Reasons the New Tech Bubble Is Only Getting Started
Prior bubbles show the current hype trade should have room to run higher in both price and valuation.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 18/09/2025
OPINION: The TikTok deal represents yet another instance of the Trump administration sidelining national security in favor of trade-positive headlines—and it undermines long-term U.S. credibility on tech-security threats.
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TikTok Isn’t Safe from China’s Propaganda After Trump’s New Deal
Trade is taking precedence over security, Justin Sherman writes in a guest commentary.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 17/09/2025
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in nine months on Wednesday, but the central bank struck a cautious approach by cutting by a quarter of a percentage point.
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Fed Meeting Today: FOMC Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point; Projections; Jerome Powell's Speech; Cook and Miran in Attendance; and More to Watch
Follow live coverage of the September Federal Reserve meeting that started Tuesday. The FOMC will make its interest-rate decision today, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell will speak at 2:30 p.m. Eastern tim...
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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/09/2025
The Oracle chairman saw his net worth rise $112 billion on Wednesday morning to about $405 billion.
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Larry Ellison Passes Elon Musk As World’s Richest Man
With Oracle stock up nearly 40% Wednesday, Larry Ellison has become the richest person in the world.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/09/2025
A federal judge late Tuesday night temporarily granted Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s bid to block her termination by President Donald Trump, paving the way for the policymaker to participate in the central bank’s policy meeting next week.
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Trump v. Cook: Judge Temporarily Blocks President From Firing Fed Governor
A federal judge late Tuesday night temporarily granted Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s bid to block her termination by President Donald Trump as the case moves forward.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/09/2025
BREAKING: The producer price index for total final demand edged down 0.1% in August, putting the annual rate at 2.6%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday morning.
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Wholesale Inflation Proved More Muted in August
The producer price index for total final demand edged down 0.1% in August, putting the annual rate at 2.6%.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 09/09/2025
Job growth for the year through March was lower than the government had reported, signaling that weakness in employment may have begun as early as the summer of 2024.
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U.S. Added 911,000 Fewer Jobs in Year Through March Than Reported Earlier
The latest numbers are more comprehensive than those the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports each month.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 05/09/2025
The economy added 22,000 jobs in August vs. 76,500 expected.
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Jobs Report Today: August Hiring Drops; Unemployment Rate Rises; Labor Market Stalls; Traders Bet on More Rate Cuts
Follow live coverage and analysis of the August jobs report, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics released earlier today.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 03/09/2025
American Eagle stock jumped 25% to $17 in after-hours trading Wednesday, after the apparel retailer reinstated its financial guidance for the fiscal year, giving investors a sunnier outlook than expected.
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American Eagle Stock Soars on Upbeat Forecast. Sydney Sweeney’s Ads Are Lifting Sales.
The apparel retailer American Eagle said the fall season was off to a “positive start.”
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Barron's @barrons.com · 02/09/2025
President Donald Trump’s push to take control of the Federal Reserve could pose a serious threat to the U.S. and global economy, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has warned.
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Trump's Pressure on the Fed Poses a 'Very Serious Danger,' ECB President Warns
Trump trying to control the Fed poses a "very serious danger" to the U.S. and world economy, says ECB President Christine Lagarde.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 28/08/2025
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sued to block President Donald Trump’s recent move to dismiss her, setting up a potentially precedent-setting legal showdown between the White House and the central bank.
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Fed Gov. Cook Launches Legal Challenge Against Trump’s Firing
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sued to block President Donald Trump’s recent move to dismiss her, setting up a potentially precedent-setting legal showdown between the White House and the central ...
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Barron's @barrons.com · 27/08/2025
EXCLUSIVE: Read our interview with Stephen Miran, current chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and nominee to Fed Board of Governors.
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Stephen Miran on Tariffs, Intel, the Labor Market, Economy, and More
Stephen Miran, current chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee, is an architect of many of President Donald Trump’s economic initiatives.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 06/08/2025
Trump said that he would be imposing 100% tariff rates on all computer chips and semiconductors imported into the U.S.
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Trump Says He's Planning 100% Tariff on Chips
President Donald Trump said Wednesday afternoon during an Oval Office event that he would be imposing 100% tariff rates on all computer chips and semiconductors imported into the U.S. The president ad...
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Barron's @barrons.com · 04/08/2025
Though the capital spending on artificial intelligence—about 11% of GDP—isn’t as extreme as the tech boom in 1999, the possibility that the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in AI turns out to be a dud is a significant risk for markets.
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Why Nvidia Is the Biggest Risk to the Stock Market—Not Tariffs
Louis Gave sees the possibility that the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in artificial intelligence turns out to be a dud as the bigger risk for markets.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 01/08/2025
BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Friday that he ordered his team to fire Bureau of Labor Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
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Trump Orders Firing of BLS Chief After Jobs Numbers
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Barron's @barrons.com · 31/07/2025
A year ago, one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s primary targets was the crypto industry. Now, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins says the agency is going to do everything in its power to make the U.S. the most attractive country to digital-asset firms in the world.
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SEC Launches ‘Project Crypto’ to Bolster Digital-Asset Industry in U.S.
A year ago, one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s primary targets was the cryptocurrency industry.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 31/07/2025
Microsoft saw double-digit revenue growth last quarter in its closely watched Azure cloud business.
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Microsoft Surges to $4 Trillion Market Cap After Earnings. Why the Stock Is on Fire.
Microsoft stock surged on better-than-expected financial results for its latest quarter, putting the tech giant on track to hit a $4 trillion market cap.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 22/07/2025
In 2024, about 45% of the vehicles GM sold domestically were imported, mainly from Mexico and South Korea. Tariff impacts in the latest second quarter amounted to $1.1 billion, according to the company.
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GM Stock Falls After It Reports a $1.1 Billion Hit From Tariffs
GM reports a second-quarter operating profit of $3 billion and earnings per share of $2.53 from sales of $47.1 billion.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 16/07/2025
President Donald Trump says he is not ruling out the idea of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell but that he doesn’t have an immediate plan to do so. The comments came after a Senior White House Official told Barron’s that Trump is likely to fire Powell soon.
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Trump Won’t Rule Out Firing Powell, But ‘Highly Unlikely’
President Donald Trump says he is not ruling out the idea of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell but that he doesn’t have an immediate plan to do so.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 15/07/2025
House members voted down a key procedural measure that would have cleared the way for votes on cryptocurrency-related bills—despite President Donald Trump having declared this “Crypto Week."
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Trump’s ‘Crypto Week’ Set Back by House Vote
Lawmakers failed to clear the way for votes on cryptocurrency-related bills.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 15/07/2025
Nvidia says the U.S. will allow it to sell its H20 AI chips to China in a major turn of events www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
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Nvidia to Resume H20 AI Chip Sales to China
“NVIDIA is filing applications to sell the NVIDIA H20 GPU again. The U.S. government has assured NVIDIA that licenses will be granted, and NVIDIA hopes to start deliveries soon,” the company’s blog po...
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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/07/2025
The paired investments are a clear “conflict of interest” without historical precedent, says Tracy Barba, director of the Lucas Institute for Venture Ethics at Santa Clara University.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 10/07/2025
The first batch of letters the Trump administration sent to trading partners this week set tariff rates and warned that levies would be higher for “transshipped” goods. But it isn’t clear what would fall into this category—let alone how countries would enforce it.
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Trump Targets ‘Transshipments’ in Trade Negotiations. No One Is Sure What It Means.
The U.S. said it would levy a 20% tariff for exports from Vietnam, for example, compared with the 46% tariff proposed on April 2, and a 40% tariff on transshipped goods.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 09/07/2025
Nvidia is worth $4 trillion.
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Nvidia Just Became the First Company to Hit a $4 Trillion Market Cap
Nvidia in Wednesday intraday trading became the first U.S. company in history to hit a $4 trillion valuation, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The company led by CEO Jensen Huang reached $4.012 tri...
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Barron's @barrons.com · 03/07/2025
Over the past two days, fiscal conservatives have lambasted the bill for adding a projected $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Meanwhile, some GOP moderates expressed concern about the bill’s cuts to Medicaid. In the end, both groups folded without any changes.
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Trump’s Tax Bill Ekes Through House. President Trump Meets His Deadline.
The bill extends the 2017 tax cuts originally passed during Trump’s first term, among other provisions. The president plans to sign it soon.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 30/06/2025
Nonpartisan budget watchers expect President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill to add trillions to the federal debt over the next decade. A Republican move to make those real costs all but disappear could have mammoth effects on how future lawmakers deal with the cost of their actions.
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How Republicans Are Hiding $3.8 Trillion in Trump’s Megabill
A procedural move allows the Senate to essentially pretend that extending existing tax cuts wouldn’t cost anything.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 30/06/2025
Weddings aren't cheap. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos planned to sell $5.4 billion of Amazon stock on his big day.
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Jeff Bezos Planned $5.4 Billion Amazon Stock Sale on Wedding Day
The founder of Amazon planned to sell 25 million shares on June 27, according to a regulatory form he filed.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 27/06/2025
BREAKING: Hours after trying to de-escalate U.S.-China tensions, President Donald Trump said the U.S. was terminating trade talks with Canada.
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Trump Ends Talks With Canada, Warns of Tariffs By Next Week After U.S. and China Hammer Out Rare Earth Pact
China and the U.S. confirmed the framework of a trade agreement Friday and Lutnick flagged that more trade deals were on the way.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 23/06/2025
Holtec CEO tells Barron's the plan is to go public within several months. The IPO may be coming at just the right time.
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Nuclear Firm Holtec Plans to Go Public, CEO Says
Holtec’s IPO would give investors one of the few pure plays in nuclear energy.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 23/06/2025
BREAKING www.barrons.com/livecoverage...
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Iran Launches Attack on U.S. Forces at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar; Missiles Successfully Intercepted; No Deaths, Injuries
Follow the latest news on the escalation in the Middle East between Iran, the U.S., and Israel.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 22/06/2025
BREAKING: President Donald Trump took the U.S. into war with Iran on Saturday, raising the specter that the nation would return to the bloody Middle East entanglements of the early 2000s. www.barrons.com/articles/us-...
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U.S. Attacks Iran, Trump Says
The U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, the president said.
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Molly Cook Escobar @mollycookescobar.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Ever wonder whats going on with the Fed's dot plot? Check out my visual explainer for Barron's: www.barrons.com/articles/fed...
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What Is the ‘Dot Plot’? How to Read the Fed’s Interest-Rate Projections.
Where does the Federal Reserve see interest rates heading? You can find the answer yourself—if you know where to look.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 17/06/2025
"There is an alternative to broad chip tariffs that could achieve Trump’s goal of fairer trade and more domestic investment," Chris Miller, author of Chip War, writes in a guest commentary for Barron's.
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Trump Is Planning Semiconductor Tariffs to Fight China. They Will Be Costly.
Expect increases in the price of cars, medical devices, data centers, and more if blanket semiconductor tariffs come through, Chris Miller writes in a guest commentary.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 17/06/2025
Americans dialed back their spending last month, putting away their credit and debit cards after a flurry of buying in advance of expected tariff-related price increases.
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May Retail Sales Drop More Than Expected, With 0.9% Decline
The Census Bureau also revised the April data to show a decline of 0.1%.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 13/06/2025
Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a joint resolution of Congress to eliminate California’s ability to regulate its air emissions, which it has had since the late 1960s. More than a dozen other states follow California’s rules. Investors can expect a court challenge.
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Trump Kills California ‘EV Mandate.’ Why Tesla Investors Don’t Care.
President Donald Trump eliminated an environmental policy that had stood for five-plus decades.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 13/06/2025
U.S. stock volatility surged in early Friday trading as markets scrambled to react to Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Iran.
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What Israel’s Attack on Iran Could Mean for the S&P 500
The market’s fear gauge, which had tumbled more than 60% over the nine weeks ended June 6, was 21% higher early on Friday.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 12/06/2025
Amazon announced a deal Wednesday to buy enough power from a Pennsylvania nuclear plant to sustain a midsize city for year. It could solve a thorny issue that threatened to hinder AI data center expansion: Balancing Amazon’s needs with those of homeowners struggling to pay their power bills.
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Amazon Nuclear Deal May Solve a Touchy Political Problem
The agreement with Talen Energy could help alleviate fears of rising electricity prices for homeowners.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 11/06/2025
Tesla stock was rising Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk revealed the launch day of Tesla's Robotaxi service—and expressed regret over some of his tweets at President Donald Trump last week.
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Tesla Stock Rises. Musk Reveals Robo-Taxi Launch Date, Regrets Some Trump Tweets
Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter sees more gains ahead for Tesla stock if the robotaxi launch goes smoothly.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 09/06/2025
Taxes aren’t a priority when you are facing a health crisis. But once you recover, don’t miss a tax break called the medical tax deduction. Taxpayers 50 and over missed out on almost 40% in savings from this deduction, a recent analysis found. Nearly one in five failed to deduct $4,714 on average.
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A Health Crisis Cost You a Bundle. How to Claw It Back.
Many taxpayers miss a deduction that could ease the financial pain of hefty medical bills.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 09/06/2025
Warner Bros. Discovery is the latest entertainment company breaking off their higher-growth streaming businesses from cable TV, which is battling a slump in both ratings and revenue.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Surges on Breakup. Why It Could Be Too Little, Too Late.
Warner Bros. Discovery stock rises after the entertainment company says it will split itself up.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 02/06/2025
SCOOP: Yale University is in the process of selling some of its private equity positions.
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Yale Is Selling Private Equity Stakes. Endowments Are Souring on the Sector.
It once seemed like the perfect investment—offering better returns than stocks with less risk. Lately, though, private equity has become an albatross.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 30/05/2025
The two said see you later, but not goodbye forever.
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Elon Musk Says He’ll Be a ‘Friend and an Adviser’ to President Trump After DOGE Role Ends
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he’ll continue to be “a friend and an advsier” to President Donald Trump after his DOGE role ends today.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 29/05/2025
Huang adopted a so-called Rule 10b5-1 plan to sell 6 million Nvidia shares by the end of 2025.
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CEO Jensen Huang to Sell $800 Million of Nvidia Stock
CEO Jensen Huang adopted a trading plan to sell 6 million Nvidia shares in 2025.
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Barron's @barrons.com · 29/05/2025
Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs are illegal, U.S. trade court rules
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Are Illegal, U.S. Trade Court Rules
Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under legislation designed for emergencies exceed his authority, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday.
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