The stock market may have hit record highs in 2025, but for many Americans, it doesn’t feel like prosperity. A new Q4 2025 Quarterly Market Perceptions Study from the Allianz Center for the Future of Retirement shows a clear disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street. Even as markets climb, households are pulling back on long-term savings and bracing for turbulence ahead. Related: U.S. state retirement fund boosts MicroStrategy stake despite stock downgrade Retirement savings take a hit More than ...

For markets and investors, the ruling introduces a mix of clarity and uncertainty. Major indexes saw modest, but positive, initial reactions, with the S&P 500 ($SPX) up 0.3%, and Nasdaq ($NASX) up 0.5%, drifting modestly higher even as the Dow ($DOWI) slipped slightly before rebounding, suggesting that many institutional investors had priced in at least the possibility of such an outcome. Treasury yields were steady, reflecting continued caution amid mixed macroeconomic data.Justice Brett Kavanaugh, dissent ...

What happened According to an SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, Paloma Partners Management Co reduced its holdings in Core Scientific by 2,547,000 shares. The estimated transaction value, based on the average closing price for the fourth quarter of 2025, was $44.41 million. The fund’s position value fell by $46.32 million over the quarter, reflecting both trading activity and share price movement. Paloma Partners now holds 185,000 shares, valued at $2.69 million at year-end. What else to know Followin ...

Edwin Wong, Head of Risk Control at KuCoin, joins us at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 to break down the exchange's multi-billion dollar shift from listing speed to a trust-first global infrastructure. Backed by a $2 billion investment in custodial architecture and quadruple crown security certifications, KuCoin is redefining exchange operations through MiCA compliance and 36 consecutive months of proven reserves to end the era of platform uncertainty. ...

When you work hard to build a retirement nest egg, the last thing you want is to see your savings run out in your lifetime. And with the right withdrawal strategy, you can minimize the chances of that happening. For many years, financial experts swore by the famous 4% rule, which is meant to help your retirement savings last for 30 years. It has you withdrawing 4% of your nest egg your first year of retirement and adjusting future withdrawals for inflation. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst te ...

Shares of the fourth-largest cruise operator, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH), are up 11% this week as of noon ET Friday. On Tuesday, activist investing firm Elliott Management announced it had built a 10% stake in the cruise line behemoth. Given Elliott Management's solid long-term track record led by founder Paul Singer, the market moved Norwegian's shares higher on optimism for a turnaround. Can Norwegian cruise to smoother seas? After Norwegian delivered annualized total returns of 13% f ...

New York-based News Corporation (NWS) is a media and information services company that creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses. Valued at a market cap. of $14.5 billion, the company operates through Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other segments. Shares of NWS have lagged behind the broader market over the past 52 weeks. NWS stock has declined 19.4% over this time frame, while the br ...

This live blog is refreshed periodically throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. Happy Friday. This is TheStreet’s Stock Market Today for Feb. 20, 2026. You can follow the latest updates on the market here in our daily live blog. Update: 4:00 p.m. ET Closing Bell The U.S. markets are now closed for the week. Here's how we closed it out: Nasdaq: +0.90% S&P 500: +0.69% Dow: +0.47% Russell 2000: +0.00% Update: 2:54 p.m. ET Cyb ...

Drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are battling it out in the GLP-1 weight loss market. The pill version of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic has reignited competition between theses two fierce rivals. Meanwhile, another major presence in the medical world -- device maker Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) -- continues to chug along. And it looks set to do so regardless of which drug company wins the GLP-1 race. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best sto ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. America's banking system generates billions in revenue from everyday consumers who pay for the privilege of holding, accessing, and using their own money. In 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that banks collected $5.83 billion in overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fee revenue in 2023 alone. But that's just one category of fees. According to The Financial Health Network, a lead ...