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LIVE Dow Set to Open Up as Market Focuses on the Fed The Fed is widely expected to resume cutting interest rates, with markets pricing in a 25 basis-point rate reduction, LSEG data show. However, a larger 50 basis-point reduction looks unlikely and Danske Bank analysts said they expect "a more gradual rate-cutting cycle rather than back-to-back cuts." They cited Friday's University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey for September, which showed one- year inflation expectations remained elevated at 4.8% ...

Horizon Technology Finance's (NASDAQ: HRZN ) dividend yield has swelled to its highest level on record. This has come with the business development company ("BDC") trading at a small premium to net asset value ("NAV") per share and faced with mountingThe equity market is a powerful mechanism as daily fluctuations in price get aggregated to incredible wealth creation or destruction over the long term. Pacifica Yield aims to pursue long-term wealth creation with a focus on undervalued yet high-growth companie ...

AI plays a bigger role in the $302 billion portfolio the Oracle of Omaha oversees at Berkshire Hathaway than you might realize.For six decades, billionaire Warren Buffett has been dazzling Wall Street with his investing prowess. Though his company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.63%) (BRK.B -0.59%), hasn't outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 every year since 1965, he's nearly doubled the average annual total return of this broad-based index, including dividends, spanning 60 years.For some investors, riding the ...

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“We have seen a relief rally for Asian markets that had been hugely concerned that US tariffs were going to hit them hard,” said Nick Twidale, chief market analyst at AT Global Markets in Sydney. “That hit has not eventuated and that has massively helped overall sentiment.”On Monday, onshore Chinese stocks were among the top performers in Asia. The CSI 300 Index jumped as much as 1% as data showing China’s economic activity slowed more than expected in August added to the likelihood that policymakers will r ...

Two AI beneficiaries just posted eye-catching updates. But which is the more attractive stock?Shares of Broadcom (AVGO 0.19%) and Oracle (ORCL -5.05%) both ripped higher around earnings, with Oracle's one-day surge among the biggest in decades. Broadcom, a chip and infrastructure-software company, continues to ride custom artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators and high-end networking. Oracle, the database and cloud provider, stunned investors with a massive jump in contracted work tied to AI demand.The q ...

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