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Florida man paid off his house 2 months before Hurricane Milton tore off his roof — and he had no home insurance

Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images It might sound like the fate of a character in a fable, or a line from Alanis Morissette’s famous 1990s hit “Ironic“: Man pays off his house, then the roof blows off. Instead, it’s the…

Why Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Is Well Positioned to Capitalize on Hyperscale AI Networking Demand With Its Expanding Optical Order Backlog

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) is one of the best performing AI stocks over the last 3 years, with a 3Y CAGR of 144.7%. On June 21, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Michael Genovese reiterated a Buy rating and maintained a $220 price…

The Supermarket That Turned Cashiers Into Millionaires

Publix is one of the largest grocery chains in the country with over 1,400 locations and $60 billion in revenue, and it all started with one idea. In 1930, George W. Jenkins was a supermarket manager in Florida. Frustrated from…

Apple Will Be Worth $5 Trillion (or More) by the End of 2026

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has defied expectations over the past few years. Despite steep tariffs and significant antitrust and regulatory scrutiny, the company’s financial results have improved, and the stock has performed better than many expected. Apple currently boasts a market…

$400 a Month Starting at 30 Beats $900 a Month Starting at 45. Most People Wait.

Quick Read Saving $400/month from age 30 produces ~$720,000 by 65, which is about $251,000 more than saving $900/month starting at 45, despite contributing $48,000 less. Americans’ personal savings rate dropped to 3.9% in Q1 2026, with 92.3% of disposable…

TruBridge Stockholders Approve IKS Merger at Special Meeting

TruBridge (NASDAQ:TBRG) stockholders approved the company’s proposed merger agreement under which TruBridge will become a subsidiary of Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Inc., or IKS, during a virtual special meeting held July 7, 2026. Glenn Tobin, TruBridge’s Chairman of the Board, opened…

Big bank profit engines expected to roar into earnings as Main Street keeps spending

Few examples better capture the resurgence of big banks than Jamie Dimon’s special retention award, which has swelled in value from over in the last five years to more than $280 million today. As Dimon’s bank, JPMorgan Chase, heads into…

Should Investors Be Concerned That Walmart Got Kicked Out of the $1 Trillion Club and Now the $900 Billion Club?

It was only this past February that Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) surged to a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion. That milestone is rarefied air: Just a handful of companies have ever reached that mark. Walmart was shining bright on…

Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Saturday, July 11: Rates moving lower today

According to average rates from the Zillow lender marketplace, the current 30-year fixed rate fell by 3 basis points to 6.44%, the 15-year fixed rate fell by 9 basis points to 5.82%, and the 5/1 ARM fell by 3 basis…

How it works and how to ask for one

A seller-paid rate buydown may be the mortgage-rate relief that hopeful homebuyers are looking for. Few house hunters might imagine the seller coming to their rescue, but it’s possible, and in some real estate markets, even likely. Here’s how. How…