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3 Market Trends That Could Shape the Rest of 2026

The past few years have featured pretty much just one dominant market theme: artificial intelligence (AI). Stock market winners, economic growth figures, and earnings expectations were all built around the AI development story. 2026 looks a little different. The AI…

Is It Too Late to Buy TJX Companies?

You may feel like you’ve missed out on a stock if it’s done particularly well. But you shouldn’t necessarily take a pass, nor should you jump to buy merely because of past success. An outsize stock price gain means a…

XLK Charges One Penny Less Than VGT Per $100 Invested. Here Is Why That Is Not the Reason to Choose It.

Fees are a rounding error. The 0.01% difference between XLK and VGT is negligible, so your decision should focus on structure, exposure, liquidity, and investment use case rather than pure cost alone. Structure and trading profile matter more. XLK’s narrower…

Directors Reelected, Say-on-Pay Approved, Deloitte Ratified as Auditor

Littelfuse logo All eight directors were reelected to one-year terms after a preliminary majority vote, and the meeting was properly constituted with more than 90% of shares represented. A majority of stockholders approved the advisory say-on-pay vote on the company’s…

Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, April 25, 2026: Up from last weekend

Last Saturday, we reported that mortgage rates had hit their lowest point in five weeks, as Middle East tensions began to ebb. This week, Middle East tensions have ratcheted back up, along with mortgage rates. The good news is that…

Best CD rates today, Saturday, April 25, 2026 (best account provides 4.05% APY)

Find out how much you could earn by locking in a high CD rate today. The Federal Reserve cut its federal funds rate three times in 2025, so now could be your last chance to lock in a competitive CD…

Gold and silver slipping as oil prices and dollar gain strength

Gold (GC=F) June futures opened at $4,715.60 per troy ounce on Friday, down 0.2% from Thursday’s closing price of $4,724, and down nearly 1% from Thursday’s opening price. The gold price moved lower in early trading, at $4,700.20 at 6:35…

Values up over the last five days

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,278.66 on Friday, 0.1% higher than Thursday’s opening price of $78,203.87. The value of bitcoin as of 7:06 a.m ET was $78,106.63. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,331.54 on Friday, down 1.9% from Thursday’s opening price of…

Spirit Airlines nearing rescue deal? How to protect yourself if your airline goes under.

When you buy a plane ticket for an upcoming trip, you may have concerns about standing in long TSA security lines or facing flight delays — but you usually don’t have to worry about your airline shutting down. It’s unlikely,…

Best high-yield savings interest rates today, April 24, 2026 (up to 4.1% APY return)

Find out if now is the right time to put your money in a savings account. In 2024, the Federal Reserve implemented a series of cuts to the federal funds rate and those rates continued on a downward trend throughout…