Month: November 2025

Lock in the gain? S&P 500 enters final two months of the year up 16%
World

Lock in the gain? S&P 500 enters final two months of the year up 16%

Lock it in or let it ride? It’s a question that investors might ponder at this point in an unexpectedly rewarding year, as the calendar pivots appropriately from the season of feigned fright to one of gratitude for life’s bounty. For most people, this is less about getting fully out of or staying wholly in […]

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While AI spending is top of mind, online ads are driving a lot of Big Tech’s growth
Technology

While AI spending is top of mind, online ads are driving a lot of Big Tech’s growth

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images As tech giants increase their already breathtaking spending on artificial intelligence, their respective digital advertising businesses have also gained momentum. Quarterly earnings reports this week from Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft all showed healthy revenue on the ads front. The rising online advertising […]

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‘Trump effect’ raises hopes for cannabis rally as investors bet on federal reforms, softer marijuana stance
Politics

‘Trump effect’ raises hopes for cannabis rally as investors bet on federal reforms, softer marijuana stance

Oils containing CBD (Cannabidiol). Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt | AFP | Getty Images Cannabis stocks could be poised for a rally after years of stagnation, fueled by investor optimism over the possibility for new federal rules for hemp-derived products and signals that President Donald Trump could take a more permissive stance on marijuana. Publicly traded […]

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Impactive Capital sees a structural shift creating upside for this wastewater company
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Impactive Capital sees a structural shift creating upside for this wastewater company

Company: Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Business: Advanced Drainage Systems is a manufacturer of stormwater and onsite wastewater solutions. The company and its subsidiary, Infiltrator Water Technologies, provide stormwater drainage and onsite wastewater products used in a wide variety of markets and applications, including commercial, residential, infrastructure and agriculture, while delivering customer service. Its pipe segment […]

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Caterpillar is among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street after a post-earnings surge. Here are the others
World

Caterpillar is among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street after a post-earnings surge. Here are the others

Strong earnings boosted the artificial intelligence trade and sent stocks higher on Friday, but some stocks could soon head for a selloff, according to one technical yardstick. As of Friday, about 63% of companies in the S & P 500 had reported their latest earnings. Of these, nearly 83% had posted an upside earnings surprise, […]

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These companies reporting earnings next week have momentum on their side
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These companies reporting earnings next week have momentum on their side

Third-quarter earnings season continues next week, and several companies gearing up to share their latest financials have the wind at their back in terms of rising estimates from analysts, including Robinhood and Palantir Technologies . Corporate profits have been strong over the past few weeks, with 82% of the S & P 500 companies reporting […]

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Bank of America names five stocks with more room to run before they report earnings
World

Bank of America names five stocks with more room to run before they report earnings

Bank of America named several stocks that are well positioned ahead of the rest of earnings season. The Wall Street investment bank says companies like Uber are too attractive to ignore. Other buy-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Datadog , Doximity, RB Global and Futu. Doximity The social platform for physicians is firing on […]

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Why travel insurance doesn’t offer foolproof protection during the government shutdown
Travel

Why travel insurance doesn’t offer foolproof protection during the government shutdown

Andrew Bret Wallis | DigitalVision | Getty Images More consumers are buying travel insurance during the federal government shutdown — but these insurance policies may not offer the catch-all protection that buyers expect. Much depends on the fine print, experts said. Squaremouth, an online platform for comparing travel insurance policies, has seen the volume of […]

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China’s Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to U.S.
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China’s Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping took center stage at a meeting of APEC leaders on Saturday to push a proposal for a global body to govern artificial intelligence and position China as an alternative to the United States on trade cooperation. The comments were the first by the Chinese leader on an initiative Beijing unveiled this […]

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VC who bet on billion-dollar AI firm shares two red flags that stop him investing in a founder
World

VC who bet on billion-dollar AI firm shares two red flags that stop him investing in a founder

Man and woman having a small business meeting in smart casual clothes Ippei Naoi | Moment | Getty Images One successful angel investor has revealed two red flags that prevent him from investing in a founder in the first meeting. Carles Reina is an angel investor who backed voice cloning AI startup Eleven Labs when […]

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