Gabelli Funds highlights the AI stocks to buy as craze continues
The trillion-dollar investment cycle into generative artificial intelligence is only just beginning, and is already…
2025-26 March Madness Betting Report: UConn Win Causes 7-Figure Swing at Books
The shot heard ‘round the sportsbooks had a huge impact on how bettors and bookmakers did to March Madness odds over the weekend. You might call it a split decision. For some sportsbooks, Braylon Mullins’ dagger 3-pointer for UConn was a huge positive, blowing up a heap of moneyline parlays that had Duke as the…
Student loan borrowers face deadline to leave SAVE repayment plan
Jose Luis Pelaez | Getty Images Student loan borrowers will soon be removed from the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan, the Trump administration announced on Friday. The Education Department said it would send guidance to the 7.5 million people who signed up for the now-defunct repayment plan. “In the guidance, the Department…
NFL asks prediction markets to refrain from ‘objectionable bets’
A detailed view of the NFL shield logo on the field during a preseason game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston on Aug. 24, 2024. Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The NFL is asking prediction market operators to keep specific event contracts that…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: FNMA, BSX, BX, PANW
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac — Shares of the mortgage financing companies rallied after Pershing Square Capital Management’s Bill Ackman said in an X post late Sunday that the stocks are “stupidly cheap.” The billionaire investor suggested shares could rise 10-fold. Shares of Federal…
NFL to Begin Hiring, Training Replacement Officials as Potential Ref Lockout Nears
The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in the next several weeks because negotiations with the referees’ union have been unsuccessful, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because the conversations are private. The league and…
E*Trade in talks to lead SpaceX IPO share sale to small U.S. investors
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifts off on NASA’s Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., Feb. 13, 2026….
Powell sees inflation outlook in check, no need to hike rates because of oil shock
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a wide-ranging talk at Harvard University, said Monday that he sees inflation expectations as grounded despite rising energy prices so the central bank doesn’t need to respond with higher interest rates. As his term leading the central bank nears an end, Powell avoided questions about the longer-term direction of…
former top Trump White House economist
In 1973, OPEC proclaimed an oil embargo on the U.S. for its decision to resupply the Israeli military during the Yom Kippur war. The embargo lasted until March 1974, and during this time oil prices quadrupled. To control supply, the federal government under Nixon rationed oil, by state, to 1972 levels. By February 1974, it…
How To Protect Your Finances
While U.S. consumers are getting better at keeping up with credit card and personal loan payments, mortgage and student loan delinquencies are climbing, and student loan delinquencies remain historically high, according to the Spring 2026 FICO Credit Score Insights report. Delinquencies, or when borrowers fall behind on payments, can lead to lower credit scores and…
401(k)s may use alternative investments: Labor Department proposal
A sign is displayed at the Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building on June, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Department of Labor on Monday proposed a rule that would allow 401(k) plans to more easily include alternative assets such as cryptocurrency, real estate and private market assets. The proposal is in…