Airlines May Start To Disappear
As hard as it may be to fathom, some parts of Asia and Europe are running out of jet fuel. The IEA Executive Director, Fatih Birol, told the AP that this is highly likely.…
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CBOE VIX Index Spikes 9.7% as Oil-Fueled Fears Grip Markets
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE:^VIX) jumped 2 points to more than 19.5 in early Monday trading as renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz cease-fire sent oil prices surging and dragged U.S. stocks lower.…
Why High Earners in the 37% Tax Bracket Are Switching From Treasuries to Municipal Bonds
A 4.5% municipal bond yield and a 4.29% 10-year Treasury yield look nearly identical on paper. For someone in the 35% or 37% federal tax bracket, the difference is enormous, and it compounds every…
The Income Level That Makes 85 Percent of Your Social Security Check Taxable
A married couple each collecting Social Security discovers they owe taxes they never expected. Their benefits felt modest. Their IRA withdrawal felt routine. But together, those two income streams crossed a threshold that made…
AST SpaceMobile Dives 10% on Launch Failure, but Manufacturing Pipeline Offers a Path to Recovery
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is down 10% to $77 in early trading Monday after an orbital insertion failure during a Blue Origin launch resulted in the loss of one of its satellites. Friday’s close…
Nasdaq Composite Battles Oil Price Fears Ahead of High-Stakes Tech Earnings
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is pulling back first thing Monday morning, down 0.17% to 24,435 after last week’s record run. The tech-heavy index is grappling with geopolitical uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, elevated…
Microsoft is Being Thrown Out With the Bathwater. Here’s Why I’m Buying the Dip
Investors have fallen further out of love with shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) this year, with the stock still down around 11% year to date or 22% from its all-time high. At…
Oracle Price Prediction: How High Can The Tech Stock Go In 2026?
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL | ORCL Price Prediction) has climbed 14.49% to close at $175.06. The 24/7 Wall St. price target for Oracle is $215.40, representing approximately 23% upside from current levels. Our model carries a…
Cathie Wood Is Buying Netflix Again. Here’s Her Rocky History With the Stock.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX | NFLX Price Prediction) has attracted ARK Invest’s attention in 2026, with the fund accumulating shares during volatility that has left the stock well below recent highs. As of April 17,…
Broadcom’s 140% Surge Shows XMAG Investors Get AI Exposure Without the Mag 7 Trap
Passive index investing has a concentration problem. The seven largest technology companies now account for roughly 35% of the S&P 500, which means owning a standard index fund today is less “broad market” and…
Wall Street’s Ratings on Booking Stock Align With Our $257.28 Price Target
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG | BKNG Price Prediction) trades at $184.56 as of writing, sitting 20% below its 52-week high of $232.20 and down 13.64% year to date. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target…
VNOM’s $100 Oil Windfall Revives Dividend Safety After 2025 Price Collapse
Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM | VNOM Price Prediction) collects royalty income from Permian Basin oil and gas production without spending a dollar on drilling, and its dividend splits into a fixed base and a…
HYS Delivers 10% Returns While Monthly Payments Hold Steady Through April 2026
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:HYS) has delivered a 10% total return over the past year, combining monthly income distributions with modest price appreciation. For income-focused investors, the question…
Retiring at 67 With $950,000 Means Navigating a $7,200 Annual Gap Nobody Budgets For
Retiring at 67 with $950,000 saved and Social Security paying $3,200 per month looks comfortable on paper. Run the standard numbers and you get $76,400 in gross annual income, which clears most retirement budget…
A Dividend Portfolio That Pays a $45,000 Salary on $700K Invested
$700,000 invested at a blended yield near 6.4% produces roughly $45,000 a year in income. That is a full-time median wage in the United States. For many households approaching or already in retirement, it…