The VIX closed last week at almost 27, an 11% jump on the final trading day, and early signals this week show it climbing further. The fear gauge now sits at its 93rd percentile…
Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.98% in Tuesday’s early trading, pulling the index back into negative territory after Monday’s sharp rebound. The retreat reflects a familiar pattern: optimism about Iran peace talks faded after Iranian…
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) futures slipped as much as .74% in early trading Tuesday as Monday’s relief rally evaporated overnight. Tehran’s flat denial that any direct negotiations with Washington had taken place…
The Nasdaq composite fell about 1% by mid-morning on Friday, March 20, 2026, dragged lower after federal prosecutors charged Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI | SMCI Price Prediction) co-founder with conspiring to smuggle billions of…
Brent crude surged past $108 per barrel on Friday following fresh attacks on Persian Gulf energy infrastructure, sending the CBOE Volatility Index sharply higher and fear through every major U.S. equity index. The VIX,…
The S&P 500 fell to 6,557.94, down 0.73% as of mid-morning Friday, with all three major indexes on pace for a fourth consecutive losing week as surging oil prices and Middle East conflict weighed…
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) has been one of the most explosive stories in semiconductors over the past year. Shares have surged 355% over the past twelve months, climbing from $101.39 to…
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) is generating revenue at a pace that most companies never reach in a lifetime, and the fundamental machinery driving that growth is accelerating, not plateauing. With Q4 FY2026…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) has drawn significant analyst attention heading into 2026, backed by a growing backlog and improving margins. The Backlog Tells the Story Rocket Lab ended 2025 with a…
Heather from New Hampshire had a simple question after her daughter got into vet school: how does she pay for it? Under the new federal loan rules, the answer is more complicated than it…
MSFO has been paying weekly distributions in 2026, and at first glance, the yield looks extraordinary. But understanding what drives that income, and whether it can hold, requires looking past the headline number at…
Picking individual energy stocks means riding commodity price swings, managing earnings surprises, and hoping management allocates capital well. Three income-focused alternatives offer exposure to energy cash flows with different risk profiles than individual stock…
Most retirees discover Medicare’s most expensive rules after they’ve already cost them money. A premium notice arrives, a drug bill lands, or a tax return triggers a surcharge nobody warned them about. Three rules…
JPMorgan Dividend Leaders ETF (NYSEARCA:JDIV) JPMorgan Dividend Leaders ETF (JDIV) launched in September 2024 with a straightforward promise: give investors access to dividend-paying companies from around the world in a single, low-cost fund. With…
Chris from Ohio has a problem most people would envy: a bonus large enough to wipe out either his mortgage or his car loan entirely. His instinct shifted from the car to the house,…
WTI crude is trading around $78 per barrel, up sharply from roughly $63 in early February. The catalyst is geopolitical: Chevron executives warned the Trump administration about potential disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz,…
Two retirees with similar lifestyles can pay wildly different amounts for Medicare Part B. One pays $202.90 a month. The other pays $689.90. The difference has nothing to do with their health, their coverage,…
Two brothers, one house, and a disagreement that plays out in estates across the country every year. On his March 11 podcast, personal finance host Clark Howard fielded a call from Mark from Illinois,…
A weekly distribution check sounds appealing, but PYPY’s price chart tells a more complicated story. YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:PYPY) has shed nearly 22% year-to-date while paying out those distributions, and that…
Stellus Capital Investment Corp (NYSE:SCM) currently pays a monthly dividend that annualizes to a yield well above what most income investors can find elsewhere. With the 10-year Treasury sitting at 4.27%, the premium SCM…
