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Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) stock has surged nearly 140% this year because of strong earnings and rising AI interest. The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 boosted AI stocks, leading to a 64% year-over-year increase in AI mentions during Q1 2023 earnings calls as companies embraced AI opportunities. Palantir’s stock surged after surpassing Q1 earnings expectations

Relax. Your monthly Social Security checks are not in danger because of the looming federal government shutdown. That will be reassuring news to those retirees who, like many of the rest of us, have difficulty understanding the different impacts of, on the one hand, the U.S. government coming up against its debt limit, and on

Buy the rumor, sell the news is an old saw among investors. But is it accurate? As investors are seeing in 2023, good news can be bad news and vice versa. That’s true of tech stocks as it is to the broader economy.  In fact, tech stocks can be more affected by positive or negative

SYDNEY — Qantas Airways QAN, -1.69% said its fuel bill for the first half of fiscal 2024 could increase by 200 million Australian dollars (US$128.82 million) due to higher oil prices and a lower Australian dollar. Australia’s flag carrier said Monday that it expects its first-half fuel bill to rise by 7.7% to A$2.8 billion

The Big 3 is in a labor bind…and some investors are starting to bet against General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford (NYSE:F) and Chrysler owner Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) as the United Auto Workers strike drags on. Ford, GM and Stellantis are among the top 10 most shorted auto stocks as of Sept. 18, according to research from S3

The bottle Barr Hill Gin, $39.99 The back story Some of you may be familiar with the expression, “You’re the bee’s knees.” But what about the Bee’s Knees cocktail? The classic Prohibition-era drink — a mix of gin, honey and lemon — has been finding fans of late. Trendy bars are featuring it on their

EHang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:EH) represents a new kind of EV stock. It leads the Urban Air Mobility sector in China with its autonomous aerial vehicle technology aimed at disrupting transport and logistics, creating smart cities. Yet, many investors believe this EV stock is overvalued at nearly $18 per share. EHang is a pioneer in the

Dear Quentin, I have been married for eight years. My husband and I have had our ups and downs, as most married couples do. We got married young — he was 26 and I was 25 — which was probably not the best idea, as we had only known each other about a year and

When a company’s executives and board members voraciously buy their own stock suddenly, it’s worthy of attention. Share purchases by insiders are often viewed as a vote of confidence in a company’s stock. People within an organization have first-hand knowledge of the company’s happenings and performance. Seeing them buy stock can be taken as a

Dear MarketWatch, I am in my mid-50s and live in Massachusetts. I’m looking to move to somewhere that’s roughly an hour from a small city or well-to-do suburban area, and I’d like to be on a waterfront (a lake, pond, ocean or even a marsh). I live a quiet, outdoorsy lifestyle and would like an

Remember the meme stock craze? Yeah. Me neither. AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock has been through one helluva story arc over the last couple of years, ultimately to end with a complete roundtrip (and then some). AMC’s financial struggles continue to persist. The company has been grappling with an enormous debt pile, high cash burn rates,

If you want to dine like the New York media elite — specifically, like Times columnist David Brooks — a New Jersey restaurant is letting you do so, at a far cheaper price. In a now-viral post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the New York Times op-ed writer carped about spending $78 to eat

C3.ai’s (NYSE:AI) impressive stock rally has reversed, with AI stock dropping more than $40 over the past three months. This is mainly because of an earnings report revealed a larger-than-expected loss, because of the company’s AI investments. Of course, many investors may still have high hopes for C3.ai. After all, this is a pure-play AI

VinFast Auto Ltd. late Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of half a billion dollars, saying it delivered more than 9,000 electric vehicles globally for sales of about $315 million in the period. Vietnamese EV maker VinFast VFS, -8.38% went public in August through a SPAC deal, and the stock more than tripled by the end

With the rising adoption of generative artificial intelligence technology, there’s now an AI gold rush, and semiconductor companies are selling the “picks and shovels.” Hence, all eyes are on the top chip stocks to watch, but are these names also in the “Green Zone?” TradeSmith offers investors valuable tools for determining which stocks to watch.

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric FFIE, -6.15% said on Thursday that several of its executives have voluntarily entered into salary deduction and stock purchase agreement plan. The Los Angeles-based electric mobility ecosystem company said the executives agreed to use half of their salary during a three-month period to purchase the company’s stock. Those shares will be

You’ve got your core portfolio holdings, but beyond that, you can have some fun with high-risk, high-potential reward assets like Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) stock. Not everyone should take a share position in Joby Aviation, so learn as much as you can about the company before considering an investment. In a nutshell, Joby Aviation builds electric vertical

David Brooks, a columnist for the New York Times, took to social media to express his dismay over food prices. Does it really cost $78 for a burger and fries? Even at the airport? Social-media sleuths took notice and went on the hunt for this meal. His food choice was quickly identified as the Budweiser

The September slump is in full effect as the S&P 500 fell about 2% since the end of August. Still, investors are finding plenty to be excited about in today’s markets. IPOs are back on the menu, as you’ll soon see – but not all new listings are worth investing in. Likewise, meme stock drama

Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting resulted “in a pause with a hawkish clause,” in the words of KPMG economist Diane Swonk. While the Fed kept its interest rate steady in a range of 5.25%-5.5%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues did not rule out one more interest-rate hike this year. At the same time, the