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Major banks and research shops see the S&P 500 finishing 2026 somewhere between 7,100 and 8,100, with the median forecast landing at 7,700. That implies a 12.5% gain from today’s levels.
Twelve months ago, you Maniacs made bold calls about the economy, markets, and where the world was headed. Now the scorecards are in... and some of you deserve a victory lap.
Oracle was one of the biggest AI winners of 2025... until it wasn’t.
Starting today, the Fed will buy $40 billion in Treasury bills each month. Officials swear this is not quantitative easing and is not intended to prop up markets. They frame it as a plumbing fix.
Michael and Susan Dell just made one of the largest philanthropic gifts in U.S. history, a $6.25 billion pledge to help seed long-term investment accounts for 25 million American children.
A controversial article on X sparked chaos by suggesting $140K is the new baseline for getting by. Here’s what the author got right... and why it struck such a nerve.
Nvidia's earnings did not disappoint. All key metrics exceeded Wall Street estimates. Markets popped to start Thursday morning, but the green candles were short-lived...
Consumer confidence is tanking, but not for the reason you think. A quiet shift in who gets surveyed means one political group is shaping the entire headline.
Elon Musk just got the green light for a pay package worth $1 trillion. To earn it, he’ll need to grow Tesla to $8.5 trillion. That’s more than Apple and Microsoft combined.
With the government shutdown freezing some key economic data, Powell warned that the Fed is “driving in a fog.” The takeaway? Slower, more cautious decision-making to come.
Shares soared more than 1,000% in five days after a short squeeze, a meme ETF addition, and a deal with Walmart...
From rare earths to retaliatory tariffs, the trade war is back — and crypto’s $20B leverage flush shows just how fragile things still are.
