Swiss franc banknotes in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Dec. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Ask an investor to name safe-haven currencies, and most will say the U.S. dollar, the Swiss franc, and the Japanese yen. Investors historically expected them to hold their value during geopolitical or economic …
Cisco Systems shares fell Wednesday evening despite the networking company delivering a beat and raise. The results were solid but not enough with the stock trading at record highs and at a premium to its historical valuation — something we warned created a tricky backdrop for the report. Revenue in …
(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — In times of uncertainty, people cling to the familiar and retreat back to what they know. This explains a lot about life. It’s why when a …
Whether it’s truly better to be lucky than good, it’s undeniably best to be both whenever possible. The S & P 500’s bumpy path to a 1.3% gain in the year’s first five weeks surely shows impressive resilience among risk-seeking capital staying engaged in the equity market — while also …
The Trump administration’s portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10 companies, most of which are publicly traded. The government announced its latest investment, …
If you’ve been online the past month at all, you likely encountered at least one hyper-saturated, neon-colored throwback post captioned somewhat along the lines of: “2026 is the new 2016.” What started as a social media meme could be lighting the fire for a broader shift in the cultural zeitgeist …
Amazon shares plummeted Thursday evening after the tech giant revealed a $200 billion capital expenditures plan for this year. Additionally, management’s current quarter profit forecast miss overshadowed what was otherwise a generally good final quarter of 2025. Revenue increased 14% year over year to $213.39 billion, beating expectations for $211.33 …
Precious metals remained in recovery mode on Wednesday morning, with prices rising off the back of a historic sell-off. By 3:45 a.m. ET, spot gold was edging toward a rise of 3%, settling at around $5,079.4 an ounce. New York gold futures jumped 3.3% to $5,093.80. XAU= 1Y line Gold …
(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — This week, a massive snowstorm blanketed a big swath of the country and, unsurprisingly, midstream companies in the natural gas space got a little attention from …
We’re getting a one-two punch — Alphabet on Wednesday evening and Amazon on Thursday evening — that should define the week — at least, until Friday’s employment data. These companies, both nation-states with seemingly unlimited capital, are run by the finest executives, both attuned to stock market reaction and the …