U.S. bombs Iran after Tehran attacks ship in Hormuz, Pentagon says
President Donald Trump ordered renewed airstrikes against Iran on Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said in a statement. The M/V GFS Galaxy, a container ship…
Mag 7 and software could boost portfolio in second half: ETF Action
Overlooked market areas may have a banner second half of the year. ETF Action co-founder Mike Akins is encouraging investors to boost exposure to groups that underperformed compared with major artificial intelligence stocks. He told «ETF Edge» this week…
The volatile AI trade marched higher, but oil kept Wall Street on edge last week
Wall Street’s record-setting start to the week ran into two familiar sources of volatility: the artificial intelligence trade and oil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday closed above 53,000 for the first time ever before renewed U.S.-Iran…
Trump Accounts for kids: Eligibility, $1,000 deposit
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark the launch of «Trump Accounts» in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 6, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters Trump Accounts officially launched on July 4, introducing a new…
Burnout, frustration and heartbreak: Amazon layoffs take their toll
People pass by The Spheres in downtown Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025. Juan Mabromata | AFP | Getty Images On an early morning in January, Jake Linsley woke up to a text from Amazon that was lighting up his phone. «I thought it was saying,…
Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran if it tries to kill him
Donald Trump, President of the United States, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Summit at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images…
Traders fall back in love with Meta. Here’s where bulls see it going
Meta Platform’s AI efforts are looking like the recipe for a comeback after an almost year-long drought in shares of the $1.7 trillion market-cap company. Shares of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant jumped more than 6% Friday to the…
Democrats want Trump crypto disclosure hearings
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks to members of the media following a confirmation hearing in Washington, June 25, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg |…
AstraZeneca’s trial flop raises bigger questions around its pipeline
AstraZeneca‘s failed late-stage trial for Wainua was never expected to have a major financial impact on the company. Most analysts estimate the trial miss wiped just 2-4% from their valuation models. Yet the shares lost roughly twice that in a…
I worked at a garden center for $17/hour after getting laid off
I spent the spring this year working nearly every day at a local garden center, where I got paid $17 per hour, or slightly over Massachusetts’ $15 minimum wage. I didn’t make much, but it’s one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. When…