Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks typically rise after a presidential election, but investors need to be prepared for some short-term choppiness first, history shows. The three major benchmarks on average have seen gains between Election Day and year-end in the […]

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) shares jumped today, and investors see a path for more gains to come. That’s not because of any news directly from the hydrogen power company. Rather, it’s what investors see as a potentially very lucrative new market for Plug Power. Shares were 19.9% higher as of 12:40 p.m. ET Monday after

Imagine turning $100 into a financial safety net that grows stronger as prices rise. Enter Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities or TIPS, the hero of savings bonds that fights inflation while it grows your money. TIPS have the safety and stability of regular government bonds, but with a twist. Instead of set returns that just sit on

Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge Capital’s founder and a well-known voice in financial circles, has a bold perspective on the U.S. debt landscape and Bitcoin’s potential trajectory. As the nation heads toward a pivotal election on Nov. 5, discussions around debt sustainability and economic strategies have intensified. The U.S. budget deficit for the fiscal year ending Sept.

Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, center, departs after a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.  Ryan Collerd | Bloomberg | Getty Images Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday testified that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his political action committee know they are conducting an “illegal” lottery by

US stocks slipped on Monday, gearing up for a week of potentially huge market-moving events — the presidential election and the Federal Reserve policy decision. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) dipped 0.2% after staging a comeback to end a losing week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slipped 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dipped

(Bloomberg) — BCE Inc. agreed to buy an internet provider in the Pacific Northwest, making a surprising push into the US market in pursuit of faster growth. The shares tumbled to an 11-year low. Most Read from Bloomberg Canada’s largest telecommunications company will pay C$5 billion ($3.6 billion) for Northwest Fiber LLC, which does business

With one day to go until the U.S. general election, crypto companies have already poured tens of millions of dollars into the upcoming 2026 cycle. The pro-crypto and bipartisan super PAC Fairshake said Monday that the committee and its affiliates have raised $78 million for the 2026 midterm elections. That $78 million breaks down to

The states with the cheapest 30-year mortgage refinance rates Friday were New York, California, Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington, and Florida. These seven states registered 30-year refi averages between 6.90% and 7.02%. Meanwhile, the states with the highest Friday refinance rates were Massachusetts, Illinois, West Virginia, South Carolina, Hawaii, and Nevada. The range of 30-year refi

Trump Media & Technology Group stock (DJT) fell around 3% in early trading on Monday after initially opening the day in the green as shares brace for another volatile week on Wall Street just one day ahead of the presidential election. The stock suffered its largest percentage decline last week and closed down around 20%