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4 Reasons You Should Think Twice Before Dipping into Your Retirement Account to Buy a Home
What do you do when you want to buy a home but lack the money for a down payment? Dipping into your retirement savings by taking a withdrawal from a 401(k) or IRA may seem like an obvious answer, but doing so can come with serious drawbacks. Here, we cover four of the more serious issues associated ...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
Think a Recession Is Coming? This AI Stock Can Still Thrive.
One of the core assumptions that underpins the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is that each new generation of AI model will require ever-increasing computational horsepower to train and run. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that managed to put out an AI model that performed well using a fraction o...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
3 Monster Dividend Stocks to Hold for the Next 10 Years
If you are looking for dividend stocks in today's market, you need to be selective. Given that the average stock in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is offering a paltry 1.3% yield, you can easily find higher-yielding investments. But finding high yields from companies you'd want to hold onto for a dec...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
Import tariffs will raise US power price, wind turbine maker Vestas says
Vestas can't absorb tariff cost, CEO saysDanish company reports surprise Q1 profit, shares rise 4%Keeps 2025 outlook unchanged despite trade tensionsBy Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, May 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's import tariffs will ultimately result in higher electricity prices ...Reuters
Tue, May 6
1 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now as Trump's Tariff Storm Continues to Cast Shade on the Market
It's been one month since President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, which featured a wave of tariff policies targeting just about every country around the world. During this time period, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average each plummeted by as much as 11%.Al...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
INSTANT VIEW-Merz fails to be elected chancellor by German parliament
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.German blue chip shares extended their fall slightly on the news...Reuters
Tue, May 6
LIVE MARKETS-STOXX slips, Germany and earnings in focus
STOXX 600 down 0.5%Merz fails to be elected chancellor U.S. futures fallQ1 earnings continue Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com.STOXX SLIPS, GERMANY AND EARNINGS IN FOCU...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Netflix Helped Propel This Vanguard ETF 9% Higher in 8 Days. Here's Why It's Still a Buy Now.
A better grasp of the current tariff situation and a generally strong earnings season have helped the market rally in recent weeks, with the major indexes all recovering significantly from losses earlier this year.Many of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that follow these indexes have recovered as w...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
3 Cybersecurity Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
Over the past few months, the Trump administration's tariffs on America's top trade partners has boosted uncertainty in the economy and in the markets, driving some investors to seek out tariff- and recession-resistant stocks to ride out the storm. Some popular safe havens these investors turned to ...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
German shares fall, bond yields dip after Merz setback in parliament
MILAN, May 6 (Reuters) - German shares extended their fall on Tuesday from near record levels and bond yields dipped after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor in a first round of voting. "This is a significant negative,...Reuters
Tue, May 6
INSTANT VIEW-Merz fails to be elected chancellor by German parliament
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.German blue chip shares extended their fall slightly on the news...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Meet the Monster Stock that Continues to Crush the Market
Back in 2023, only 27% of the stocks in the S&P 500 outperformed the broader index. That ratio, which represented its lowest percentage in three decades, and only rose to 28% in 2024.Those low percentages support the idea that it's smarter to invest in an S&P 500 index fund than to try to time and b...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
2 Stocks I Can't Wait to Buy During the Next Market Correction
Investors never know when the next market correction -- a drop of from 10% to 20% in an index -- is coming, but we know that it will eventually happen. And because that's true, it makes sense to make a list of the stocks you'd like to buy if they dip during a correction.The next big market correctio...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks drift lower on lack of trade progress, dollar slips again
Stocks dip ahead of Wednesday's Fed policy decision Investors await trade deals between US and partnersAsian FX in the spotlight after Taiwan dollar's surge By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Global stocks drifted lower on Tuesday and the dollar dipped against ma...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Hong Kong central bank cuts duration in US treasury holdings
HONG KONG, May 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's de-facto central bank has been reducing duration in holdings of U.S. treasuries US10YT=RR, its chief said on Tuesday, diversifying into other currencies and assets as volatility grows in dollar bonds.The Hong Kong dollar has been among Asian units rallyin...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Got $1,000 to Invest? This Top High-Yield Dividend Stock Is a No-Brainer Buy Amid Current Uncertainty.
There's a lot of uncertainty in the stock market these days. Tariffs could drive a resurgence in inflation and cause a global economic slowdown, and these headwinds could impact the profitability of many companies. However, Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC)(NYSE: BIP) is in a strong position to...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
Why Viking Therapeutics Stock Surged Nearly 20% Higher in April
One of the best catalysts for a stock's rise is the withdrawal of a rival. That was an important dynamic behind the double-digit-percentage rise of biotech Viking Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: VKTX) stock in April. Another was a looming late-stage clinical trial of a closely watched pipeline drug that's lo...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
2 Tech Stocks That Could Help Set You Up for Life
Finding growth technology stocks at a reasonable price in today's market is not easy. Despite some major ups and downs during 2020, 2022, and now 2025, technology stocks have generally gone on a tear since the Great Recession of 2008-09, making investors a fortune in the process. Today, a lot of the...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
Here Is My Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy in May
Some investors who didn't buy artificial intelligence (AI) stocks last year may have worried that they missed their chance. Many of these stocks had soared, with valuations reaching sky-high levels, on optimism the technology would be the next big game changer -- as the internet was many years ago. ...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
Why Chewy Stock Crushed It in April
Many investors spent April worrying about the effect of the still-fresh tariff war on their holdings. To hedge against this concern, they sought out stocks considered to be relatively well insulated from possible sudden price spikes of materials and components made abroad.Enter Chewy (NYSE: CHWY), t...The Motley Fool
Tue, May 6
