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Beyond AI: 10 Ways to Cash In on the Global Building Boom

Beyond AI: How to Cash in on the Global Building Boom

Artificial intelligence and data centers are in the spotlight, but investors should pay attention to a less-noticed boom in global manufacturing. Ten ways to play the new wave.

The 100 Best Annuities. How to Avoid Common Mistakes and Pick the Right One.

The 100 Best Annuities. How to Avoid Common Mistakes and Pick the Right One.

Annuity sales are soaring as a record number of Americans turn 65.

Long Read

6 Medical-Device Stocks to Buy After a Massive Selloff

6 Medical-Device Stocks to Buy After a Massive Selloff

Device makers with cash flow yields of 5% to 6% now trade at a 20% to 30% discount to the S&P 500 index.

Long Read

Musk Is Losing His Magic—and Tesla Is Paying the Price

Musk Is Losing His Magic—and Tesla Is Paying the Price

Whether to buy or sell the stock has never been about fundamentals. It has always been a bet on the future and Musk’s ability to see it more clearly than anyone else.

4 minute read

If You Like SpaceX, You’re Going to Love This SpaceX Supplier

If You Like SpaceX, You’re Going to Love This SpaceX Supplier

Applied Aerospace & Defense is in the rare position of supplying SpaceX. The stock has other things going for it as well.

Long Read

Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ Helped Create the World’s Wealthiest Nation

Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ Helped Create the World’s Wealthiest Nation

Smith’s classic book helped unleash the market forces that took root first and deepest in America.

Long Read


This Is When the Federal Debt Actually Matters

The U.S. needs cheap capital to win the artificial-intelligence race. The deficit may be standing in the way, writes Raphi Schorr.

4 minute read

This Economist’s Road Map for the Federal Reserve Sounds a Lot Like Kevin Warsh’s

Jai Kedia, an economist at the libertarian Cato Institute, favors a rules-based approach to setting interest rates—and a much smaller central-bank balance sheet.

Long Read

Energizer Stockholder Powers Up an 11% Stake

Aqua Capital snapped up shares after a price drop.

2 minute read

Elevance Health CEO Snaps Up Stock After Post-Earnings Slide

Elevance Health CEO Gail Boudreaux makes her first purchase since 2025 as shares slump after second-quarter earnings.

2 minute read

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