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The Fed Pauses Rate Cuts: What This Means for Your Finances.

The Fed Pauses Rate Cuts: What This Means for Your Finances.

The Fed is set to hit the pause button on rate cuts, for now. Here’s the impact on your money. Borrowers hoping for more financial relief from the Federal Reserve may have a wait on their hands, as the central bank is expected to hit the pause button on additional rate cuts at its Jan. […]

Newmont Increases Investment in European Exploration Partner Ariana Resources

Newmont Increases Investment in European Exploration Partner Ariana Resources

“This further investment by Newmont into the company represents a further commitment to our exploration programs in southeastern Europe under the alliance agreement,” Ariana Resources managing director Dr. Kerim Sener said in a press release. The exploration alliance — now in the third year of its five-year term — is being directed by Western Tethyan […]

3 Premium Blue-Chip Stocks to Invest in and Hold Until 2025

3 Premium Blue-Chip Stocks to Invest in and Hold Until 2025

Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Investors often own blue-chip stocks at the core of their portfolios. What are blue-chip stocks? Blue-chip stocks are the stocks of large, well-established, and financially sound companies that are leaders in their industries. They’re often considered less risky, given their financial stability. So today, we’re looking at three […]

Nvidia: Upholding Fair Value Assessment Amidst AI Developments

Nvidia: Upholding Fair Value Assessment Amidst AI Developments

Key Morningstar Metrics for Nvidia We are maintaining our $130 per share fair value estimate for Nvidia NVDA despite the selloff in artificial intelligence stocks on Jan. 27. We believe the selloff is related to the better-than-expected performance of R1, the recently released open-source reasoning model from Chinese company DeepSeek. R1 is believed to be […]

Tesla: Minimal Impact Observed from DeepSeek’s R1 Launch

Tesla: Minimal Impact Observed from DeepSeek’s R1 Launch

Key Morningstar Metrics for Tesla Tesla TSLA shares sold off on the news that DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, released R1, an open-source reasoning model, earlier this month. The model’s capabilities roughly match those of advanced models by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Alphabet GOOGL/GOOG while having materially lower training costs. Why it matters: Tesla aims to […]

Elevated Levels of Toxic Metals Discovered in Wetlands Adjacent to Facility

Elevated Levels of Toxic Metals Discovered in Wetlands Adjacent to Facility

Unusually high concentrations of toxic metals found in wetlands near plant A significant environmental incident has unfolded in Moss Landing, California, following a devastating fire at Vistra Energy’s large-scale battery storage facility. Just weeks after the blaze, scientists from San Jose State University have identified alarming quantities of toxic metals in the nearby Elkhorn Slough, […]

AI Stock Slide: Analyzing Monday’s Selloff Through 5 Charts

AI Stock Slide: Analyzing Monday’s Selloff Through 5 Charts

Stocks tumbled on Monday after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek said its new R1 model could perform advanced AI tasks without the most advanced semiconductor chips, triggering a rethinking about the competitive landscape that had fueled massive gains in some stocks over the past two years. The Morningstar US Market Index closed 1.45% lower on […]