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Charlotte Educator Makes Personal Finance Engaging at Berry Academy

Charlotte Educator Makes Personal Finance Engaging at Berry Academy

Charlotte educator brings personal finance to life at Berry Academy Back in 2019, state lawmakers passed a bill requiring North Carolina’s high school students to pass a course in economics and personal finance so they could better navigate the world. It made so much sense. How can one get through life without understanding the basics […]

Stock Market Today: Real-Time Updates

Stock Market Today: Real-Time Updates

Stock market today: Live updates Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 10, 2025 in New York City. NYSE Stock futures hovered near the flatline on Tuesday night as traders looked ahead to the release of December’s consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation. Futures tied to the […]

3 Overlooked Canadian Stocks Offering Reliable Dividends…

3 Overlooked Canadian Stocks Offering Reliable Dividends…

As the Bank of Canada continues cutting rates to spur an economy facing multiple headwinds, dividend stocks are emerging as an appealing alternative to low-yielding bonds. Dividend-paying stocks can provide investors with both steady income and growth potential while offering a measure of downside protection during uncertain periods. Amid ongoing market volatility, investors may want […]

2025 US Market Forecast: Valuations Are Set to…

2025 US Market Forecast: Valuations Are Set to…

• Since 2010, less than 10% of the time has the market traded at a 4% premium or more to our valuations.• The macrodynamic tailwinds that supported 2024 are fading.• With the market trading at the high end of our fairly valued range, positioning is increasingly important.• Value stocks and small-cap stocks still trade at […]

Texas Receives $27 Billion Windfall from Oil and Gas Revenue

Texas Receives  Billion Windfall from Oil and Gas Revenue

Texas’ coffers get $27 billion boost from oil, gas Deep in the heart of Texas, old-fashioned oil and gas still pays the bills in a major way, even as the state’s economy diversifies into other activities. As the U.S. churned out record levels of fossil fuels in 2024, the Lone Star State’s oil and gas […]

Misunderstood US Stock Trading at a 20% Discount

Misunderstood US Stock Trading at a 20% Discount

Advanced Micro Devices AMD had a tough 2024: The stock finished the year down 18%. While AMD is unlikely to usurp Nvidia NVDA as the leader in AI chips, being second best in a lucrative market that’s expected to grow to $500 billion by 2028 isn’t too shabby. We think the shares of this narrow-moat […]

Will the Strongest Job Gains in Two Years Halt Bank of…

Will the Strongest Job Gains in Two Years Halt Bank of…

Job growth surged in December, according to the latest employment report from Statistics Canada, raising the prospect of the Bank of Canada pausing its interest rate cuts. The economy added 91,000 jobs in December, significantly outpacing the FactSet forecast of 20,000, making for the strongest pace of new hiring in two years. The latest data […]

Florida Considers Onshore Oil as Offshore Opportunities Dwindle

Florida Considers Onshore Oil as Offshore Opportunities Dwindle

Florida mulls onshore oil as offshore prospects dim As President-elect Donald Trump takes aim at the Biden administration’s new offshore oil and gas drilling ban, one area will likely remain off-limits: the eastern Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s coast. But a high-profile onshore oil project is inching closer to reality, even if drilling is largely […]