Year: 2025

Year: 2025
Investing

PayPal stock price forecast: Is this fintech giant a buy?

PayPal stock price has been a top laggard in the past few years, with any attempts to rebound facing substantial resistance. PYPL was trading at $61.25 on Thursday, down by 35% from its highest point this year. So, is PayPal a bargain or a value trap? PayPal’s growth has stalled, and challenges are rising PayPal,

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Investing

JEPI ETF yields 7.5% while VOO yields 1.15%: better buy?

The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income (JEPI) ETF stock has done well this year as US shares have soared. It has soared to a record high of $57.50, up by ~21% from its lowest point this year. So, is the JEPI ETF a good buy or is the popular Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) better? How

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SCHD ETF continues to disappoint: buy SPYI instead?

The blue-chip Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has had a tough year as investors dumped value stocks for high-flying technology companies like Nvidia, Palantir, and Micron.  The SCHD ETF has had a total return of just 4.68%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices have jumped by 22% and 17%, respectively. This article

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Investing

IREN stock price is in a bear market: is it safe to buy the dip today?

The IREN stock price has nosedived recently and formed a risky pattern that points to further downside. It dropped to $43 this week, down by over 40% from its highest point this year. So, is it safe to buy the IREN dip or does it have more downside to go? IREN stock price technicals point

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Investing

Adobe stock is extremely cheap amid AI fears: is it a buy?

Adobe stock price has been in a freefall in the past few years as it continued to underperform the broader stock market. ADBE was trading at $325 today, Dec. 4, down by over 50% from its pandemic highs. Its market cap has dropped from $341 billion at its peak to $138 billion today.  Adobe shares

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Bipartisan deal on Obamacare subsidies fades as Republicans push HSA plan

The chances of a bipartisan solution to expiring Obamacare subsidies are growing slimmer with each passing day as the Senate gears up for a vote next week on extending the credits. Senate Democrats made the subsidies the focal point of their position during the government shutdown, which ended only after a group of Democrats broke

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Court says Boasberg didn’t know Arctic Frost subpoenas hit lawmakers, Grassley calls that ‘deeply troubling’

A top federal court official defended Judge James Boasberg’s gag orders that hid subpoenas related to the FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation, saying this week that the chief judge in Washington would likely have been unaware that the subpoenas’ intended targets were members of Congress. The administrative office for the federal courts indicated that the chief

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MIKE DAVIS: Why SCOTUS must reinstate Trump US Attorneys Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan

On about two dozen occasions, the Supreme Court had to step in during President Trump’s second term because many inferior courts refused to accept that he is the president. The justices must do so again, after lower courts invalidated the appointments of acting U.S. attorneys Alina Habba of the District of New Jersey and Lindsey

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Hegseth erupts over WaPo ‘fake stories,’ vows to stop ‘poisoning of the American people’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth chastised the press following media reports that he signed off on a second strike against an alleged drug boat after the first one left survivors.  The Trump administration has come under renewed scrutiny for its strikes in the Caribbean targeting alleged drug smugglers, after the Washington Post reported on Friday

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Pentagon probe into secret Signal chats on Houthi strikes set to drop Thursday as Hegseth faces scrutiny

The Defense Department inspector general report analyzing the use of messaging app Signal to share classified information, particularly in planning for Houthi strikes in March, will be released on Thursday.  A classified version of the report has been handed over to the Senate Armed Services Committee and an unclassified, redacted version will be made public,

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