MicroStrategy, the preferred high beta play on the price of bitcoin, will join the Nasdaq 100 index, a move that could further increase demand for the controversial stock that has been on a torrid run this year alongside the price of the cryptocurrency.The Nasdaq 100 comprises 100 of the largest...
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Top Wall Street analysts tout these energy stocks for attractive dividends
A Chevron gas station in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAdding dividend-paying stocks to a portfolio helps enhance total return while ensuring income and diversification. Moreover, the appeal of dividend stocks increases as interest rates decline, as is currently the case....
Remembering Art Cashin’s most valuable stock market lessons – and the stories behind them
Art Cashin speaking at the NYSE on Dec. 30th, 2022. CNBCArt Cashin, UBS' director of floor operations and a fixture at the New York Stock Exchange for nearly 60 years, died this week at age 83. Cashin was one of the great historians of the stock market, but he was not an...
Top Wall Street analysts pick 3 stocks for their attractive prospects
Rafael Enrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMacroeconomic uncertainty and potential policy changes under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump have driven the stock market to new heights the past four weeks. But investors stand to benefit if they ignore short-term noise to focus instead on companies that can navigate challenges...
Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities
An Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024.Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S....