The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nine months. Since the last cut, progress on inflation has slowed while the labor market has cooled. ...

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge Select Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities strongly rebounded in the second quarter. The S&P 500 Index returned 10.9%, and the benchmark Russell 3000 Index advanced 11.0%, as risk-on sentiment took hold following the pause in tariff implementation. The strategy outperformed the benchmark in the quarter, driven by the strength in portfolio construction acr ...

During one of my previous exploratory research sessions, I came across an intriguing blog post from this large social media company that observed people were increasingly embracing shopping via chat. That was one of the earliest mentions ofUttam is a growth-oriented investment analyst whose equity research primarily focuses on the technology sector. Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud software are some of the key sectors that are regularly researched and published by him. His research also foc ...

AITX's RAD Hits the Road to Highlight Agentic AI SARA and ROAMEO at Fall Security ConferencesCompany Leadership to Spotlight Agentic AI and Mobile Robotics Through High-Impact Presentations at Strategic Security ConferencesSeptember 18, 2025 8:40 AM EDT | Source: Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc.Detroit, Michigan--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2025) - Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTCID: AITX) (the "Company"), a global leader in AI-driven security and p ...

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM ) missed bottom and top line results for its second fiscal quarter in mid-August due to the shipping company seeing a decline in shipping rates. This deterioration in the pricingAnalyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of ZIM either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no bus ...

The surge in jobless claims in early September to a four-year high turns out to have been a false alarm, at least for now. ...

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge Select Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities strongly rebounded in the second quarter. The S&P 500 Index returned 10.9%, and the benchmark Russell 3000 Index advanced 11.0%, as risk-on sentiment took hold following the pause in tariff implementation. The strategy outperformed the benchmark in the quarter, driven by the strength in portfolio construction acr ...

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The Federal Reserve's decision to cut its key borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point seems to be sitting well with the White House, if National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is any indication.In a CNBC interview Thursday, the day after the Fed's move, Hassett noted that the administration, and new Fed Governor Stephen Miran, had been pushing for a bigger reduction. Miran, who is on leave as head of the Council of Economic Advisers, pushed for a half-point cut but was outvoted 11 to 1 on the ...