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Key Takeaways Oracle is scheduled to report earnings after the closing bell Wednesday, with analysts anticipating growing revenue and profits. Options pricing suggests traders expect Oracle’s stock could move nearly 10% in either direction after its results. Oracle (ORCL) is set to report its latest quarterly results after the market closes on Wednesday, with traders expecting a big move in the tech giant’s stock following the report. Options pricing suggests traders anticipate the stock could swing nearly 10% in either direction by the end of the week. A move of that size from Monday’s close could bring the stock to…

(Image credit: Getty Images)”I got hurt on the job — in my first few minutes, actually — and can’t find a lawyer anywhere to take my case.” That was how my conversation began with 17-year-old “Beau,” who was calling from Charleston, S.C.”Well, Beau, what kind of job do you have, and how were you injured?””Mr. Beaver, you will figure it out sooner or later, so I might as well be upfront. This was to be a weekend job as a porch pirate, working for a guy who runs a crew. A box I picked up exploded, spraying pink glitter everywhere…

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Key Takeaways What’s changed with regards to the world’s biggest tech companies is the competition, according to Wall Street expert Ed Yardeni, who got less bullish on Big Tech today. BofA thinks an eventual bubble in AI is likely, but also believes core U.S. tech names are not yet frothy. Why ask for the moon, when there are plenty of stars to go around? That’s the latest take from a Wall Street expert regarding the S&P 500. Dr. Ed Yardeni, founder of Yardeni Research, said on Monday that his firm was ending its 15-year recommendation that investors be overweight the…

Key Takeaways A quarter of single investors say they don’t plan to retire.More than a fifth said they were scared to do so.Survey designers said single investors face retirement challenges that coupled investors do not. Retirement is expensive, especially when you do it alone. A new study from the Nationwide Retirement Institute illustrates the degree to which Americans retiring without partners can struggle. A quarter of single investors said they didn’t plan to retire alone, and more than a fifth said they were scared to do so. Those fears can start before retirement does, with nearly 20% of non-retired singles…

UAE-based First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with European asset management company Amundi to boost its investment management offerings across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This collaboration will include a wide range of investment solutions across client segments, formats as well as asset classes. Under the partnership, FAB and Amundi will combine their strengths and expertise to deliver financial solutions to investors in the GCC’s asset management sector. Also, the partnership is said to support the investment solutions and services to all client segments, including private, retail banking and institutional investors. First Abu Dhabi…

is trading in a holding pattern near 4,200 USD per ounce on Tuesday, as markets remain in a state of suspended animation ahead of the policy decision. While a 25-basis-point rate cut is almost fully priced in, investors will scrutinise the updated economic projections and Chair Jerome Powell’s subsequent press conference for clarity on the policy trajectory into 2026 and beyond. Market-implied probabilities currently assign an 87% likelihood to a cut today. However, expectations for future easing have moderated, with just two rounds of cuts now anticipated for next year, down from three a week ago. Before the Fed announcement,…

This Week In A Nutshell   Markets expect the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 bps when they meet on Wednesday, meaning the cut itself will have little effect on rates. But a number of dissents are expected and they will also release formal projections for 2026. Those projections, along with the tone of Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at the press conference, could make rates volatile.  Upcoming Attractions   Fed meeting and press conferences (Wednesday): A 25 bps cut is almost certain at this point since the Fed likely would have leaked details to the press in the last…

A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well as the people they were spying on, will not be able to go back to selling the invasive software, according the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The FTC denied a request to cancel that ban made by Scott Zuckerman, the founder of consumer spyware company Support King and its subsidiaries SpyFone and OneClickMonitor.  On Monday, the FTC announced the denial in a press release after Zuckerman petitioned the federal watchdog to rescind or modify the ban order…