The U.S. equity market has been challenging for investors in 2025, weighed down by inflation, geopolitical tensions, and rising interest rates. Investors have also been concerned about the escalation of trade wars in an already uncertain macroeconomic environment. However, such periods of high turbulence also offer astute investors a rare opportunity to pick up shares in attractive stocks that are trading at reasonable valuation levels. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Image source: Getty Images. You do not need boatloads of…
Author: Michael Thompson
Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are down 12% so far in 2025. The Google owner is underperforming the Nasdaq Composite, which has rallied in recent weeks and is only down about 1% year to date at the time of writing. At first glance, the stock appears to be a no-brainer buy. This is one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, with a very strong brand in Google. But some investors are questioning Google’s competitive position, especially in search. More people seem to be using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other leading artificial intelligence (AI) models as…
by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Days after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency sent an email to the entire workforce with details about the agency’s plans to close diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and included a plea for help. “Employees are requested to please notify” the EPA or the Office of Personnel Management, the federal government’s human resources agency, “of any other agency office, sub-unit, personnel position description,…
by Talia Buford ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. We are pleased to announce the journalists chosen as the 2025 cohort of the ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program. The program was established in 2023 to expand the ranks of editors with investigative experience in newsrooms across the country and help better reflect the nation as a whole. Nine journalists from across the country will join four ProPublica staffers for this year’s program. This program is funded by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, which supports…
New survey data indicates that one in four job applicants has lied, exaggerated or provided inaccurate information on their applications in some way, shape or form — and Gen Z leads the trend. The findings from career.io — a career services platform — indicate nearly half (approximately 47%) of the age group admitted to falsifying some aspect of their job applications to fit the mold they think employers are looking for, followed by 38.5% of millennials, 20.4% of Gen Xers and 9.4% of baby boomers. A spreadsheet detailing the survey data, provided to Fox News Digital, indicates that a majority…
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese had a heated exchange after the Indiana Fever sharpshooter fouled the Chicago Sky forward in the third quarter of their matchup Saturday. Reese pushed Fever forward Natasha Howard in the back as she grabbed an offensive rebound off a miss by teammate Rebecca Allen. Reese brought the ball low, and Clark fouled her before she went up for a shot. Reese fell to the ground. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Reese got up from the floor and got into the face of Clark. Referees looked at the play and determined Clark used…
The Indiana Fever are off to a red-hot start to the 2025 WNBA season, taking down the Chicago Sky, 93-58, behind Caitlin Clark’s triple-double. Clark picked up right where she left off in 2024. The reigning Rookie of the Year did it all for a new-look Fever team on its home court in Indianapolis. Clark finished the game with 20 points after shooting 6-for-13 from the field with four made 3-pointers, adding 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead her team to victory. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM She was also doing it on the defensive end,…
The United States supposedly can’t afford $1 a day to save starving children, but Biden and Trump squandered $7 billion bombing Yemenis.
El Clavel beat reigning champion Losange Bleu in the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil today, with Hewick finishing a disappointing seventh. The Racing TV Grand Course de Haies D’Auteuil Hurdle run over 3 miles 1 furlong and 77 yards was the highlight of day one of a two-day meeting in the French Capital. It may have been seen as a rematch between last year’s winner, Losange Bleu (4/7 favourite), and runner-up Hewick (5/1), but the 8/1 shot El Clavel was the hero of the race. Ridden by English jockey James Reveley, he had a length and a quarter in hand…
Following money manager Cathie Wood’s stock trades can be an entertaining activity for the individual investor, and it can also provide some inspiration. She seeks out disruptive technology stocks for her firm, Ark Invest, which manages multiple exchange-traded funds (ETF). While her risk appetite might be above many investors’, some of her funds have outperformed the market recently, and she was an early bull for many of today’s top tech stocks. Her flagship fund, the Ark Innovation ETF, has lagged the S&P 500 by a wide margin in the past five years. It’s flat in that period, while the index…