Middle Eastern funds plowing billions into the hottest AI start-ups

Middle Eastern funds plowing billions into the hottest AI start-ups

Sovereign wealth funds out of the Middle East are emerging as key backers of Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence darlings. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar have been looking to diversify their economies, and are turning to tech investments as a hedge. In the past year, funding for AI companies by … Read more

Buffalo Bills fans can buy bonds to finance the team’s new stadium

Buffalo Bills fans can buy bonds to finance the team’s new stadium

Josh Allen, #17 of the Buffalo Bills, warms up prior to an NFL game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sept. 12, 2024. Perry Knotts | Getty Images It won’t be an ordinary “Monday Night Football” gameday for Buffalo Bills fans next week. Ahead of the team’s kickoff … Read more

Hedge against political cycles is better investment than AI: Van Eck

Hedge against political cycles is better investment than AI: Van Eck

A major exchange-traded fund and mutual fund manager finds the winning gold trade isn’t talked about as much as the artificial intelligence trade — but maybe it should be. VanEck CEO Jan van Eck thinks the best investment this year is “the hedge against political cycles.” To him, that means investing in gold.  “It is quietly … Read more

Why more men are dropping out of the workforce

Why more men are dropping out of the workforce

Men have been steadily dropping out of the workforce, especially men ages 25 to 54, who are considered to be in their prime working years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for prime-age working men was 3.4% in August 2024. This number primarily includes those who are unemployed and looking … Read more

Harris raised quadruple Trump donations for final election sprint

Harris raised quadruple Trump donations for final election sprint

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent former President Donald Trump in … Read more

Harris agrees to potential CNN debate with Trump on Oct. 23

Harris agrees to potential CNN debate with Trump on Oct. 23

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Sept. 20, 2024. Harris spoke about abortion and reproductive rights in Georgia as she continues to campaign against Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images … Read more

‘Bachelor’ star Mari Pepin turns reality TV fame into influencer income

‘Bachelor’ star Mari Pepin turns reality TV fame into influencer income

Mari Pepin and Kenny Braasch got engaged on season 7 of “Bachelor in Paradise” and married in 2023. Photo: Dolce Amor Co. Theoretically, contestants on ABC’s “The Bachelor” are looking for love. What they often find are business opportunities. Mari Pepin, 28, got both. Pepin was a participant on “The Bachelor” season 25, which aired … Read more

The long, winding road of Alphabet’s self-driving Waymo unit

The long, winding road of Alphabet’s self-driving Waymo unit

Alphabet ‘s self-driving car unit Waymo is finally shifting into high gear. After years of heavy investment and losses, Waymo ridership is picking up momentum in its existing West Coast markets, and the company just inked an expanded partnership with Uber to bring its robotaxi service to the ride-hailing giant’s app in Atlanta and Austin, … Read more

Elon Musk hopes supercomputers will boost Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk hopes supercomputers will boost Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk is on a mission to build new supercomputers. As the CEO of Tesla and his new artificial intelligence startup xAI, the tech titan has big plans for how artificial intelligence can help to supercharge his businesses. In January, he wrote on X that Tesla should be viewed as an AI/robotics company rather than … Read more

A 401(k) match is one the ‘rare guarantees’ in investing, CFP says

A 401(k) match is one the ‘rare guarantees’ in investing, CFP says

Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images There are few certainties when it comes to investing. The stock market can seem to gyrate with little rhyme or reason, guided up or down by unpredictable news cycles and fickle investor sentiment. Average stock returns have historically trended up over long time periods, but their trajectory is … Read more