Author: Anthony M. Orbison

Nvidia has dominated the AI narrative in the stock market, captivating investors and the media after soaring 2,190% over the past five years and becoming the most valuable company in the world for a brief period (it’s currently No. 2). However, Nvidia is far from the only opportunity in the AI or semiconductor space. In fact, one chipmaker just reported 400%-plus year-over-year data center revenue growth and overall revenue growth of 84% to $8.7 billion in its latest earnings report (for the quarter ending Nov. 28). I’m talking about Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), the memory-chip specialist that is surprisingly down…

Workers putting together financial plans for their retirement years rely on monthly Social Security payments as a big part of their income strategies.Personal finance radio host Dave Ramsey explains how those monthly checks should only account for part of one’s retirement income — and points toward a potential problem that needs to be considered.💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸Broadly defined, Social Security benefits are payments that one receives after he or she retires (or becomes disabled). People pay taxes during their working years to fund the federal program that, in turn, pays them a…

Solana network activity maintains positive trajectory the bearish market conditions. Assessing the chances of SOL entering recovery mode after a bearish week. The Solana [SOL] blockchain is still demonstrating signs of robust network activity despite the recent market cool down. The bears are responsible for subduing the market excitement previously observed in November and earlier this month. It is business as usual for Solana as evident by its latest spike in activity. For context, the network’s TVL just hit a new 2024 high at 55.37 million SOL. The TVL performance is more accurate in terms of SOL rather than in…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK property myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Agreed UK property sales jumped by almost a third year on year at the end of 2024 as buyers rushed to avoid the rise in stamp duty from next April, according to data from Zoopla. Research by the property portal reported on Monday that there were 283,000 sales agreed but not yet completed as of December 14, the largest sales pipeline in four years and up by 30 per cent on the end of 2023. Buyers’ inquiries were up 21 per cent in…

Investing.com– News Corp (NASDAQ:) said on Monday it will sell Australian television unit Foxtel Group to British sports streaming platform DAZN Group for an enterprise value of A$3.4 billion ($2.1 billion). The sale comes as Foxtel- once a dominant player in Australia- grapples with heightened competition in the streaming era, especially from players such as Netflix (NASDAQ:).  News Corp said the sale was part of the media conglomerate’s efforts to streamline its businesses and also unlock “long-term shareholder value.”  The conglomerate will take a 6% stake in DAZN as part of the deal, and also hold a seat on its board…

Dogecoin (DOGE) hopes to rebound from its recent slump come 2025, as investors are eying a potential surge to a new all-time high of $1.3. Currently trading above $0.30 this weekend, the leading meme coin would need to surge almost 300% to reach such a level it never has. At press time, the asset’s current ATH is $0.7376, reached back in 2021. A surge to $1.3 is a nearly 100% increase from DOGE’s current ATH.With Musk taking charge of his DOGE department in January, Dogecoin is poised to claim new highs soon. The asset surged in the days following President-elect…

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Cruise lines sort of pick and choose which laws they follow.Because they sail from American ports, both Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line use US federal law in most cases.That’s why cruise ships ban marijuana and CBD even when it has been legally prescribed. Federal law, in that case, trumps state law making any cannabis product, including CBD sold in gas stations, or other random locations are strictly banned onboard.Related: Carnival Cruise Line explains big changes to its casino programCruise lines also use the 21-year-old drinking age for sailings leaving from North America. In theory, they could serve passengers 18…

The native token of a decentralized fiat stablecoin-issuing platform is rallying against the dipping crypto markets. Two days ago, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, Binance, added support for Usual Protocol (USUAL). “Binance is excited to announce that Usual (USUAL) will be added to Binance Simple Earn, Buy Crypto, Binance Convert, Binance Margin, Binance Auto-Invest, and Binance Futures at the respective dates and timings listed below.” According to a post on the social media platform X from Usual in response to the Binance listing, the team says the protocol aims to usher in a “stablecoin renaissance”. “90% for the…

Did you miss out on receiving the Recovery Rebate Credit in 2021? The IRS just announced its plans to issue the payments starting later this month to 1 million taxpayers who didn’t claim it while filing for their 2021 tax returns. “The IRS announced the special step after reviewing internal data showing many eligible taxpayers who filed a return but did not claim the credit,” the agency said in a press release. While most eligible taxpayers received their stimulus checks or credit, those who haven’t can expect to receive their 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit in late January if they didn’t…