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Mortgage pressure shakes up the housing market FinancialSumo
Earnings Reports
  • September 23, 2026, 8:08 AM
  • POST BY WALTER UPDEGRAVE

Mortgage pressure shakes up the housing market

Homebuilders like KB Home are seeing buyers pull back as mortgage rates stick close to 7 percent. Price cuts and shrinking margins are spreading pain to retailers, while AI and new drugs are changing the game in travel and healthcare.

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S&P 500 profits surge past index gains as chipmakers and energy fuel earnings FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 23, 2026, 5:29 AM
  • POST BY Walter Updegrave

S&P 500 profits surge past index gains as chipmakers and energy fuel earnings

S&P 500 companies are set for a third straight quarter of earnings growth above 25 percent. Chipmakers and energy firms are leading the charge, while the index price lags behind profit forecasts.

More Americans own stocks, but most market wealth stays at the top FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 23, 2026, 2:41 AM
  • POST BY Walter Updegrave

More Americans own stocks, but most market wealth stays at the top

Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults now own stocks, often through index funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. But the richest Americans still hold most of the market, leaving everyday investors with new choices and risks.

S&P 500 valuation nears dot-com bubble levels as market risks grow FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 1:46 PM
  • POST BY Walter Updegrave

S&P 500 valuation nears dot-com bubble levels as market risks grow

The S&P 500 is trading at its highest valuation since the dot-com era, putting investors on edge as inflation, rising rates, and global tensions threaten future returns.

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Why owning the whole stock market is still a smart way to invest FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 22, 2026, 1:43 PM

Why owning the whole stock market is still a smart way to invest

Costco's cash pile sparks talk of special dividend FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 1:32 PM

Costco's cash pile sparks talk of special dividend

How compound interest turns small investments into real long-term gains FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 22, 2026, 7:47 AM

How compound interest turns small investments into real long-term gains

Bond yields hit nineteen-year high, shaking up income investing FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 5:14 AM

Bond yields hit nineteen-year high, shaking up income investing

Retirees use layered cash tactics to ride out market swings FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 21, 2026, 11:46 PM

Retirees use layered cash tactics to ride out market swings

Gold draws investors back after Fed rate hike FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 21, 2026, 3:32 PM

Gold draws investors back after Fed rate hike

Buffett tells investors: Don't bail out when markets drop FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 21, 2026, 10:23 AM

Buffett tells investors: Don't bail out when markets drop

Two ETFs give investors broad market reach without the hassle FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 21, 2026, 10:16 AM

Two ETFs give investors broad market reach without the hassle

Federal Reserve Raises Rates as Trumpflation and AI Costs Pressure Markets FinancialSumo
Markets
  • September 21, 2026, 2:03 AM

Federal Reserve Raises Rates as Trumpflation and AI Costs Pressure Markets

ETF buyers face limited Anthropic exposure ahead of IPO FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 6:12 PM

ETF buyers face limited Anthropic exposure ahead of IPO

Bond Market Signals Investor Anxiety Over Inflation and Rate Hikes FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 9:51 AM

Bond Market Signals Investor Anxiety Over Inflation and Rate Hikes

Stock Market Valuations Signal Caution for 2026 Growth Outlook FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 7:18 AM

Stock Market Valuations Signal Caution for 2026 Growth Outlook

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Gladstone Capital issues special dividend as shares trail yearly high FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 24, 2026, 11:08 AM

Gladstone Capital issues special dividend as shares trail yearly high

Stocks slide as Treasury yields hit 20-year highs FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 24, 2026, 11:04 AM

Stocks slide as Treasury yields hit 20-year highs

Emerging Markets ETF dividend surges as FEM lifts payout FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 24, 2026, 8:14 AM

Emerging Markets ETF dividend surges as FEM lifts payout

VerifyMe stock jumps as OpenWorld merger and special dividend fuel trading surge FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 24, 2026, 5:59 AM

VerifyMe stock jumps as OpenWorld merger and special dividend fuel trading surge

Walmart's dividend record meets Costco's special payout surprise FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 24, 2026, 5:55 AM

Walmart's dividend record meets Costco's special payout surprise

Amazon lines up for Anthropic IPO as AI rivalry heats up FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 24, 2026, 2:59 AM

Amazon lines up for Anthropic IPO as AI rivalry heats up

Three signals investors cannot ignore in today's market FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 24, 2026, 2:55 AM

Three signals investors cannot ignore in today's market

Cochlear under fire from investors after dividend cut and board shakeup FinancialSumo
Earnings
  • September 23, 2026, 10:14 PM

Cochlear under fire from investors after dividend cut and board shakeup

Telus dividend cut forces investors to rethink the stock FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 23, 2026, 2:56 PM

Telus dividend cut forces investors to rethink the stock

Vivakor pushes special dividend to 2027, leaving shareholders waiting for Adapti stock FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 23, 2026, 2:46 PM

Vivakor pushes special dividend to 2027, leaving shareholders waiting for Adapti stock

Nestle India to pay special dividend as retained earnings unlocked FinancialSumo
Earnings
  • September 23, 2026, 9:46 AM

Nestle India to pay special dividend as retained earnings unlocked

Tech stock valuations push investors to rethink as returns beat the market FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 23, 2026, 8:19 AM

Tech stock valuations push investors to rethink as returns beat the market

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