While New Jersey boasts some of the nation's highest incomes, achieving 'upper class' status requires navigating a complex landscape of soaring costs and competing definitions. We break down the numbers and what they mean for residents.
Exxon Mobil's fourth-quarter results surpassed expectations, driven by record production in the Permian Basin and Guyana alongside significant cost savings. While the strong performance has propelled the stock higher, analysts are divided on whether its current valuation fully prices in future growth or exposes investors to downside risk.
Micron Technology is making a decisive shift from volatile consumer memory markets, channeling a massive $24 billion investment into Singapore to build advanced fabrication and packaging facilities aimed squarely at the booming AI data center sector.
Shares of Japanese financial giant ORIX (TSE:8591) have shown mixed short-term performance, yet a deeper look reveals robust 90-day and one-year returns. With the stock trading at ¥4,627, analysts debate whether the market is overlooking intrinsic value or correctly pricing future growth amid a global shift towards alternative capital.
A speculative frenzy fueled by geopolitical tensions and dollar fears met its abrupt end last Friday, triggering the worst single-day plunge in silver since 1980 and a massive gold sell-off. Analysts point to leveraged bets and a shifting Fed outlook as key catalysts for the historic crash.
Despite trailing the S&P 500 and tech sector peers over the past year, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) retains a 'Moderate Buy' consensus from Wall Street, with some analysts forecasting significant upside amid ongoing margin pressures and competitive challenges.
The head of Médecins Sans Frontières warns that Israel's decision to terminate the group's operations in Gaza and the West Bank will deepen the humanitarian crisis, calling it a pretext to restrict vital aid.
Amid a flurry of bank mergers and acquisitions reshaping Texas, San Antonio-based Frost Bank is doubling down on its organic growth strategy. CEO Phil Green asserts the bank has "zero interest" in M&A, positioning itself to win customers dislocated by industry upheaval.
New federal data reveals a significant year-over-year jump in energy costs for November, with natural gas prices soaring and electricity rates climbing, squeezing household budgets amid fluctuating demand and generation patterns.
In a significant shift, Harvard College reports a nearly 7-point decline in 'A' grades awarded last semester, marking the first tangible result of a faculty-led campaign to restore meaning to academic evaluations and combat rampant grade inflation.
Digital asset investment products have recorded a second straight week of heavy outflows, with U.S.-listed funds leading the sell-off. Analysts point to market jitters over a potential policy shift at the Federal Reserve following a key nomination by President Trump.
Recent financial disclosures reveal significant repositioning by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and her husband in tech giants Nvidia, Apple, and Alphabet, sparking investor interest in their strategy of locking in gains while maintaining bullish exposure.
Despite OPEC+ maintaining production cuts, crude benchmarks fell sharply on Monday, pulling energy stocks like ConocoPhillips down with them as immediate fears of a supply disruption in the Persian Gulf subsided.
As the wearables market surges, Biolinq CEO Richard Yang positions smart patches as the next evolution, capable of tracking deep biochemical data where watches track surface metrics, with his company's FDA-cleared glucose sensor leading the charge.
From Denny's to Outback Steakhouse, a wave of closures is sweeping through America's familiar dining landscape. Experts point to a perfect storm of inflation, shifting consumer habits, and financial pressures reshaping where we eat.
Despite recent turbulence, Boeing shares have climbed over 30% in the past year, outpacing the S&P 500. Analysts remain largely bullish, citing a record backlog and strategic moves, though some caution lingers over execution and supply chain hurdles.
Political scientist Laura Fernandez Delgado has won Costa Rica's presidency outright in the first round, becoming the nation's second female leader and pledging to deepen the economic policies of the outgoing administration amid challenges of crime and a divided legislature.
A Barcelona hospital has completed a groundbreaking facial transplant, the first of its kind globally where the donor offered her face as part of an assisted dying process. The recipient, who lost facial function to a severe infection, is now recovering well.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), commanding over 70% of the advanced chip foundry market, is accelerating its U.S. manufacturing footprint amid shifting trade policies and sustained explosive financial growth, solidifying its indispensable role.
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has captivated a generation of investors, but its soaring valuation and rich multiples are prompting some on Wall Street to sound the alarm for a potential correction.
