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Broadcom's record $29.6 billion quarterly revenue failed to impress Wall Street

The chipmaker's semiconductor solutions segment more than doubled year over year, driven by custom AI accelerator demand

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Dell is raising its full-year revenue outlook by $25 billion on AI server demand

The company now expects $192 billion in annual revenue and $74 billion from AI server sales, up from prior guidance of $167 billion

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Companies kill projects too fast for anyone to learn what went wrong

Most canceled projects never get a proper review. If teams skip the debriefs, they carry the same blind spots into their next assignment

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States can regulate prediction markets, court rules. A Supreme Court fight could be next

The 3-0 ruling creates a circuit split with a Third Circuit decision and sets up a likely Supreme Court showdown

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Skipping health care to save money costs the U.S. billions more later

Unaffordable coverage is pushing Americans to forgo care they'd otherwise get. Untreated conditions add a lasting financial burden to the system

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Obamacare beat its opponents for years. Now a flaw in its text could be its undoing

A hard income cutoff written into the Affordable Care Act resurfaced this year. Families just above the line now owe thousands more for coverage

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A million Americans dropped health coverage. Now everyone else is paying for it

Health insurance costs keep rising as healthier customers exit the marketplace. A decades-old collapse pattern is repeating in real time

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Insurers keep dropping Obamacare. Americans are running out of options

Cigna, Molina, and at least 10 other carriers will stop selling Obamacare plans, affecting hundreds of thousands of enrollees in more than 20 states

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A temporary COVID-era subsidy helped Americans afford health care. Then it vanished

Congress let enhanced ACA subsidies expire after months of political gridlock. Millions now face premiums they can no longer afford

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Salesforce raises its full-year revenue forecast as AI subscriptions near $4 billion

The software company reported $11.35 billion in second-quarter revenue and now expects $46.1 billion to $46.4 billion for the full year

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CrowdStrike posted a record quarter by selling security for the AI boom

The cybersecurity firm posted $1.47 billion in second-quarter revenue and raised its full-year revenue outlook to as much as $6.01 billion

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Nvidia more than doubled revenue to $96 billion and expects 70% growth ahead

The chipmaker posted $96.2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 26, and guided for $108 billion in the current period

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Calling workers back to the office after a bad quarter doesn't fix anything

Leaders tend to justify return-to-office mandates by promising stronger collaboration, but workers don't see much of a difference

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Batteries are quietly driving down evening electricity prices across the U.S.

Batteries have begun setting electricity prices once controlled by gas peaker plants. Wholesale power now costs less during the hours it used to be...

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Data centers are using more electricity than anyone predicted. What happens next?

Data center construction ended two decades of flat U.S. electricity consumption. Utilities can't build the plants to serve them fast enough

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The world's battery boom depends on a supply chain that could snap at any time

Cheap batteries could lose their value proposition if mines can't produce the minerals they need. A shortage could upend whole industries

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5 U.S. states where wildfire risk to homes keeps climbing

Wildfire risk is spreading well beyond California's borders. Cotality's data shows exactly which states carry the heaviest exposure

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The 5 best U.S. cities for house flipping, ranked by return

House flipping is paying off again after years of shrinking margins. ATTOM's data shows exactly where investors are cashing in this year

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The 5 riskiest U.S. counties to insure a home, ranked

Protecting a home from disaster is getting pricier across the U.S. Insurify's index reveals which counties face the highest risk and premiums

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America's national debt just hit $40 trillion

Annual borrowing costs now surpass $2 trillion, as federal outlays continue to exceed what the government takes in

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Companies are hiring so many tech chiefs they can't decide who's in charge

Boards are stacking C-suites with AI chiefs who can't overrule each other. The resulting gridlock is stalling the projects they were hired to build

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Giving every American a stake in AI sounds great until you do the math

Plans to give Americans a stake in AI crumble against basic math. A public share without board representation offers money but no influence

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The 'boomcession' is here. GDP is up and your paycheck is shrinking

Wages are losing ground to rising prices even as GDP grows and stocks climb. The workers left behind aren't showing up in the data that drives policy

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AI is quietly killing the hourly billing model that built India's IT industry

India's outsourcing giants are booking bigger profits with fewer employees. Clients now insist on paying for results, not hours worked

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Technology has promised to kill jobs for a century. Reality is more complicated

Each new wave of technology has sparked job-loss fears for different reasons. The initial shock wears off over time as jobs return in new forms

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The 5 U.S. cities where splitting rent with a roommate pays off most

Having a roommate in the right city can help balance your budget. StorageCafe found the places where splitting rent saves you the most money

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The 10 U.S. cities where neighbors volunteer and help each other most

A friendly block can make daily life easier. Redfin ranked the U.S. cities where neighbors help each other most

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CoreWeave's revenue and losses both doubled, and its stock rose 11% after hours

The AI cloud company posted $2.58 billion in second-quarter revenue but net losses widened to $626 million as debt financing costs climbed

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Super Micro just guided for more sales than Wall Street thought possible

The AI server maker projects $65 billion to $72 billion in fiscal 2027 revenue, well above the $54.4 billion analysts had expected

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The 5 cities with the biggest economic growth in the U.S. right now

Some American cities are growing at a pace most places never reach. SmartAsset found one small city outpacing hundreds of others nationwide

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AI rollouts help the strongest employees and quietly harm the weakest ones

Most leaders expect AI to lift all employees equally. It actually boosts strong performers and actively harms struggling workers

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5 U.S. states where a starter home is still within reach — and 5 where it isn't

Buying a first home means different things depending on where you live. LendingTree found the share who can afford one ranges from 62% to 17%

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These are the 10 hottest ZIP codes for homebuyers in the U.S. right now

Home shoppers are paying more for space and a manageable commute. Realtor.com ranked the 10 ZIP codes where that trade is winning out

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Saving for a down payment now takes more than a decade in these 6 U.S. states

Home prices have pulled away from paychecks in every part of the country. SmartAsset found places where the wait to buy now stretches past a decade

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7 U.S. cities where minimum wage can't get you a 1-bedroom apartment

Rent has outpaced minimum wage across the country. Best Interest Financial found seven cities where a full paycheck doesn't cover one apartment

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The best U.S. states for multigenerational living — and the worst

Many American houses aren't built to hold three generations. HouseCanary ranks the best and worst states for multigenerational living

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The 7 best U.S. cities for veterans and military families in 2026

A close-knit community matters for many military buyers. Veterans United ranks the seven best U.S. cities for veterans to call home

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The 7 best U.S. cities for single parents to own a home

Raising kids alone already stretches a single paycheck thin. LendingTree ranks large U.S. cities where homeownership costs the least

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Chatbots can't hide behind the law that protected the early internet

Online companies were protected only when someone else wrote what they published. Chatbots generate their own answers, leaving makers open to lawsuits

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Here's where new-home builders are cutting prices the most right now

Home builders are cutting prices harder in some U.S. cities. Realtor.com's new data shows exactly where buyers can save

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Aging buildings and insurance are driving up HOA fees in these U.S. cities

Some U.S. homeowners pay more in HOA fees than others do. LendingTree's new data shows exactly where costs run highest

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U.S. cities where bedroom sizes are shrinking — and where they're growing

New-construction bedrooms have gotten noticeably tighter in many cities. Eachnight's latest report highlights a few cities moving the opposite way

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In these 5 U.S. cities, homes are sitting unsold for months at a time

Sellers in a handful of U.S. cities have lost their edge. House Buyers of America's new index shows exactly where

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The hottest luxury neighborhoods in the U.S. housing market right now

Luxury home shoppers are running into a serious supply crunch this year. Redfin found the fiercest competition concentrated in unexpected ZIP codes

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The 7 best U.S. states to retire to in 2026, ranked by what matters most

Retirement can look completely different depending on the state. The Motley Fool's 2026 survey scores every place on retiree priorities

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SpaceX's revenue surged 92% — but the stock fell after its first earnings report

The company posted $7.8 billion in revenue, topping estimates, but capital expenditures of $18.4 billion rattled investors

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These U.S. states have the cheapest home insurance premiums in the country

Home insurance costs vary wildly depending on where you live. MoneyGeek's 2026 analysis ranks the U.S. states that pay the least annually

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These U.S. cities have the largest concentration of Gen Z homebuyers

Younger buyers are reshaping the housing market in unexpected cities. LendingTree found where Gen Z mortgage requests surged most

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Why companies that call themselves meritocracies don't always pay equally

Managers who see their pay system as fair tend to favor men over equally qualified women. The gap stays hidden until leaders check the numbers

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Chatbots outscore therapists on empathy only because they're built to agree with you

Chatbots' high empathy scores really measure agreeableness, not clinical skill. Patients in crisis need pushback more than constant validation

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