Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Aspen Technology (AZPN) Business: Aspen Technology provides industrial software that focuses on helping customers in asset-intensive industries worldwide. Its software is used in performance engineering, modeling and design, supply chain management, predictive and prescriptive maintenance, digital grid management and industrial data management. The company
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Is there anything artificial intelligence can’t do? Well, the answer is “plenty.” The more precise response is, “It all depends on what you’re asking AI.” This is especially true for retirement questions. There’s no doubt that, like any computer, it’s a whiz at number crunching. In fact, it’s much more than that. It’s that chatty
Field of wheat in central Kansas is nearly ready for harvest. Ricardo Reitmeyer | Getty Images With a population of about 2,100, Neodesha, Kansas, is roughly 100 miles from Wichita and Topeka in Kansas and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its claim to fame is the 65-foot-tall tower that supported the drilling framework for the first commercial oil
In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Paramount Pictures revamped version of Sonic the Hedgehog (r). Source: Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog may be able to run faster than the speed of light, but his film franchise nearly came to a screaming halt in 2019. A less-than-three-minute trailer released early that year
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents the Nvidia Blackwell platform at an event ahead of the Computex forum, in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations. The company also provided
Can you afford to retire if you have $1 million in savings? As with many questions, the answer is “It depends.” Your values, circumstances, and smart planning can make or break a financially successful retirement. Let’s look at the details. Is $1 Million A Lot Of Money In Retirement? If you compare yourself to all
Valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images As the IRS faces cutbacks, some taxpayers are weighing whether to file returns this season. But skipping your federal filing can be costly, experts say. Josh Youngblood, an enrolled agent and owner of The Youngblood Group, a Dallas-based tax firm, said he’s had a few clients ask whether they
“For Sale” and “Sale Pending” signs in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release existing homes sales figures on June 21. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images High mortgage rates and elevated home prices combined to crush home sales
Nvidia on Wednesday evening delivered a better-than-expected fiscal 2025 fourth quarter driven by a $2 billion revenue beat on data center sales. Forward guidance also exceeded estimates. Despite the enormous anticipation of the results, shares dropped 1.5% in after-hours trading. But given the volatile nature of the stock, a bigger move — in either direction
Economic policy uncertainty has surged since Donald Trump’s election. This can be bad, not just for the stock market, but also for business investments and for consumer spending, if the past is any indication. At this point, it is unclear whether tariffs will happen, whether the federal government will stay open after March 14, whether
Jaque Silva/ | Nurphoto | Getty Images With the price of bitcoin down from a record high in January, there’s a chance for some investors to score a tax break, experts say. Following a post-election rally, the flagship digital currency touched $109,000 on inauguration day before falling in February. As of midday Friday, the price
In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The main cabin of a American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER jet. Mary Altaffer | AP American Airlines is planning to test complimentary inflight Wi-Fi starting next week as pressure mounts on carriers to offer the service free of charge. The tests will be available on three
Salesforce shares fell in extended trading Wednesday on mixed quarterly results and weak guidance. However, the enterprise software giant’s AI business is picking up steam, which should propel the stock higher over time. Sales in the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter rose 8% on an annual basis to $9.99 billion, a touch shy of the $10.04
In this article SOXL .VIX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Market volatility appears to be boosting demand for two types of exchange-traded funds: leveraged and inverse. And, Direxion CEO and ETF money manager Douglas Yones thinks market conditions will keep fueling demand for them. “We have a lot of securities in the market that
Little Red Hen, a family-owned cafe in Altadena, was destroyed in last month’s deadly fires. Courtesy: Shay family When the Los Angeles wildfires swept through Southern California in January, Barbara Shay lost much more than the building housing the cafe she owned. Gone were the ingredients for menu items like grits or pancakes. Gone were