Key Points The average Social Security benefit in 2026 is $2,071. You can do better by boosting your earnings and working at least 35 years. Delaying your claim until age 70 could also result in a much larger monthly payday. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Social Security is nothing short of a financial lifeline for millions of older Americans today. But unfor...
Key Points The average Social Security benefit in 2026 is $2,071. You can do better by boosting your earnings and working at least 35 years. Delaying your claim until age 70 could also result in a much larger monthly payday. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Social Security is nothing short of a financial lifeline for millions of older Americans today. But unfortunately, there are a lot of retirees who are forced to live on Social Security alone. And that may be a struggle. The Social Security Administration estimates the average monthly retirement benefit at $2,071. That number accounts for the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment benefits got this year. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » If you'd like to enjoy larger Social Security checks each month during retirement, you should know that the right strategy could leave you with more generous benefits. Here's how to beat the average. 1. Work at least 35 years The benefits formula used to calculate your monthly Social Security checks takes your 35 highest-paid years of earnings into account. If you don't work for at least 35 years, you'll have a $0 factored in for each year you're missing an income. But if you're able to work in at least some capacity for 35 years at a minimum, you can set yourself up for larger checks in retirement. What this means is that if you reach your early 60s with only a 32-year work history, working part-time for three more years could still help you snag larger checks compared to retiring fully. Plus, part-time work might serve as a nice transition into retirement. 2. Boost your income Boosting your pay isn't the easiest thing to do. But there may be ways you can eke out a higher total paycheck, whether it's picking up overtime hours or working a side hustle. Growing your skills could also lead to a larger paycheck. And the more you earn, the more Social Secur...
Owen LaRue LLC cut its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 31.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,857 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 1,740 shares during the quarter. Owen LaRue LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $1,715,000 as of its ...
Owen LaRue LLC cut its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 31.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,857 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 1,740 shares during the quarter. Owen LaRue LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $1,715,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Get Tesla alerts: Sign Up Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Tesla during the second quarter valued at $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla by 1,900.0% in the second quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Transactions at Tesla In other Tesla news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business's stock in a transa...
Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,285 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after acquiring an additional 1,560 shares during the quarter. Sagespring Wealt...
Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,285 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after acquiring an additional 1,560 shares during the quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $15,692,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 1,900.0% in the second quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Get Tesla alerts: Sign Up Tesla News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week: Tesla Price Performance NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $449.06 on Monday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $444.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $404.75. The firm has a market cap of $1.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 299.37, a PEG ratio of 7.63 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.07. Tesla, Inc. has a one year low of $214.25 and a one year high of $498.83. Insider Buying and Selling In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla ...
Trek Financial LLC raised its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 82.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 27,188 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after buying an additional 12,316 shares during the quarter. Trek Financial LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $12,091,000 as of its most recent S...
Trek Financial LLC raised its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 82.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 27,188 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after buying an additional 12,316 shares during the quarter. Trek Financial LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $12,091,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Get Tesla alerts: Sign Up Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Tesla in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at about $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock. Key Tesla News Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week: Tesla Trading Down 0.1% NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $449.06 on Monday. Tesla, Inc. has a 52 week low of $214.25 and a 52 week high of $498.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $444.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $404.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.07. The firm has a market cap of $1.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 299.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.63 and a beta of 1.83. Insider Buying and Selling In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares i...
The British government is investing heavily in the national computing infrastructure. With an additional investment of approximately $49 million, the DAWN supercomputer at the University of Cambridge is being expanded. This is according to Neowin. This expansion will increase the total computing power of the system by a factor of six. The aim is to enable researchers and technology companies to co...
The British government is investing heavily in the national computing infrastructure. With an additional investment of approximately $49 million, the DAWN supercomputer at the University of Cambridge is being expanded. This is according to Neowin. This expansion will increase the total computing power of the system by a factor of six. The aim is to enable researchers and technology companies to compete more effectively with players from the United States and China. The expansion is expected to be operational in the spring of 2026. DAWN will receive new hardware specifically designed for large-scale AI workloads. The extra capacity is intended for research in sectors where high computing performance is essential. Examples include medical imaging, climate and environmental models, and the digitization of public services. According to the government, the extra computing power can help to significantly accelerate innovation in these areas. Switch to AMD At the heart of the upgrade is the introduction of AMD Instinct MI355X processors, based on the CDNA4 architecture. They will replace the Intel chips. The AI accelerators will be made available to researchers for the first time via national infrastructure. The integration of the new chips into the existing DAWN environment will be carried out by Dell, which was previously involved in the construction of the system. With the switch to AMD, the United Kingdom is consciously expanding the number of technology partners it relies on for strategic computing facilities. Access to the expanded supercomputer is provided through the AI Research Resource program. Within that program, eligible scientists and small businesses can use the infrastructure free of charge. In this way, the government wants to prevent projects with very large datasets or complex AI models from failing due to the high costs of commercial supercomputers. According to the British government, the expansion not only delivers technological benefits, but also has...
Vital Hil/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Uranium Energy Corp. ( UEC ), which is a solid and rapidly growing uranium production play, is the largest company in the uranium industry and shows strong fundamentals to take advantage of recent catalysts and macroeconomic trends. Share price has already risen 42% YTD and does not look to be slowing down. UEC has significant vertical integratio...
Vital Hil/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Uranium Energy Corp. ( UEC ), which is a solid and rapidly growing uranium production play, is the largest company in the uranium industry and shows strong fundamentals to take advantage of recent catalysts and macroeconomic trends. Share price has already risen 42% YTD and does not look to be slowing down. UEC has significant vertical integration, from mining to the final sale. As well, UEC's management has full production and sales discretion due to a no-hedging strategy along with other factors, meaning they can direct the company in the best way depending on prices and macroeconomic conditions. So, I assert a Strong Buy rating and a long-term (by EOY 2026) price target of $27 with a 45% upside. Introduction & UEC's Unique Vertical Integration UEC is a uranium mining and energy materials company headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, and has operations across America, Canada, and Paraguay. Focused on a process of owning and developing uranium mines and selling inventory when prices are attractive, UEC's core strategy is based around in-situ recovery (ISR), which is cheaper and faster than traditional mining. ISR works by dissolving the mineral underground instead of digging it up, allowing workers to gather minerals through a uranium-rich liquid, which is pumped back to the surface to be processed. As well, UEC supplements its extraction output with the purchase of inventory in order to sell at a later date, which diversifies its income model. UEC claims to be the leading U.S. uranium company, as it is the only vertically integrated U.S. company from mining to conversion, allowing for more growth and opportunity to drive value for investors because it controls its own supply chain. Furthermore, UEC recently launched U.S. Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp . (UR&C), a venture to build and operate a new uranium refining and conversion facility. Along with the formation of UR&C, UEC has been aggressively expanding...
Which of these top coins is the best way to play the crypto market this year? Even though the cryptocurrency market has been highly volatile over the last half-decade, investors who took a buy-and-hold approach with top coins generally wound up seeing strong returns. As of this writing, Bitcoin's (BTC 0.92%) token price has risen 171% over the last five years of trading. Meanwhile, XRP's (XRP 0.19...
Which of these top coins is the best way to play the crypto market this year? Even though the cryptocurrency market has been highly volatile over the last half-decade, investors who took a buy-and-hold approach with top coins generally wound up seeing strong returns. As of this writing, Bitcoin's (BTC 0.92%) token price has risen 171% over the last five years of trading. Meanwhile, XRP's (XRP 0.19%) token price has rocketed 613% higher across the stretch. Dogecoin's (DOGE 1.51%) gains have been even more impressive -- coming in at 1,390% over the period. Which of these cryptocurrencies looks like the best buy right now? Read on to see which token you should back if you're looking to establish or expand exposure to the crypto market. An early round elimination For a meme coin, Dogecoin has demonstrated impressive longevity. The cryptocurrency has a market capitalization of roughly $21.4 billion and ranks as the ninth-largest coin by valuation. While the meme coin's ability to retain a top-10 ranking on the crypto charts has been impressive, it doesn't mean that the cryptocurrency is a top long-term buy. Even though Dogecoin has dramatically outperformed Bitcoin over the last five years, more recent performance tells a different story. While Bitcoin has fallen roughly 12% over the last year, Dogecoin has plummeted 64%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is up 293.5% over the last three years, and Dogecoin is up just 46%. The market's leading meme coin comes with a lot of risk, and relative adoption trends suggest that the potential upside isn't worth the trade-off. Bitcoin vs. XRP Bitcoin continues to be the largest cryptocurrency by valuation and has a market capitalization of roughly $1.8 trillion. Meanwhile, XRP is the fifth-largest token overall and has a market cap of roughly $119 billion. The difference in valuations reflects vastly different levels of support for the respective tokens. Bitcoin is unlikely to lose its status as the market's leading token by valuation any time s...
Better-than-expected iPhone demand and lower operating expenses could drive an earnings beat for Apple , according to JPMorgan. The bank reiterated its overweight rating on the tech giant and raised its price target for the stock to $315 from $305 ahead of Apple's fiscal first-quarter earnings report, due out on Thursday. JPMorgan's revised forecast implies upside of 27% from here. Shares of Apple...
Better-than-expected iPhone demand and lower operating expenses could drive an earnings beat for Apple , according to JPMorgan. The bank reiterated its overweight rating on the tech giant and raised its price target for the stock to $315 from $305 ahead of Apple's fiscal first-quarter earnings report, due out on Thursday. JPMorgan's revised forecast implies upside of 27% from here. Shares of Apple have added 11% over the past 12 months, while the S & P 500 is up 13.4% in that time. Its recent underperformance has opened up an attractive entry point, wrote JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee. AAPL 1Y mountain AAPL 12M chart "We believe that positive data points in relation to robust iPhone 17 demand have been overshadowed by investor concerns in relation to gross margin impact from the unprecedented rise in memory costs, potential price elasticity concerns for iPhone demand, as well as modest concerns from softer intra-quarter data points in relation to App Store Services growth," he wrote. "However, we see a positive set up for the shares heading into F1Q26 (Dec-end) earnings print as AAPL shares are trading at 30x NTM P/E, below the peak multiple that is typical for the shares heading into a key iPhone product cycle (previous peak of ~32x into 5G cycle), in combination with the modest upsides in relation to both F1Q26 print and the F2Q26 outlook," he added. Chatterjee thinks that strong iPhone 17 demand, alongside lower operating expenses, will result in Apple reporting an earnings and revenue beat this Thursday. He sees the same for the iPhone maker's quarter ending in March. The analyst also believes margin pressures from higher memory costs will become more "limited," while operating expenses for the company's fiscal first-quarter will track lower than guidance. Chatterjee added that while he expects Apples Services revenue to come in at 7% year-over-year growth on Thursday, below guidance of 14%, the company has "multiple levers" beyond the App Store that could h...
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 feels like an open secret at this point, with the unannounced gaming CPU recently making an appearance in a recent Eurasian Economic Union (EEC) filing. While this listing doesn’t provide any insight into when this rumoured CPU could see the light of day, it’s the most official nod we’ve had from AMD that such a product exists. Filed on January 23, the entry explicitly referen...
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 feels like an open secret at this point, with the unannounced gaming CPU recently making an appearance in a recent Eurasian Economic Union (EEC) filing. While this listing doesn’t provide any insight into when this rumoured CPU could see the light of day, it’s the most official nod we’ve had from AMD that such a product exists. Filed on January 23, the entry explicitly references Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 alongside publicly announced processors, including Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX. This is the strongest first-party evidence we’ve had of the processor’s existence, following online 9950X3D2 rumours that stretch back as early as October 2025. For those out of the loop, leaks suggest AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will finally deliver the first dual-CCD (Core Complex Die) AMD CPU to feature 3D V-Cache across both dies. This would afford the 16-core processor a colossal 192MB of L3 cache, a 64MB (+50%) improvement over the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Additionally, this design would theoretically eliminate the need to direct applications to particular CCDs, depending on whether higher clocks or cache provide the largest performance benefit. We’ll know whether this is truly the case if and when AMD confirms frequencies in the future. At the time of writing, multiple Geekbench 6 benchmarks suggest AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 sports boost clock speeds of ~5.6GHz. This is 100MHz below the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which could indicate that the larger pool of 3D V-Cache comes at a small cost to operating frequencies. Regardless, if we’re lucky, we’ll be able to make up the difference via manual overclocks. Given the mounting evidence, it seems likely that AMD will launch the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 before the year is out. As for when the brand will reveal more about the processor, Computex 2026 seems likely, as the company launched its Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series at the tradeshow the year prior. Before we get too excited, it’s important to remember that EEC filings are often ju...
Douglas Rissing Some of the biggest names in Corporate America are based in Minnesota, and they are urging for calm following the latest incident in the Twin Cities. Over the weekend, Alex Pretti was wrestled to the ground and was shot by several ICE officers, only weeks after agents killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. The debate among officials and the American public continues surrounding the circ...
Douglas Rissing Some of the biggest names in Corporate America are based in Minnesota, and they are urging for calm following the latest incident in the Twin Cities. Over the weekend, Alex Pretti was wrestled to the ground and was shot by several ICE officers, only weeks after agents killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. The debate among officials and the American public continues surrounding the circumstances in both incidents. Difficult time: "The recent challenges facing our state have created widespread disruption and tragic loss of life," according to a letter published by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. "Representatives of Minnesota's business community have been working every day behind the scenes with federal, state and local officials to advance real solutions. We are calling for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and for the state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions." Signatories on the letter included Minnesota-based companies like 3M ( MMM ), Best Buy ( BBY ), General Mills ( GIS ), U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) and UnitedHealth ( UNH ). Reports suggest that these companies and smaller firms have been facing a difficult business environment due to "Operation Metro Surge," especially following the televised general strike that took place in Minnesota on Friday. It's a similar balancing act corporations have had to juggle in recent years, following movements like LGBTQ, BLM, ESG, and DEI. In the bullseye: One of the biggest retailers caught in the middle of the conflict is Target ( TGT ). The Minnesota-based firm has faced intense backlash over detentions occurring on its property and other notable incidents in the broader conflict. In mid-January, a coalition of clergy members and activists occupied Target's ( TGT ) corporate headquarters, staging a demonstration within its lobby and atrium. The pressure was compounded last week when hundreds of employees sent a scathing letter to CEO Michael Fiddelke, condemning what they calle...
Leidos ( LDOS ) to acquire ENTRUST Solutions Group from Kohlberg for ~$2.4B, expanding access to growing, resilient utility budgets. The acquisition will add new capabilities and effectively double the size of Leidos' $600 million energy infrastructure engineering business. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to the company's revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin and accret...
Leidos ( LDOS ) to acquire ENTRUST Solutions Group from Kohlberg for ~$2.4B, expanding access to growing, resilient utility budgets. The acquisition will add new capabilities and effectively double the size of Leidos' $600 million energy infrastructure engineering business. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to the company's revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin and accretive to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in 2027. Leidos expects to fund the all-cash $2.4B transaction through a combination of new debt, cash on hand and commercial paper. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2026. The company will host conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET Source: Press Release More on Leidos Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) Presents at Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials Conference 2025 Transcript Leidos: A Defense Powerhouse At A Premium Price Leidos Holdings: Solid Q3 Performance Supports Higher Target J.P. Morgan sees mostly positive outlook for aerospace, mixed signals for defense 2026 marked as ‘Year of the Drones’ for shift in U.S. military spending: Stifel
Good morning. As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, some business leaders are betting less on replacing employees—and more on helping them adapt to the technology. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the U.S.’s largest bank, has emerged as one of the most vocal executives urging caution about AI’s impact on jobs. Dimon expects to employ fewer workers in the next five years, but he w...
Good morning. As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, some business leaders are betting less on replacing employees—and more on helping them adapt to the technology. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the U.S.’s largest bank, has emerged as one of the most vocal executives urging caution about AI’s impact on jobs. Dimon expects to employ fewer workers in the next five years, but he warned that rushing into AI-driven layoffs without safeguards could backfire, potentially triggering “civil unrest,” he said recently while speaking at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Fortune reported. Dimon said he would even welcome government bans on replacing large numbers of workers with AI if that were necessary to “save society.” He also insisted that companies must plan for the human consequences of automation. “I have a plan to retrain people, relocate people, income-assist people,” Dimon said of the 300,000-plus employees on his payroll. Regarding the AI boom set to take hold in enterprises, there is significant computing power needed to underpin it all. For more on that topic, I recommend a Fortune feature by my colleague Sharon Goldman, “At the edges of the AI data center boom, rural America is up against Silicon Valley billions.” Building a future where AI uplifts human talent Dimon is not alone in calling for AI strategies that put people at the center. Also in Davos, Microsoft President Brad Smith took on what he described as a defining question for leaders during a Harvard Business Review executive panel session: “Can technology be a platform that enables people to get better?” He framed the future of work as a race between humans and machines. “If we’re just going to say today, ‘the best we are today is the best we’re ever going to be,’ then computers will outpace us,” he said. Smith argued that the outcome changes if each advance in AI is used to upgrade human capability rather than replace it. If workers can use smarter machines to ...