The biggest deal in utility history may land today, Monday, May 18. Financial Times and Bloomberg both reported over the May 15-16 weekend that NextEra Energy (NEE) is in advanced talks to acquire Dominion Energy (D) in a mostly stock-based deal worth roughly $400 billion in equity, with an enterprise value near $419 billion. The
HSBC just raised its silver price forecasts. It also warned that the upside may already be limited. Both of those things are true at the same time, and understanding why is the most important thing investors need to take from this note. James Steel, HSBC’s chief precious metals analyst, published a revised outlook that lifts
For three consecutive years, American workers held a thin but meaningful edge over rising prices: their earnings were growing faster than inflation. That streak ended in April 2026, and the consequences are about to ripple through household budgets in ways that are difficult to ignore. The latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of
UnitedHealth’s stock collapsed more than 50% in the first half of 2025. Berkshire Hathaway stepped in at the lows. The stock then rebounded 45% in nine months. And on May 15, Berkshire’s 13F filing showed the position was gone. The speed of the trade and the timing of the exit tell investors something specific about
The S&P 500 keeps hitting record highs. The Nasdaq is surging. Semiconductor stocks have gained 64% since late March. By every headline measure, the 2026 stock market looks like one of the strongest in years. Jim Cramer thinks that reading is dangerously incomplete. And on May 11, he used Mad Money to say why. What
The spring housing market is typically the most active stretch of the calendar, when listings surge and buyer demand peaks. In 2026, that seasonal pattern has been anything but reliable for Americans hoping to make a move. Mortgage rates have stayed well above the levels real estate investors and everyday homebuyers grew used to before
As more consumers forgo crusty, delicious pizza made from fresh dough and baked in special ovens, pizza chains are having a hard time surviving. However, consumers are not to be blamed, as they also face heavy economic pressures. In fact, industry data show that many consumers are forced to trade down their typical dining-out options
There is something almost poetic about watching a stock that opens at $350 – nearly double its IPO price, pull back 10% two days later. The market giveth. The market taketh. And the people who got in at $185 are still smiling while everyone who chased the opening print is doing the math. Cerebras Systems (CBRS)
Most coverage of the New York Fed’s newest household debt report stopped at the surface number, missing where the deeper story begins to unfold. Americans collectively paid down $25 billion in credit card balances during the first quarter of 2026, pulling the national total down to $1.25 trillion. The figure marks the first quarterly drop
Warren Buffett spent years telling anyone who would listen that airlines were a value trap. He famously said a far-sighted capitalist should have shot down Orville Wright’s plane at Kitty Hawk. And then he sold every airline stock he owned during the pandemic, worth north of $4 billion, at a loss. “It turned out I