S&P 500 flashes sell signals — options traders are bracing for wild swings in Apple, Meta and Microsoft

Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their “open-source” AI technology are making the California titans of AI sweat. The newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based startup Moonshot, run by a Pink Floyd-loving entrepreneur who earned his doctorate in…

Cetera has brought in another Commonwealth Financial Network team, led by Edward Duffy and his Lexington Financial, which manages about $608 million in client assets. The Braintree, Mass.-based firm also includes advisors John Walsh and William Creesy, as well as support staff. “Leaving Commonwealth wasn’t something we took lightly after 32 years,” Duffy said in…

Spike’s backers include Practica Capital, The Venture City, Plug & Play, Geek Ventures, CEAS Investments, and NVIDIA Inception Spike was founded in 2022 Raintree, which is backed by Serent Capital, has acquired Spike Technologies, a San Francisco-based developer of agentic AI voice technology for healthcare. No financial terms were disclosed.

“I met with a financial representative who was not aware that AT&T was the shortened form of American Telephone and Telegraph.”

(Bloomberg) — Got gold? If not, maybe this is the year to get some. While the last five months haven’t been great, with the price off by about 19%, look back over the last few decades and you will see that being a gold bug has been very much a winning strategy. Physical gold has…

As global sustainability demands intensify, deciding between specialized hazardous waste leader Clean Harbors (CLH +1.15%) and solid waste giant Waste Management (WM 0.79%) is a vital choice for long-term industrial investors. Clean Harbors thrives in the complex niche of chemical disposal and emergency response, while Waste Management provides essential collection and recycling services to millions…