‘I’m spooked’: Gold is back above $5,000, but is it a high-risk bet for your retirement?

“Before you ask, there is nothing extreme about 5% of my ‘alternative’ assets.”
E.l.f. Beauty posts earnings beat, raises full-year guidance
E.l.f. Beauty said its acquisition of Hailey Bieber’s skin-care company, Rhode, contributed $128 million to the company’s net third-quarter sales growth.
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Nvidia’s stock gets swept up in software selloff, but this analyst says that makes no sense

The “indiscriminate” chip selloff is reminiscent of DeepSeek fears that were “proved unfounded,” a Bank of America analyst said.
Yum Brands posts mixed quarter, Taco Bell shines
Taco Bell’s same-store sales spiked 7% in the quarter.
Glencore’s strategic allure highlighted by sale of mining assets to U.S. government-backed entity

The upshot of Glencore selling a stake in its DRC business to a U.S. government backed entity is a cash injection and a potential derisking of its mining operations.
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Merck tops quarterly estimates, posts modest 2026 guidance as generic competition looms
Merck posted a modest 2026 outlook that fell short of estimates, as it prepares for some drugs to go off patent later this year and face generic competition.
‘I’m worried about cash flow’: I’m 71 with a $2.7 million IRA and $470K in stocks. Why can’t I relax?

“My home is paid for and has an estimated value of $700,000.”
PepsiCo's drink sales are improving, and it's planning to cut snack prices
PepsiCo reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s estimates.



