While Italianate architecture might not be immediately recognizable to those without a design degree, anyone who has taken a stroll through San Francisco, Cincinnati, or Brooklyn will no doubt be familiar with the beloved home style—even if they couldn’t name it. Inspired by the romantic, Renaissance-era villas and estates in Italy, the design trend has…
The stocks of the big three cloud computing companies, Amazon (AMZN 0.73%), Microsoft (MSFT +0.15%), and Alphabet (GOOGL 0.50%) (GOOG 0.34%), have had mixed performances in 2026 thus far. Alphabet has led the way with about a 13% return, while Amazon is up nearly 7%, and Microsoft has fallen 20%. All three companies are seeing…
Here’s some delicious AI irony for you. For years, tech giants have argued that if information is available on the internet, it can be used for AI model development and outputs. They call it fair use. Content owners have tried to prevent this, with no success. Now Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are discovering what the…
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution turned Nvidia (NVDA +3.90%) into a household name virtually overnight. Since the public launch of ChatGPT in late November 2022, Nvidia stock has risen by 1,100% — making the company the most valuable business in the world. However, 2026 has been an entirely different story. Shares of the semiconductor darling…
Key Points Broadcom is the diversified incumbent with custom AI chips, networking hardware, and infrastructure software, while Marvell is making a more focused bet on custom silicon and the optical networking that keeps AI clusters running. Despite serving many of the same hyperscaler customers, Broadcom trades at a lower valuation than Marvell while offering a…
Invest in the best semiconductor stocks with Interactive Brokers today. Information technology is at the forefront of digital transformation. Computers, smartphones and smart TVs have become household items for millions of people around the world, and companies that design and develop semiconductors are the key catalysts driving that change. You can cash in on these…
The financial sector is made up of companies that operate in the various offerings within the finance industry–encompassing everything from insurance and money management to payments and digital banking technology. This sector includes some of the world’s most well-known and largest companies, such as Square, Morgan Stanley, American Express, and Bank of America. The shares are…
The Highway Trust Fund is funded with federal gas and diesel taxes that have not been raised since 1993.Bloomberg News The Highway Trust Fund, already on track to run out of money by 2028, would see its deficit increase by nearly $150 billion under the House-crafted surface transportation bill on the table, according to a…
Key Points FCC approval and new satellite launches mean that AST is transitioning from a concept to a potential revenue-generating business. Collaborations with AT&T and Verizon reduce commercialization risk by allowing AST to extend existing cellular networks. The company still faces challenges with satellite deployment and fierce competition. 10 stocks we like better than AST…
TradeSmith’s seasonality tool scans decades of data to find recurring ‘green days’ Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: Most investors spend their time deciding what to buy. TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan believes they’re overlooking an equally important question: when to buy it. Drawing on decades of historical market…