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Hedge funds loaded up on these two chip stocks this year. Should you buy them too?

By MarketWatch.com | Laila Maidan | 5/21/2025 1:41 PM

Nvidia’s stock has been a favorite for some time, but two other semiconductor companies recently cracked Goldman’s list of popular hedge-fund holdings. ... Read full Story

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U.S. budget deficits are reaching the tipping point where they could start hurting stocks

By MarketWatch.com | Joseph Adinolfi | 5/21/2025 1:31 PM

One former Federal Reserve trader is concerned that this longtime tailwind could soon morph into a serious problem for investors. ... Read full Story

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JPMorgan launches ‘special forces’ unit to protect clients from political risks

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 5/21/2025 12:55 PM

The launch comes after JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said in his most recent annual letter to shareholders that investors face “the most perilous and complicated geopolitical and economic environment” since 1945. ... Read full Story

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Lowe’s beat Wall Street’s profit expectations, to one-up rival Home Depot

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 5/21/2025 8:25 AM

Lowe’s said it faces housing-market headwinds and near-term economic uncertainty, but kept its 2025 earnings projections in place. ... Read full Story

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Target’s stock drops as earnings fall below forecasts and outlook is lowered

By MarketWatch.com | James Rogers | 5/21/2025 7:52 AM

Target says that it saw softer-than-expected sales and profit pressures in the first quarter as the retail environment remained “highly challenging.” ... Read full Story

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TJX’s stock dips as same-store sales fall slightly short

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 5/21/2025 7:44 AM

Sales rise 5% and its profit narrowly beats analyst estimates. ... Read full Story

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Tourists are eyeing ‘destination dupes’ to save money on travel this year: Goodbye Italy, hello Albania.

By MarketWatch.com | Genna Contino | 5/21/2025 7:00 AM

Destination dupes, or lesser-known locales that are culturally and geographically similar to a popular tourist getaway without the crowds and pricey accommodations, are growing in popularity as consumers cut back on spending. ... Read full Story

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Unexplained Bloomberg terminal outage curbed trading, delayed bond auction

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 5/21/2025 6:59 AM

Users took to social-media on Wednesday to say Bloomberg’s terminal, an essential tool for trading and communicating for professional investors, wasn’t working. ... Read full Story

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Morgan Stanley turns bullish on U.S. stocks. Here’s why it says the market lows have already been made.

By MarketWatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer | 5/21/2025 6:47 AM

Morgan Stanley sees a more “synchronous” earnings recovery for the U.S. ahead, aided by in part by Fed rate cuts next year. ... Read full Story

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Strategist says 5% Treasury yields are a buying opportunity for bonds but a hazard for stocks

By MarketWatch.com | Jules Rimmer | 5/21/2025 5:55 AM

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield reaching 5% would be a hazard for stocks but buying a buying opportunity for bonds, one strategist says. ... Read full Story

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Oil prices rise on report that Israel may attack Iran’s nuclear sites

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 5/20/2025 11:31 PM

Crude oil prices rose Tuesday night, following a report that Israel is gearing up for a possible strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. ... Read full Story

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Trump sours on raising the SALT cap, calling it a gift to Democratic governors

By MarketWatch.com | Chris Matthews | 5/20/2025 8:24 PM

President Donald Trump dimmed the hopes of some Republicans Tuesday when he took a public swipe at their efforts to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions, warning that doing so would “benefit Democrat governors” who he says “are destroying our country.” ... Read full Story

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Trump’s IRS pick may have a ‘DOGE’ problem on his hands

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 5/20/2025 8:17 PM

Billy Long has pledged to improve customer service and protect taxpayer data — two areas where “DOGE” actions have drawn scrutiny. ... Read full Story

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Palo Alto Networks’ outlook meets expectations — but the stock drop shows investors wanted more

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 5/20/2025 8:12 PM

The cybersecurity company also saw a growth slowdown in remaining performance obligations, a metric that measures future revenue expected from current contracts. ... Read full Story

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Arc’teryx, Salomon parent is doing what Nike isn’t: growing ‘very well’ in China

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 5/20/2025 7:36 PM

Amer Sports’ stock rockets toward a record as sports equipment and apparel maker’s brands are winning in China’s fast-growing premium sports and outdoor market. ... Read full Story

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D-Wave’s stock is surging — but here’s why projecting quantum-computing company’s future revenue is tricky

By MarketWatch.com | Laila Maidan | 5/20/2025 6:34 PM

While the quantum-computing company made a new system available, it’s difficult to know when new hardware sales will materialize. ... Read full Story

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Why Home Depot’s approach to prices and tariffs will ‘likely play better’ to Trump administration

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 5/20/2025 6:23 PM

‘We don’t see broad-based price increases for our customers at all going forward,’ exec says ... Read full Story

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Why the next 20-year Treasury auction is ‘must-see TV’ for investors after the Moody’s downgrade

By MarketWatch.com | Joy Wiltermuth | 5/20/2025 4:35 PM

Bond market remains under pressure in the wake of Moody’s downgrade ... Read full Story

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Victoria’s Secret moves to block activist investor from amassing controlling stake

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 5/20/2025 1:58 PM

Underwear company adopts so-called poison pill after Australian activist shareholder Blundy switches stock-holding classification to active from passive. ... Read full Story

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Your Memorial Day barbecue could be cheaper this year — if you ditch hot dogs for this alternative

By MarketWatch.com | Venessa Wong | 5/20/2025 1:42 PM

In what may be a final hurrah before consumers experience tariff-related sticker shocks, the average prices of some popular Memorial Day barbecue foods are down compared with last year. ... Read full Story

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basketball

Tom Thibodeau's dogmatic commitment to his starting lineup might cost the Knicks a trip to the NBA Finals

by CBS Interactive Inc | May 24 2025

book

Wild Dyeing

by BookPage | May 20 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

food

Don't Toss Old Jars, Repurpose Them Into A Kitchen Herb Garden

by The Daily Meal | May 23 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

golf

The P.G.A. Championship: Pressure and Expectations

by NY Times | May 14 2025

knowledge

13 Common Abbreviations and What They Mean

by Reader's Digest | May 23 2025

long_island

Tiny 600-square-foot West Islip home hits market for half a million

by greaterlongisland.com | May 23 2025

metro

Brute sucker-slaps 9-year-old girl on NYC street, bites NYPD sergeant’s fingertip off: DA

by New York Post | May 24 2025

nutrition

I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | May 13 2025

odd_fun

Watch: Cow caught in flood found alive on Australian beach 11 miles away

by United Press International, Inc. | May 23 2025

politics

Senators press DOJ on Boeing prosecution

by The Hill | May 23 2025

soccer

Barcelona out-of-favour youngster will ‘almost 100%’ join Ligue 1 giants – report

by Yahoo Sports | May 24 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

travel

10 amazing trips that make a difference to local communities and wildlife

by Wanderlust | May 23 2025

Word of the Day

limn

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is:

limn • \LIM\ • verb

Limn is a formal verb most often used especially in literary contexts to mean "to describe or portray," as in "a novel that limns the life of 1930s coastal Louisiana." It can also mean "to outline in clear sharp detail," as in "a tree limned by moonlight," and "to draw or paint on a surface," as in "limning a portrait."

// The documentary limns the community's decades-long transformation.

// We admired every detail of the portrait, gracefully limned by the artist's brush.

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Examples:

"... the story of Ronald Reagan's jelly beans is not simply about his love of a cute candy. It speaks to how he weaned himself from tobacco, judged people's character, and deflected scrutiny. It limns the role of the sugar industry and food marketing. And it demonstrates how food can be a powerful communications tool. Reagan's jelly beans sent a message to voters: 'I like the same food you do, so vote for me.'" — Alex Prud’homme, Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House, 2023

Did you know?

Limn is a word with lustrous origins, tracing ultimately to the Latin verb illuminare, meaning "to illuminate." Its use in English dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was used for the action of illuminating (that is, decorating) medieval manuscripts with gold, silver, or brilliant colors. William Shakespeare extended the term to painting in his poem "Venus and Adonis": "Look when a painter would surpass the life / In limning out a well-proportioned steed …" Over time, limn gained a sense synonymous with delineate meaning "to outline in clear sharp detail" before broadening further to mean "to describe or portray." Such limning is often accomplished by words, but not always: actors are often said to limn their characters through their portrayals, while musicians (or their instruments) may limn emotions with the sounds they make.

Hedge funds loaded up on these two chip stocks this year. Should you buy them too?

U.S. budget deficits are reaching the tipping point where they could start hurting stocks

JPMorgan launches ‘special forces’ unit to protect clients from political risks

Lowe’s beat Wall Street’s profit expectations, to one-up rival Home Depot

Target’s stock drops as earnings fall below forecasts and outlook is lowered

TJX’s stock dips as same-store sales fall slightly short

Tourists are eyeing ‘destination dupes’ to save money on travel this year: Goodbye Italy, hello Albania.

Unexplained Bloomberg terminal outage curbed trading, delayed bond auction

Morgan Stanley turns bullish on U.S. stocks. Here’s why it says the market lows have already been made.

Strategist says 5% Treasury yields are a buying opportunity for bonds but a hazard for stocks

Oil prices rise on report that Israel may attack Iran’s nuclear sites

Trump sours on raising the SALT cap, calling it a gift to Democratic governors

Trump’s IRS pick may have a ‘DOGE’ problem on his hands

Palo Alto Networks’ outlook meets expectations — but the stock drop shows investors wanted more

Arc’teryx, Salomon parent is doing what Nike isn’t: growing ‘very well’ in China

D-Wave’s stock is surging — but here’s why projecting quantum-computing company’s future revenue is tricky

Why Home Depot’s approach to prices and tariffs will ‘likely play better’ to Trump administration

Why the next 20-year Treasury auction is ‘must-see TV’ for investors after the Moody’s downgrade

Victoria’s Secret moves to block activist investor from amassing controlling stake

Your Memorial Day barbecue could be cheaper this year — if you ditch hot dogs for this alternative

E*TRADE

TD Ameritrade

Tom Thibodeau's dogmatic commitment to his starting lineup might cost the Knicks a trip to the NBA Finals

Wild Dyeing

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Don't Toss Old Jars, Repurpose Them Into A Kitchen Herb Garden

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

The P.G.A. Championship: Pressure and Expectations

13 Common Abbreviations and What They Mean

Tiny 600-square-foot West Islip home hits market for half a million

Brute sucker-slaps 9-year-old girl on NYC street, bites NYPD sergeant’s fingertip off: DA

I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened

Watch: Cow caught in flood found alive on Australian beach 11 miles away

Senators press DOJ on Boeing prosecution

Barcelona out-of-favour youngster will ‘almost 100%’ join Ligue 1 giants – report

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

10 amazing trips that make a difference to local communities and wildlife

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Cow caught in flood found alive on Australian beach 11 miles away

2.Watch: Norwegian man wakes to find cargo ship in his yard

3.Cargo ship crashes into a man's front garden

4.Pigeon Fest to celebrate New York's most controversial birds

5.Turtle found covered in more than 1.5 pounds of barnacles, algae

6.News anchor Olivia Jaquith completes broadcast while in labor

7.East African crowned crane escapes Washington zoo

8.Look: North Carolina police eject alligator from pool deck

9.4,501 lottery tickets win Pick 3 drawing with numbers 9-1-1

10.Astronomer: Mystery light over Arizona likely from rocket