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Quick Read Your IRA balance on December 31 permanently locks in next year’s RMD, so even a January 15% drop still leaves you owing the larger amount. A $1 million IRA at 75 forces a $40,650 RMD even after a drop to $850,000, costing an extra $1,341 in federal taxes. Taking RMDs in shares instead

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has successfully disrupted the entertainment industry, but lately it looks like it’s the one getting left behind. The stock is down 26% year-to-date, even as the broad market has risen, and Netflix lost out on its planned acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after it was outbid by Paramount Skydance, which is now Skydance.

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Cryptocurrency bettors aren’t fully bought into Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) hitting $300 or higher in October, even as the tech behemoth braces for its third-quarter financial results. Where’s Your Money on? The betting crowd on Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket

Since it is election season, voters and investors who closely monitor the intersection of financial markets and politics are being inundated with political prognostications often conveyed in “leans/likely/D/R” form. Essentially, those predictions are pundits’ way of saying that a particular result is likely to occur in a specific electoral contest. Sometimes, “probably” is as good

In recent years, investors have closely followed quantum computing. If successful, the technology could increase computing speeds exponentially. The problem with this technology is the delicate nature of quantum bits (qubits) and high error rates. Such challenges mean that widespread commercial viability is likely several years away. Missed AI’s “Act 1”? Act 2 Could Be

Global food prices face pressure from repeated supply shocks, and that matters for Canadian investors. Higher grocery and transport bills quietly punish weak businesses and reward those with strong cash generation and resilient balance sheets. That creates an opening to consider robust Canadian stocks that the market currently prices too cautiously. This article walks through

KOSPI falls 4% as South Korea’s chip-heavy stock index slides. Photo by BeInCrypto The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 3.5% at Tuesday’s open as a chip-led AI sell-off drags on, cutting its 2026 gain to about 31% from roughly 116% at its June record close. The index now sits about 39% below that

Time flies when you’re having fun, building drones, and waiting to hold an IPO! Barely 18 months ago, I took a look at “unicorn” company Anduril Industries, its $1 billion in 2024 sales, and its $30 private market valuation — and decided the stock was probably overvalued at 30 times sales. (Most traditional defense companies

Could Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) become a $10 trillion company? That’s a reasonable question to ask. Nvidia sits at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, supplying the chips and systems that power AI data centers. As a result, its revenue and profits have grown at extraordinary rates as companies race to build AI infrastructure. Missed

A protesting student feeds a burnt barrier during a blockading action outside the secondary school Le Corbusier, in Aubervilliers, northern Paris. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images) As my husband, a long-time media and technology expert, always remind me ‘if it bleeds, it leads.’ We have to be careful and go beyond