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The U.S. Capitol is shown the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government on Nov. 11, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.Win McNamee | Getty ImagesThe Senate Agriculture Committee has released a draft of its portion of a much-awaited digital assets market structure bill — a critical step toward accelerating institutional and retail adoption of cryptocurrencies. Unveiled on Monday by Agriculture Chair John Boozman, R-Ark., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., the bipartisan discussion draft lays the groundwork for creating guardrails for the crypto industry in the U.S. It also establishes guidelines for institutions that want to…

This delicious Cream Cheese Spinach Dip recipe is a wonderful way to use fresh spinach. Even if you don’t have any in your garden right now, you should be able to quickly find the ingredients for this recipe to make a perfect afternoon snack. Cream Cheese Spinach Dip Recipe Cream Cheese Spinach Dip is a simple, delicious, warm dip recipe that is made from fresh spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella, and some other spices. It’s a great appetizer to serve at parties or just to make for an afternoon snack. One year, when my family had a BBQ to celebrate Memorial…

Key Takeaways Investors accounted for at least 15% of home sales in these three states in the second quarter: Missouri (18.9%), Mississippi (17.1%), and Nevada (15.4%).Nevada’s share of investor purchases rose the most from the second quarter of last year (3.8%).Investors typically paid below the state median price in states like Michigan, Maryland, and Virginia, and above the median price in Montana, Utah, and California. Investors are buying homes at the highest rate of total home sales in Missouri, Mississippi, and Nevada, according to an analysis of second-quarter home sales by Realtor.com. Nationally, about 10.8% of homes sold in the…

Key Takeaways A big investor’s sale of its stake in Nvidia weighed on semiconductor stocks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, while a media giant got a boost after outlining saving and investment plans.Paramount Skydance soared after the entertainment conglomerate discussed an ambitious cost-saving and investment roadmap.SoftBank announced that it unloaded its stake in Nvidia, and semiconductor stocks lost ground broadly. Semiconductor stocks came under pressure Tuesday as a major investor sold its stake in Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company. Meanwhile, shares of a media and entertainment giant pushed higher after the company boosted cost-savings targets and discussed heavy investment plans.…

Tech stocks resumed their rout Tuesday as market participants fretted about lofty valuations. Indeed, growth-focused technology was the only one of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors to finish in the red, while beaten-down health care and energy stocks saw the biggest gains.Nvidia (NVDA) was one of the more notable decliners, dropping 3% on news SoftBank sold its remaining stake in the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker for roughly $5.8 billion.Elsewhere, CoreWeave (CRWV) plunged 16.3% after the AI infrastructure firm, which rents out NVDA chips, reported earnings. While the company disclosed higher-than-expected third-quarter revenue of $1.36 billion – more than doubling on…

When it comes to investing, almost everyone wants to snag the next big winner. Stories abound of investors getting in early and benefiting from explosive growth, sometimes building their fortunes on a single win alone. However, for every story of triumph, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of cautionary tales of investors who placed big bets only to see them crumble.”While the upside of concentrated positions can be enticing, many of the most successful investors believe the risk is too high,” says Erin Scannell, a private wealth adviser at Ameriprise Financial.This is where one of the most powerful, yet overlooked,…

You’ve saved, saved, and saved some more, and now, you’re nearing retirement and have amassed a fortune in your 401(K) and IRA accounts. Nonetheless, you keep on going, right? You keep on saving until you retire. After all, that’s the golden rule of finance.Maybe not.Sometimes, all that diligent saving can actually cause more financial harm than good, particularly when you’ve already hit your retirement savings targets. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance Be a smarter, better informed investor. CLICK FOR FREE ISSUE Sign up for Kiplinger’s Free Newsletters Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on…

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Softbank Sells Entire Stake in Nvidia 57 minutes ago SoftBank is out of Nvidia stock—but not the AI trade. The Japanese company in a Tuesday statement said it sold 32.1 million shares of chip giant Nvidia (NVDA), a “complete sale,” in October, raising $5.83 billion. That comes to an average price of just under $182, below Monday’s $199.05 per share close. (It also reported $9.17 billion in proceeds on sales of T-Mobile (TMUS) between June and September.) Nvidia’s shares hit their latest record high of $212 in late October, but investors more recently have shown signs of wariness about valuations and the…