Explosion heard near Iran's Larak Island, Fars news agency reports

Artificial intelligence is reshaping not only the technology sector, but also how investors define value. In a recent webinar, Matthew Tuttle, CEO and CIO of Tuttle Capital Management, and Frances Newton, CIO of Tuttle Wealth Partners, discussed how the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is creating new investment opportunities while challenging traditional approaches to portfolio…

Just under 40,000 homes across the U.S. carried some kind of foreclosure filing during the month of July, real estate analytics firm Attom said Thursday. That pushed foreclosure activity up 1% from June and 10% higher than a year ago, which is “relatively low” compared to historical standards but a sign of increasing strain on…

One of OpenAI’s leading executives says people should prepare themselves for routine artificial intelligence-related cyberattacks. Chris Lehane, the AI startup’s chief global affairs officer, gave this warning to The Guardian on Sunday (Aug. 23), days after his company paused development on its latest model following increasing safety concerns. “We are hitting a different chapter, a…

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT -0.22%) and State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG -0.23%) offer nearly identical exposure to small-cap growth, differing primarily in their expense ratios and asset scale. Small-cap growth stocks are often sought for their potential to deliver significant capital appreciation, though they typically carry higher…

LOs tell me that they are counseling potential borrowers. “If you’re in the market for a home, focus on the things you can control. Save for your down payment which can be less than 20 percent, but the more you can put down, the less you have to borrow and the lower your monthly payments….

Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.