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Ten Percent of National Endowment for the Humanities Budget Will Support Two Grantees
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant funds appear to have been put towards supporting two awards at nearly 10 percent of the agency’s annual $207 million budget, the New York Times reported. The Trump administration previously canceled the NEH grants that had been approved under the former Biden administration, laid off the majority read more
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Guy Cogeval, former director of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay, has died at 70
Guy Cogeval, who was director of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay from 2008 to 2017, died on November 13 at the age of 70. His death, after a long illness, was reported by Le Monde on November 17. An iconoclastic and at times controversial figure in the museum world, Cogeval was an impassioned scholar of 19th-century art read more
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Ancient Limestone Face Carving Discovered During Controversial Maya Train Project Excavation
The Maya Train construction project has been ongoing since 2020, with the goal of connecting historical sites in the Yucatan and boosting tourism. The first section opened in December 2024. Over the years, the controversial project has unearthed thousands of archaeological objects and sites along the railway’s 1,000-mile-long route. As reported in Artnet News, the read more
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Which is more important, your interest rate or house price?
When it comes to buying and owning a house, two significant variables will impact how much you spend on your mortgage: home prices and interest rates. Both play a crucial role in the total cost of your mortgage. This raises an essential question for home buyers: Is it better to buy a less expensive house read more
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This map shows how long it takes Americans to save for a 20% vs. 5% down payment
When you buy a home, a higher down payment can land you better terms on your mortgage. A 20% down payment is considered the golden standard, but this is out of reach for many home buyers — and 20% down isn’t mandatory. Many lenders accept 5% down or less. Let’s look at how long it read more
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Stock market today: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 wobble as investors look ahead to Nvidia earnings, jobs report
US stocks wavered on Monday amid doubts about interest rate cuts, as investors looked ahead to high-stakes Nvidia (NVDA) earnings and the delayed September jobs report. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.2%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) traded roughly flat. The three indexes had fallen read more
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Alphabet shares hit record after Berkshire makes rare tech bet with $4.9 billion stake
By Niket Nishant and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Alphabet (GOOG) shares rallied nearly 6% to a record high on Monday after Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-B) new stake provided an endorsement of the tech giant’s artificial intelligence efforts amid heightened worries over a looming bubble. The purchase of 17.85 million Alphabet shares – worth about $4.93 billion as read more
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A Collision With Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit
Wrapping up 204 days in orbit, three Chinese astronauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three crewmates behind on the Tiangong space station with a busted lifeboat. Commander Chen Dong, concluding his third trip to space, and rookie crewmates Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie touched down inside their spacecraft at the read more
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Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Picked Coinbase Global (COIN) Citing Diverse Growth Signals
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more
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Big Changes Are Coming to 401(k) Contribution Limits. Here’s What to Know.
Tada Images / Shutterstock.com On November 13, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced some sweeping changes to contribution limits for 401(k) savers who may be part of the investor cohort who are willing and able to maximize these retirement accounts. The IRS raised 401(k) contribution limits to $24,500 for 2026, up $1,000 from 2025. Workers read more
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Visa (V) Fell Due to Slowing Growth Concerns
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more
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Italian non-profit set for EU gene therapy first in Wiskott-Aldrich
Fondazione Telethon’s Waskyra (etuvetidigene autotemcel) has been recommended for approval by the CHMP as a treatment for the rare disease. Rome-based Fondazione Telethon is on track to win European approval for the first gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, after receiving the backing of key regulatory advisors. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) read more
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Here’s How an Underweight Exposure to Tesla (TSLA) Impacted Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Strategy
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more
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After weekend scandal at the Fed, Congress will look at its own stock trading in the days ahead
News broke Saturday that former Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler violated the central bank’s ethics rules around stock trading, pushing the issue of Washington’s leaders playing the market back up the political agenda. The House Administration Committee has a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning to formally debate the overlapping issue of banning lawmaker stock trading read more
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Billionaires Depend On Armies Of Staff To Maintain Their Comfort. Gen Z Is Choosing To Serve Them Instead Of Sitting In Cubicles
As wealth concentrates and the economy becomes more reliant on the ultra-rich, a number of Gen Z workers are choosing to work directly for them, according to Business Insider. Instead of climbing a wobbly corporate ladder, they’re opting to be nannies, chefs, assistants, and estate managers in exchange for high pay and luxury perks. Cassidy read more
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Is Constellation Energy Stock a Buy Now?
Constellation Energy is the largest owner and operator of nuclear power plants in the United States. Nuclear power is experiencing a renaissance today, with demand for the carbon-free power strong. While Constellation’s business looks promising, its stock already reflects a lot of the good news. 10 stocks we like better than Constellation Energy › Constellation read more
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What Makes Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) a Good Investment?
Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron FinTech Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter, the fund fell 4.29% (Institutional Shares) compared to a 1.90% decline for the FactSet Global FinTech Index (Benchmark). Since its inception, the fund has appreciated at an read more
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Morningstar (MORN) Fell Due to a Pullback in the Information Services Sector
Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron FinTech Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter, the fund fell 4.29% (Institutional Shares) compared to a 1.90% decline for the FactSet Global FinTech Index (Benchmark). Since its inception, the fund has appreciated at an read more
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‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ author pushes back on Warren Buffett’s investing views
Warren Buffett has once again been held up as crypto’s ultimate skeptic after Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki used a lengthy post on Nov. 17 to challenge the Berkshire Hathaway chair’s view that Bitcoin (BTC) is mere speculation rather than real investing -a stance he has held since at least 2018, when he read more
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Here’s What Impacted Tradeweb Markets (TW) in Q3
Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron FinTech Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter, the fund fell 4.29% (Institutional Shares) compared to a 1.90% decline for the FactSet Global FinTech Index (Benchmark). Since its inception, the fund has appreciated at an read more
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