This 5.9% Dividend Stock Is One I’ll Never Sell — Here’s Why
I don’t need every stock in my portfolio to be a big winner in the short term. Some of my best holdings are the ones that quietly keep doing the same useful things year after year. They generate cash. They pay dividends. They
Datalab Introduces OmniExtractBench to Fix Bias and Opacity in Extraction Benchmarks
Datalab has released OmniExtractBench, an open benchmark for structured document extraction. It tests how accurately a system fills a JSON schema from a PDF. The benchmark pools 620 documents from 4 existing benchmarks. One deterministic scorer grades all of them and explains each
MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies | MIT News
Google.org announced on Sept. 15 that the MIT Transit Lab is a recipient of $2.1 million in funding — one of only 15 projects selected in the worldwide Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation. The funding from Google’s philanthropic arm will support NGOs,
Taking CPP at 70 Isn’t Automatically Smarter: Here’s the Number I’d Check First
Waiting until 70 to take the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) can make the monthly payment look spectacular. That said, it doesn’t automatically make the decision a great one. CPP rises by 0.7% for every month you delay after 65, reaching a 42% increase
UK FCA Starts Crypto Approval Process With Key Deadline Ahead
TLDR UK FCA has opened its crypto authorization process ahead of the new regulatory regime starting Oct. 25, 2027. Crypto firms must submit authorization applications by Feb. 28, 2027, to continue covered services in the UK. The framework covers crypto trading, staking, custody,
Why Alphabet Stock Popped on Wednesday
Key Points Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock gained 2.8% through 11:20 a.m. ET Wednesday on a positive prognosis from Piper Sandler regarding the artificial intelligence industry. Turns out, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), which manufactures advanced AI semiconductor chips for Alphabet
$PONS Key Metrics Crashes 90% From ATH: Here’s Why
A token that crossed $1 million in daily revenue for the first time in its short life is now pulling in a fraction of that number, and the drop happened inside a single month. I pulled up Pons’s own analytics dashboard on Dune
Wheat Weakness Continuing on Tuesday Morning
Wheat is trading with weakness on Tuesday morning. The market posted losses across the three exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were down 10 to 11 cents in the front months at the close. Preliminary open interest was up 1,565 contracts on Tuesday. Kansas
Bitcoin eases into the week as traders watch BTC’s $85k resistance
Key takeaways Bitcoin traded below $83,000 on Monday after gaining more than 4% last week. Ethereum slipped below $2,700, while XRP consolidated around $1.500. BTC remains above its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day exponential moving averages. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP began the week on
How Much Would You Need to Feel Free to Work Less?
Financial freedom doesn’t have to mean retiring at 45 and never answering another email. Maybe it means Fridays are yours. Statistics Canada reported average employee wages of $37.02 per hour in August. At that rate, cutting one eight-hour workday each week represents roughly
