Best high-yield savings interest rates today, Monday, August 24, 2026: Earn up to 4.15% APY
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Best high-yield savings interest rates today, Monday, August 24, 2026: Earn up to 4.15% APY

If you’re looking to supercharge your savings, a high-yield savings account can provide a competitive interest rate to help your balance grow faster.  However, not all banks offer high savings account rates, which is why it’s important to shop around and find the most competitive savings interest rates available.  Read on to learn more about…

Alibaba shares fall 8% after  billion Hong Kong share sale
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Alibaba shares fall 8% after $10 billion Hong Kong share sale

Aug 24 (Reuters) – Alibaba shares fell 8% in early Hong Kong trade on Monday after the tech ‌company finalised a HK$80 billion ($10.21 billion) share placement ‌at HK$112.70 apiece, in a deal aimed at funding artificial intelligence-related development. The ​Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing company priced 710 million new shares at an 8.4% discount…

Alibaba shares slide after .2 billion AI share sale offered at sharp discount
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Alibaba shares slide after $10.2 billion AI share sale offered at sharp discount

By Kane Wu, Samuel Shen and Casey Hall HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba shares slumped in Hong Kong trade on Monday after it launched a $10.2 billion share sale at a steep discount to fund its AI ambitions, with investors focused on stock dilution and execution risks. The e-commerce and cloud computing…

Samsung Electronics shares skid as record shareholder returns disappoint
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Samsung Electronics shares skid as record shareholder returns disappoint

SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Shares of Samsung Electronics fell over 8% in early trade on Monday after the company’s record $79 billion shareholder-return plan disappointed investors who had expected a larger share of ‌Samsung’s AI-fueled cash windfalls and greater clarity on share buybacks. Samsung and rival SK Hynix last week announced ‌major shareholder return…

Diesel Crisis Threatens to Outlast the Middle East War
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Diesel Crisis Threatens to Outlast the Middle East War

The outlook for the Middle East war remains grim, the U.S. just threatened Iran with the “toughest sanctions in history,” and the world is running out of stored fuels. To make matters worse, refining capacity is down considerably, and even if the outlook for the war suddenly changed and the U.S. and Iran made peace,…

A Tax Strategy So Aggressive It Built the World’s Largest Hedge Fund and Made Losing Money the Hottest Product on Wall Street
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A Tax Strategy So Aggressive It Built the World’s Largest Hedge Fund and Made Losing Money the Hottest Product on Wall Street

Quick Read A 1993 article Asness read at Goldman Sachs (GS) showed taxes outstrip market gains, and that insight eventually built AQR into a $140 billion hedge fund. AQR’s Flex strategy turns a $100 million investment into over $580 million of tax-offsetting losses over 10 years using shorts and leverage. Charles Schwab (SCHW) and Fidelity…

How To Earn 0 A Month From Intuit Stock Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
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How To Earn $500 A Month From Intuit Stock Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Intuit Inc. will release its fiscal fourth quarter earnings report after the closing bell on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $3.59 per share, up from $2.75 per share in the year-ago…

Pemex and Petrobras Bet Big on High-Risk High-Reward Drilling Off Mexico
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Pemex and Petrobras Bet Big on High-Risk High-Reward Drilling Off Mexico

Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex and Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras are joining efforts and expertise to drill prospects in Mexican waters in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to unlock huge oil resources from source rock formations that are miles deeper and eight times older than the currently producing formations in the U.S. Gulf. Exploration…

FHLC vs. PJP: Which Healthcare ETF Is the Better Buy for Investors?
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FHLC vs. PJP: Which Healthcare ETF Is the Better Buy for Investors?

Both the Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FHLC) and the Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSEMKT:PJP) focus on the medical space, but their underlying strategies, costs, and risk profiles differ significantly for long-term portfolios. Understanding these structural differences is key to determining which fund best fits your needs. Here’s how the two funds stack up on…

Kevin O’Leary Says New York Mayor Deserves ‘Real Estate Agent of the Year Award’ for Driving People Out of the City — ‘Beyond Insane, But I Love It’
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Kevin O’Leary Says New York Mayor Deserves ‘Real Estate Agent of the Year Award’ for Driving People Out of the City — ‘Beyond Insane, But I Love It’

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Florida’s real estate agents might want to send Zohran Mamdani a thank-you card. ‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary says the New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is already doing the job for them. O’Leary delivered that jab during…

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