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Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more.It’s not uncommon for an issuer to periodically add one or two valuable benefits to an already popular credit card. But those changes usually come with higher annual fees.That’s a big reason the latest updates to Amex Delta SkyMiles credit cards are so good; from two free checked bags to new rideshare credits with select cards, they result in potentially several hundred dollars in added value each year — for the same annual fees. To boot, Amex Delta card welcome offers have also increased for a limited time.Here’s what you…

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Earnings season may be coming to an end — but on Monday, for one of our “own it, don’t trade it” names, comes a much higher-stakes event as shares hover around all-time highs. That is when Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC for short. When it comes to Apple and what investors in the stock at these levels care about, it is all about Apple Intelligence, the company’s AI suite. Following numerous delays, hiccups, and strategic reboots, Apple is finally set to unveil a new, more personalized Siri. Powered by Google’s Gemini AI model, the digital…

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Esteemed finance professor Jeremy Siegel called Friday’s sell-off in the technology sector a common reaction to a parabolic rise in stock prices. But he was also optimistic that such a pullback usually doesn’t signal the beginning of a prolonged correction. “One of the oldest sayings in Wall Street is up the staircase, down the elevator, and that’s exactly what happened,” Siegel, professor emeritus of finance at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and WisdomTree chief economist, said on CNBC’s ” Closing Bell ” on Friday afternoon. “When you have these super moves like we’ve seen in the chip stocks,…

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Still, the FDA could not determine where in the production chain the bacteria entered or how. “Even though there are several hypotheses, investigational findings could not identify the source or root cause of contamination of the powdered infant formula,” the agency concluded. Finger-pointing Bill Marler, a lawyer specializing in food poisoning who is also representing 25 of the sickened infants in litigation, told Ars that the conclusion is “a little underwhelming to put it mildly.” The epilogue that the FDA posted this week, titled the “Post-Outbreak Response Activities,” provided a summary “without any real clear guidance for consumers or for…

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Marvell Technology Group Ltd. headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Sept. 6, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMarvell Technology, a chipmaker that makes several different parts and products needed for the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom, is joining the S&P 500 on June 22, becoming the latest semiconductor company to be added to the benchmark. Flex, a contract manufacturer for electronics, will also be added to the index on June 22, according to a press release. The two companies will replace Pool Corp and The Campbell’s Company.Marvell stock rose 5% in extended trading. The chipmaker was boosted earlier this…

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday warned that a combination of rising interest rates, elevated oil prices, and a wave of new stock offerings could continue to pressure the market in the week ahead.”You’re looking at a market that’s hostage to interest rates and high oil, coupled with a monster amount of new stock coming through the pipeline that can’t be bought unless investors sell something else,” said the “Mad Money” host. All three of the major indexes closed lower after a stronger-than-expected jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher and diminished hopes for near-term rate cuts. Investors also grappled with the…

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President Donald Trump faces the risk that Iran will close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, a scenario that would slash oil supplies to an already deeply disrupted market. The Bab el-Mandeb is one of the world’s key trade choke points, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. It has acted as a crucial relief valve for the oil market as exports through the Strait of Hormuz have plunged due to Iranian attacks on tanker and cargo ships.Saudi Arabia surged oil flows through its East-West Pipeline after the…

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