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Homes in Rancho Cucamonga, California, US, on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGrowing concern over the trajectory of the war with Iran has bond yields rising and mortgage rates following suit.The average rate on the 30-year fixed loan rose 7 basis points Tuesday to 6.75%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the highest level since July 31. Rates are now up 33 basis points in just the last 10 days and are 46 basis points higher than their recent April low of 6.29%. That April drop came after a sharp spike in rates at…

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Fast-moving objects appear decidedly less blurry as you climb the frame rate curve. Fast-moving objects appear decidedly less blurry as you climb the frame rate curve. Credit: Blur Busters The folks over at Blur Busters have extensively documented research showing that refresh rates of 1,000 Hz (and up) can reduce human perception of motion blur and flickering. And while the site notes that you eventually hit “diminishing returns” from all those extra frames—especially on smaller screens—there’s some evidence that you would need a 40,000 Hz monitor to totally eliminate perceived motion blur on a sufficiently large, high-resolution monitor. Perception research…

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GOP Texas Senate Candidate Ken Paxton speaks to supporters at a watch party on March 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Paxton and incumbent John Cornyn will face off again in a run off.Sergio Flores | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Republican Senate primary runoff Tuesday, throwing his weight behind a hard-line ally and dealing a major blow to incumbent Sen. John Cornyn one week before the state’s Election Day.The endorsement gives Paxton a major boost in one of the GOP’s most closely watched Senate primaries, a race that has become a test of…

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A contrarian signal just flashed and is warning traders that it could be time to get out of the stock market, or at least limit exposure. Investors are flooding out of cash to buy stocks, with collective cash levels dropping to 3.9% of portfolios, from 4.3%, according to a widely-followed survey of fund managers from Bank of America Securities. The firm considers a drop below 4.0% aggregate cash levels as a sell signal. The median 4-week loss after the sell signal is triggered has been 1%, according to the bank’s review of 24 sell signals going back to 2011. The…

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This year’s Disruptor 50 list, with Anthropic at No. 1, followed by OpenAI, features companies that are using technology — primarily AI — to challenge existing industries and build new ones. With explosive growth — CEO Dario Amodei says revenue grew 80 times in the first quarter — Anthropic has had one of the fastest ramps in enterprise software history. In addition to its consumer-facing products, Claude Code has revolutionized software development and been embraced for its reliability and strong performance on complex tasks. The company is also in talks to raise even more capital at a sky-high valuation of…

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In my book, ” Mean Reversion Trading ,” I share numerous examples of how to identify and execute on mean-reverting stocks. I also always include a major caveat: picture-perfect setups are rare, and even when they materialize, there are never guaranteed winners. That is why trade management is the key to success. Today’s trade on Constellation Brands happens to be one of those rare, textbook examples. With that necessary disclaimer out of the way, practically every single indicator I outline in my book is checking the box right now. Here is the technical breakdown: Relative Strength Index (RSI): STZ has…

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Investing.com — Blackstone Inc. () has withdrawn from a potential acquisition of German media company Stroeer SE & Co. (), according to people familiar with the matter. The US private equity firm has exited an investor group with I Squared that was exploring a takeover of Stroeer, which operates businesses including billboard advertising, the people said. The I Squared consortium was considering making an offer of roughly €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) for Stroeer that would value the company in the mid-€40s per share, Bloomberg News reported earlier this month. I Squared is now considering its next move, the people said,…

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