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UnitedHealth is one of the largest U.S. companies in one of the largest sectors that pays a respectable dividend. Despite this, I wouldn’t buy the stock outright. Instead, I favor an options strategy that pays me to get long at a discount. Specifically, I like selling the June $360 puts at $10 (or better) rather than purchasing the stock at the moment for several reasons.The market is stretched:First, equity valuations generally are quite stretched. Forward looking S&P 500 price-to-earnings multiples may not set off alarm bells at roughly 21x, but measures which seek to view valuations through business cycles, such…
Bret Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Sierra, speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.CNBCArtificial intelligence startup Sierra is raising nearly a billion dollars in a new funding round, CNBC has learned, as venture capital investors search for winners in an ongoing deal spree. The San Francisco-based company brought in $950 million in fresh capital at a $15.8 post-money valuation, led by Tiger Global and Google’s GV. Benchmark, Sequoia, Greenoaks and other existing investors also participated. The startup was founded three years ago by OpenAI chairman and former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, with former…
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Just days before the trial started, Elon Musk tried to settle his lawsuit, which alleges that under Sam Altman’s direction, OpenAI abandoned its mission to serve as a nonprofit making AI to benefit humanity. According to a Sunday court filing from OpenAI, Musk messaged OpenAI President Greg Brockman two days ahead of the trial to “gauge interest” in a possible settlement. Brockman promptly responded, suggesting that “both sides” drop their claims. But Musk refused, then appeared to grow threatening enough that the court may allow Brockman to testify on the message as evidence supposedly revealing Musk’s true motives for pursuing…
Women stand looking at the Dubai skyline, with the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, seen from Creek Harbour on April 3, 2026. Fadel Senna | AFP | Getty ImagesThe United Arab Emirates said Monday it successfully intercepted multiple missiles fired from Iran.The reported attack is the first time that the UAE has activated its missile alert system since the U.S. and Iran began a testy ceasefire on April 8.The development, which was not immediately confirmed in Iranian state media, further frays the temporary truce, which was already being strained by new U.S. military in the Strait of Hormuz.An alert…
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2026. Trump signed an order to expand retirement account access for workers. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to expand retirement account access, and said that young workers, if they were to save regularly, would be able to amass $465,000 in such accounts by the time they turn 65 years old. “In other words, they’ll be rich,” Trump said during the signing ceremony. But financial advisors disputed…
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Two days before Elon Musk’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against OpenAI was slated to head to trial, Musk texted the company’s president, Greg Brockman, to gauge his interest in a settlement, according to a filing late on Sunday. “When Mr. Brockman responded with a suggestion that both sides drop their respective claims, Mr. Musk shot back: ‘By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be,'” the filing says.Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, sued the company, Brockman and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in 2024, alleging they went…
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, April 28, 2026. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port call.U.S. Marine Corps | CENTCOMU.S. Central Command on Monday denied claims from Iranian state media that a U.S. warship transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by two missiles and forced to retreat.”No U.S. Navy ships have been struck,” CENTCOM, the U.S. military command covering…
CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 20, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty ImagesThe U.S. stock market is on a tear, clearing one hurdle after another, from elevated crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions to five of the seven “magnificent” earnings this week.Next up: another blockbuster week of first-quarter earnings season, with more than 100 S&P 500 members set to report. Highlights include semiconductor leader Advanced Micro Devices, retail-trading favorites Palantir and Coinbase, and consumer stocks from Uber to Disney.For momentum traders, AMD’s report Tuesday after…