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The filiming location of ‘Bridgerton’ now lets you book overnight stays

As hotel and Airbnb owners in remote parts of the world are acutely aware, the hype around a popular show can be a godsend in sending scores of tourists and their dollars to an otherwise undervisited destination. In western New York State, the resort that hosted the weight-loss reality TV program “The Biggest Loser” has

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Top bank resets gold price target into late 2026

Gold has a wild few days, but UBS thinks the bigger story still lies ahead.  With the shiny metal trading around $4,865 an ounce, the bank just bumped its price target to $6,200 for March, June, and September 2026, up from $5,000 previously.  That base case implies an incredible 27% upside from current prices, after

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Major travel site just sent workers a harsh message

Expedia Group has become the latest tech company to join the round of layoffs that have been keeping the market abuzz with unease and instability. LinkedIn was flooded on Wednesday, Jan 28, with posts from laid-off employees who had set their profile pictures to ‘Open to Work.’ In November, Expedia (EXPE) exceeded expectations in its

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Oscars snub explained

The Academy has Glenda and Elphaba saying ‘we’re not in the Oscars anymore’ after ‘Wicked: For Good’ was snubbed last week, with the box office hit sequel failing to secure a single nomination. Comcast (CMCSA), who own NBC/Universal and are responsible for ‘Wicked: For Good,’ might take this as a slap in the face, given

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Fed Chair Powell sends frustrating message on future interest-rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered an upbeat report on the U.S. economy after the Fed’s first policymaking meeting of 2026. “Essentially, the economy has once again surprised us with its strength,” Powell said. But central bank officials left interest rates unchanged on the benchmark Federal Funds Rate, which influences short-term borrowing like interest rates

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Bank of America resets Amazon stock price target before earnings

Amazon (AMZN) stock has gained about 5.3% over the past five days, at the time of writing, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 27, according to Yahoo Finance. The company has set a Q4 earnings release for February 5, and investors are hoping it will beat consensus estimates, as it did in Q3. I covered Q3 results in

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UNH stock just did something to the Dow Jones you rarely see

Jan. 27 produced something one rarely sees in the stock market. One stock fell so hard that its loss caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall about 409 points, or 0.8%, to 49,003. The culprit was health-insurance giant UnitedHealth Group (UNH), which fell 68.94 points, or 19.6%, to $282.70. A primary reason was a

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Robert Kiyosaki teases outlandlish new gold price target

Robert Kiyosaki turned a record‑setting day for gold into a new lightning‑rod prediction with a single short post on X. “GOLD soars over $5000. Yay!!!! Future for gold $27,000,” he wrote, celebrating the breakout and dangling a long‑term target that grabbed traders’ attention. That line landed just as gold futures opened around $5,013 per ounce

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Alphabet just got a major Wall Street upgrade

Alphabet does not need another “it’s cheap” argument; instead, Raymond James is putting its money on something more powerful, which is a revision cycle. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) is now upped to a strong buy with a price target of $400, according to Barron’s. Raymond James is making the argument that Google’s AI stack is “shifting

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Cathie Wood owns a $239 million stake in this dividend stock

Cathie Wood doesn’t typically chase dividend stocks, but Teradyne (TER) represents something different. The chip-testing giant pays a modest quarterly dividend while sitting at the intersection of AI infrastructure buildout and semiconductor innovation.  That combination has made it one of ARK Invest’s larger positions, with Wood’s firm holding 1.031 million shares worth around $239 million.

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