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Key PointsIt’s been another banner year for equities, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite delivering for investors.

Key PointsCardano will soon enable AI agents to process payments using its network.

Key PointsAdobe bought back 26.1 million of its shares for $6.82 billion in the nine months through Aug. 28.

Key PointsStarlink is arguably SpaceX's best-performing segment right now.

Key PointsThe S&P 500 typically dips and then recovers during Federal Reserve rate hike cycles.

Key PointsLeaving out gas prices and currency, Costco's comparable sales growth slowed from 8% in May to 5.4% in August.

Key PointsNew investors should resist the early temptation to trade the market’s hottest story stocks.

Key PointsMicron and Broadcom are key players in the AI infrastructure ecosystem.

Key PointsAlphabet's capital expenditures spiked 100% year over year in Q2.

Key PointsPfizer is getting back on its feet after a difficult post-pandemic stretch.

Key PointsMany measures of valuation suggest the S&P 500, as a group, is expensive right now.

Key PointsMeta's second-quarter revenue climbed 28% from a year ago.

Key PointsEli Lilly dominates the weight loss drug market, one that’s on track to approach $100 billion in just a few years.

Key PointsProfits have fallen despite the company's massive revenue growth.

Key PointsMarket capitalization, or "market cap," is a way of measuring companies' size and value based on current stock market prices.

Key PointsAres Capital could make more money as interest rates increase.

Key PointsPepsiCo and Hershey are both down 12% in 2026, lifting their yields to roughly 4.6% and 3.6%, respectively.

Key PointsSpousal benefits generally require at least one year of marriage.

Key PointsInflation could be higher in September due to rising fuel costs.

Key PointsBitmine is hoarding as much Ethereum as it can.