Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates
Individual investors and secondhome buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year. Source：MarketWatch
Microsoft, Shopify and 3 more AI stocks that are favorite Wall Street earnings plays
As earnings season kicks off, select tech companies have the opportunity to deliver big positive surprises for investors. Source：MarketWatch
The bond market shrugged off two inflation shocks. Why stock investors should pay attention.
Hot CPI and PPI data should have pushed Treasury yields higher. Instead, bond buyers stepped in to suggest yields have risen high enough to become attractive…
EchoStar’s stock looks like a stealthy way to ride the SpaceX wave, J.P. Morgan says
Investors aren’t giving EchoStar enough credit for the value of its future SpaceX stake or its potential to strike more spectrum deals, an analyst argues.…
Microsoft wants to make AI cheaper. Will investors actually see the savings?
Microsoft is betting that its custom chips can lower costs, but the AI equation is more complicated than that. Source：MarketWatch
AI investors have woken up to the bond market’s warning signs
Also in Weekend Reads: Robotic housekeeping, how to save on a wedding, and advice from The Moneyist. Source：MarketWatch
Welcome to the ‘AI burnout trade’ — as investors grow tired of debating tech’s promises
AI is likely to pay off eventually, but investors are getting sick of all the handwringing over nearterm returns, analysts say. Source：MarketWatch
CONNECT recap: Liquidity is tokenization’s next challenge, everyday stablecoins
Panelists at Cointelegraph’s Singapore CONNECT event explored opportunities in tokenized markets, the future of everyday stablecoin payments and the evolving…
‘It’s a wait-and-see situation’: I’m 63 and diagnosed with lymphoma. Should I take my Social Security next year?
“My plan is to continue working as long as I’m able to do so and invest my Social Security benefits while I’m still earning a paycheck.” Source：MarketWatch
MSCI approves rules that could eject Strategy, Metaplanet from equity indexes
The rules proposed in August would see companies that exist mainly to hold investments as no longer eligible for index inclusion. Source：CoinDesk
Don’t ditch tech stocks just yet. Make these moves to take advantage of the latest AI reset.
Investors have a ‘lovehate relationship’ with tech stocks now — and experts recommend selectively hunting for bargains while also betting on the major cloud…
Big pharma stocks near all-time highs as tech selloff pushes investors toward safer bets
Shares of AbbVie, Eli Lilly and Gilead Sciences are trading at or near record highs. Source：MarketWatch