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President Donald Trump loves a good pardon. His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for wealthy criminals. Clemency, meaning mercy or leniency, lets the president reduce the punishment for, or even forgive, federal crimes.

In recent weeks, global markets have faced heightened volatility due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which pushed oil prices higher and fueled inflation concerns. This environment has particularly impacted small-cap indices like the Russell 2000 and S&P MidCap 400, which saw notable declines as investors grapple with rising Treasury yields and shifting…

Global central banks are quietly reshaping their foreign exchange reserves, with several countries adding more gold and supporting their currencies. This shift keeps attention on the companies building the tools that power artificial intelligence, from chips to cloud platforms. For investors, that creates a clear theme to focus on rather than trying to track every…

Bond markets are highly sensitive to inflation data right now. Every fresh reading on prices and wages feeds into interest rate expectations, which in turn moves discount rates for long duration assets such as artificial intelligence related stocks. That creates fast changing valuations and opportunities. This article walks through three stocks tied to the AI…