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[ad_1] 2025-09-22T16:15:19Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Indian tech stocks fell Monday after the White House imposed a $100,000 H-1B visa application fee. The NIFTY IT index slid nearly 3% as stocks such as Mphasis fell almost 5%. Jefferies analysts called the visa fee a “curveball” for the Indian IT sector. Indian technology stocks slumped…

[ad_1] (This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — “There are three kinds of lies,” Mark Twain once apocryphally said. “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.” Lying with statistics, or, at least, misleading or persuading with them, is a Wall Street specialty since the first trades went off beneath the Buttonwood tree. Here’s a recent example: we could easily make the case for or against the S & P 500 energy sector being a “good investment” based on when we choose to start the chart…

[ad_1] September 30 is the final deadline to apply to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and we’re officially in countdown mode. Whether you dream of launching your own startup, building community, or producing global-scale events, volunteering gives you an unmatched, behind-the-scenes look at how a world-class tech conference comes to life in San Francisco. Image Credits:TechCrunch As a volunteer, you’ll: Get free access to Disrupt when you’re not on shift. Gain hands-on experience with event production, logistics, and registration. Meet startup founders, investors, speakers, and other tech enthusiasts. Walk away with real connections and an insider’s view of the…

[ad_1] (PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) The conventional wisdom believes Friday’s PCE inflation report will have the biggest market impact, but NYSE insider Jay Woods believes the weekly jobless claims data Thursday is the more important one for markets. Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital markets, believes a spike in jobless claims could move the market more because that will mean “the Fed has more work to do because unemployment is going higher.” He also notes the…

[ad_1] Two retailers seem to be doing especially well lately as many shoppers look to save money: Discount grocer Aldi and off-price retailer T.J. Maxx.One growing supermarket chain, Grocery Outlet, seems to merge the two business models.Like Aldi’s locations, Grocery Outlet stores tend to be smaller than traditional supermarkets and emphasize low prices. But the California chain doesn’t rely solely on store brands to cut costs: Like T.J. Maxx, it often sells products that its competitors — or the brands that make them — can’t or don’t want to sell themselves.Those can include products that are being discontinued by their…

[ad_1] Did you have a good weekend? Chances are, it was better than H-1B visa holders. President Donald Trump’s visa fee order sparked panic among them. Three tech workers told BI about their frantic weekend.We also spoke to more than a dozen tech workers, VCs, and immigration lawyers about how they were grappling with the uncertainty and what they were planning to do next.In today’s big story, job hunting is becoming even more difficult and costly due to the rise of scams. But don’t worry — we’ve got tips on how to get in front of the hiring people.What’s on…

[ad_1] The stock market scaled to record levels recently, leading some executives at major corporations to cash in. Below is a roundup of some notable stock sales by executives or officers of major companies, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week. These exclude where the filing explicitly says the sale was conducted pursuant to preplanned 10b5-1 trading plans, focusing instead on discretionary activity. The data comes from VerityData and is confirmed against the original SEC filings (three-month percent change as of Friday’s close). Rocket Lab (RKLB) director Matthew Ocko Sold 1.87 million shares at an average price of…

[ad_1] Toast Inc. (TOST) , a leading provider of cloud-based restaurant management software, trades at approximately $40.75, firmly entrenched within a $30 to $50 trading range observed over the past six months. This consolidation reflects the benefit of steady operational progress and the headwinds of an economy experiencing relatively slow growth, a stretched consumer and relatively high valuation. The combination of technical, fundamental and macroeconomic factors supports a range-bound outlook, tempering expectations for significant breakouts (or breakdowns) absent a major catalyst. When combined with relatively high options premiums, 3-6 month implied volatility is close to 50%, Toast may present an…

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[ad_1] ASML will rise amid the ongoing artificial intelligence boom, with several tailwinds propelling the semiconductor equipment stock’s growth, according to Morgan Stanley. The investment firm upgraded ASML to overweight from equal weight. “We expect the earnings debate to shift from 2025-26 to 2026-27 forecasts, and we see several possible growth drivers for this timeframe,” analyst Lee Simpson said in a note. ASML YTD mountain ASML year to date Simpson pointed to the recent expansion of AI chip foundries as well as an increase in semiconductor chip manufacturing in China as potential growth drivers. Improving spending in memory chips over the…