Category: Business

Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments have both secured stockholder approval for their previously announced merger, aimed at establishing a major entity in the semiconductor equipment industry, valued at approximately $4.4bn. This all-stock transaction is set to complete in the second half of 2026. Initially announced in October 2025, the merger is projected to create a

Allan Tripon Sat, February 7, 2026 at 4:09 AM EST 2 min read Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) is one of the  Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Right Now. Strategy, according to an SEC filing, acquired an additional 855 bitcoin (BTC) for $75.3 million (implying an average acquisition price of $87,974) between January 26 and February 1.

Isaiah Mccall Fri, February 6, 2026 at 4:12 AM EST 4 min read Supercycle narrative, once treated like gospel, took a serious hit as BTC USD slid all the way to $60,000 and ETH USD cracked below $2,000. Is this just another brutal shakeout or the moment the supercycle myth finally broke? Either way, BTC

Find out which banks are offering the best CD rates right now. If you’re looking for a secure place to store your savings, a certificate of deposit (CD) may be a great choice. These accounts often provide higher interest rates than traditional checking and savings accounts. However, CD rates can vary widely. Learn more about

Mortgage rates haven’t moved much today, which means they’re still relatively low. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed rate is holding at under 6%, currently 5.98%. That’s a year-over-year decrease of 61 basis points. The 15-year fixed rate is 5.50%, down 73 basis points since this time last year. Mortgage rates vary by credit

Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool Wed, February 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM EST 4 min read Let’s play a what-if game. Imagine that you plunk, say, $500 in Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). (Note that Buffett recently retired, and the new CEO is a longtime lieutenant, Greg Abel, in whom Buffett

Umesh Ellichipuram Tue, February 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM EST 2 min read Loop AI, an enterprise AI platform built for restaurant and retail back-office teams, has raised $14m in a Series A funding round led by Nyca Partners. Other backers in the round include Gokul Rajaram, Base10 and Afore Capital. As part of the

Oracle has announced plans to secure between $45bn and $50bn in funding during 2026 to expand the capacity of its cloud infrastructure business. The funding will support additional infrastructure capacity needed to meet contracted demand from cloud clients such as AMD, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, TikTok, and xAI. Oracle aims to raise these funds through a

Danielle Antosz Sat, January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM EST 5 min read When Chris Broomfield purchased a five-acre property in 2015, he already had plans to build several cabins. What he didn’t know was just how successful his new venture would become. “I always knew it was going to be an Airbnb property. I

A personal line of credit is a flexible borrowing tool that gives you a set credit limit you can draw from when you need it. It’s useful when expenses are irregular or hard to predict, like ongoing home repairs or inconsistent freelance income. But that flexibility cuts both ways. “Personal lines of credit typically carry