The Week’s Investing News Roundup: AI Search Engines, Best Dividend Stocks, and More

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  • A stock market correction sparked fears of recession, and oil prices, Treasury yields, and Bitcoin dropped. The market bounced back later in the week after jobless claims declined.
  • Warren Buffett cut his stake in Apple in half and bought Berkshire Hathaway shares.
  • Google lost a big antitrust suit. Palantir partnered with Microsoft to sell AI to the government. Super Micro Computer announced a stock split. Dell announced layoffs. Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against X advertisers.
  • EV maker Lucid got another $1.5 billion from a Saudi shareholder. EVs and hybrids now outsell gasoline-powered cars in China. SunPower filed for bankruptcy.
  • U.S. credit card debt hit $1.14 trillion even though consumer borrowing slipped in June. Mortgage rates and gasoline prices dropped last week.
  • Disney’s streaming unit turned its first profit. CVS Health cut its profit outlook. Eli Lilly beat estimates and raised its guidance.

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