U.S. stocks bounced back on tariff relief. How to protect your portfolio from more volatility.

• It’s now a stock picker’s market as more shares outperform the S&P 500. Here’s what that means for your portfolio.

  The number of individual stocks outperforming the S&P 500 has exploded since the start of 2025 after a two-year stretch of unusually concentrated performance. That translates to a broader ...
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 24

• 85% of the stock market's return since 1960 came down to this factor—how to boost it in your portfolio

  Reinvested dividends make an enormous difference in investment returns over time.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• Will PSG bounce back? How good is Nwaneri?

  What did we learn from the first legs, and how will it impact next week? Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Julien Laurens reflect on some of the UCL's burning questions.
  
  ESPN - 1h
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  How Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers: Avocados, Gas and More

  New tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday. They are likely to result in higher prices for Americans.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

• Wall Street stocks steady at end of volatile month despite Trump tariff threats

  S&P 500 rises 1.6% to trim February’s losses
  
  Financial Times - 5d

• Nvidia bounces back from post-earnings slide, climbing above $3 trillion market cap

  Nvidia is still the second most valuable U.S. tech company, behind Apple and ahead of Microsoft.
  
  CNBC - 5d

• Could Ukraine's mineral wealth buy it U.S. protection from Russia?

  The Trump administration is apparently nearing a deal with Ukraine that could grant the U.S. access to mineral resources in exchange for security guarantees.
  
  CBS News - Feb. 25
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  'England have found an edge to bounce back'

  England needed the bounce of a ball in their Six Nations victory over Scotland but are being rewarded for their fight and resilience, writes Matt Dawson.
  
  BBC News - Feb. 23

• How "asteroid detectives" protect Earth from potential impacts

  NASA was recently tracking a large asteroid, known as the "city killer," after finding a small chance of it hitting Earth in 2032. NASA says it "no longer poses a significant threat" in an ...
  
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