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I made $500,000 from a stock sale in my IRA. Could this change my retirement?
Diversification and tax planning go hand-in-hand....
The U.S. jobs market just took a turn for the worse. Or did it?
The bottom didn’t drop out of the labor market after a poor September U.S. jobs report. But what it did show is hiring i...
The next big AI battle is all about cuteness
Meta and other tech companies are betting that fuzzy mascots can win over AI skeptics....
I bought a $126 concert ticket for my sister and now she can’t go. Will I be able to make a profit selling the ticket?
“I’m having trouble accepting that I’ll probably lose some money.”...
As Treasury yields touch generational highs, investors brace for the market fallout
The surge in bond yields to generational highs has investors around the world watching and worrying about what could cra...
These companies look set to face high-profile hearings and other scrutiny if Democrats win the House
Law and lobbying firms in Washington, D.C., are telling companies to prepare for a new level of scrutiny, since most mod...
Falling wages, soaring energy prices and inflation: It’s beginning to look a lot like the 1970s
Is it time to dust off the financial playbook from that dismal decade?...
Why mixing politics with your stock portfolio might be costing you money
Data shows that partisan ETFs result in higher fees and lower market returns...
This city saw 1 in 3 home sellers slash their asking price in September to attract reluctant buyers
As hesitant buyers drive home prices down, these are the places with the most price cuts and the biggest markdowns....
Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash.
The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that “algorithms lack the spark of ...
Why bond investors quickly lost their enthusiasm for weak jobs figures
A weak U.S. jobs report did what bad news hadn’t done in a while: It made U.S. debt look attractive again — albeit brief...
The government can take 15% of Social Security benefits to repay student loans. These proposals seek to stop it.
Debt among older Americans is rising, both in terms of the number of older households carrying debt and the amount borro...
How much higher can bond yields rise — and what does it mean for stocks?
Also in Weekend Reads: Adjustable-rate mortgage loans, Gen Z entrepreneurs and advice from the Moneyist....
More than 10 million older adults are now living in poverty as Social Security cuts loom: ‘I don’t know how anyone is making it’
Even seniors with savings are struggling to get by...
Europe’s leaders rush to release diesel from stockpiles as fuel-shock hangs over U.S. midterms
Europe leaders agreed Friday to release some of diesel stockpiles, pulling prices of oil down by more than 4%....
Tesla’s EV sales beat Wall Street’s expectations again, and the stock jumps
EV giant Tesla had the best three-month period for vehicle sales this year, but it was less than a year ago....
Why Western Digital and Seagate are seeing big stock drops today
Investors are worried that Toshiba will boost its production of a key AI storage product, potentially hurting the strong...
The stock market is anything but normal right now — and these charts show it
The S&P 500 is trading just shy of record territory, even as most individual stocks are struggling....
I’m in my 20s and keep getting laid off. Should I invest in my employer’s 401(k) or look into other options?
“I have lost faith that the traditional career spanning decades at one company even exists anymore.”...
TV dinner overload? The frozen-food aisle may be too crowded for its own good.
Industry giant Conagra Brands has so many frozen-food items that they’re competing against each other, an analyst says....
Three reasons why this Wall Street market-making powerhouse says investors should reload on stocks now
September provided a reset for stocks, pointing to a good end to the year, says Scott Rubner...
Here’s the bond-market alternative as U.S. and other developed markets debt deteriorate
Christopher Wood, of Jefferies, said Group of Seven bonds have entered a ‘structural bear market’ since March 2020....
Brazil is holding an election — and for the stock market, there’s more to gain than to lose, says fund manager
Were Flavio Bolsonaro to outperform current polling Sunday, an emerging-market fund manager see the opportunity for a sh...
Another viral AI doomsday report claims ‘it’s over.’ Why home prices could take a hit as screen-based jobs disappear.
Egan-Jones has become the latest to issue a viral AI doomsday report, zeroing in on difficulties facing screen-based wor...
‘I don’t want to die on the sales floor’: I’m 67 and earn $19.50 an hour at a big-box store. When can I finally retire?
“I started taking Social Security at 66 and receive $2,410 a month. I have $214,000 in my 401(k).”...
Here’s who’s joining the S&P 500 in the index’s latest shakeup
Twilio gets the nod, as current component Warner Bros Discovery is due to merger with Paramount....
The hidden silver lining of high interest rates: Safer, cheaper retirement income
Annuity payout rates are closely tied to interest rates...
Nike’s troubles are mounting, and sales could fall further
The company has faced struggles in China and in its sneaker business....
Bond yields suddenly retreat from recent highs as buyers step back into the Treasury market
There’s a tug of war going on in the U.S. Treasury market right now...
The Treasury Department started Trump accounts for 60 million kids — but families still have to take this step if they want one
Here’s what parents seeking the $1,000 seed money for their child need to know....
Financial stocks are falling below a key chart level to warn the worst is yet to come
Financial stocks have struggled over the past several weeks, and it’s becoming clear the decline may not be over....
This silent alarm in the bond market tells you which stocks to buy and which to avoid
Widening credit spreads send an important signal that investors should heed about which stocks to buy and which to avoid...
Trump’s SEC wants to allow fund managers to charge extra fees for better performance. Here’s why it’s a terrible idea.
Think twice before embracing any new fund with high performance-related fees in your 401(k)....
This couple took out an adjustable-rate mortgage when rates were over 8%. Here’s how it worked out.
Adjustable-rate mortgages have made a comeback as mortgage rates surge and buyers seek relief from high housing costs....
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is coming for Apple’s empire
Apple has a grip on consumer technology through its iPhone business, but Meta is betting that the AI era warrants differ...
Tesla’s delivery report is just around the corner. Expect a sales drop.
Investors have become less interested in Tesla’s EV business lately, but Friday’s report still has the potential to be m...
U.S. manufacturers say inflation is bad and not getting any better
American manufacturers are expanding and have plenty of new orders, but high energy prices and new Trump tariffs appear ...
September jobs report may show labor market is on the mend — but it’s far from cured
The U.S. job market has been stuck in what economists call a low-hire, low fire mode for the past two years — and the Se...
Why Micron’s big earnings report isn’t lifting the stock
Expectations are high, and Micron isn’t topping estimates to the degree that it used to....
The latest oil-price shock rippling through the economy is a refining crisis — not a crude crisis
‘We’re solving the crude dilemma, but we are not solving the product dilemma’...
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