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Loneliness and social isolation can take six years off your life

Loneliness and social isolation can cut almost six healthy years from your life, according to a study that quantified the impact of social problems that often plague older adults....

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These 5 chip stocks are cheaper than the S&P 500 — and offer faster growth

Micron and Nvidia are among high-profile semiconductor companies that have been raking in cash and still have inexpensive stocks....

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Worse than taking away your parents’ car keys? Taking away their cell phone. How to protect your aging parents.

Parental controls aren’t just for kids anymore....

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My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and savings to buy a $3 million compound. Do I intervene?

“He estimates the mortgage will be $10,000 a month once both homes are sold, or $14,000 if they are not sold in time.”...

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Prediction markets are coming for pop culture

What to know before buying event contracts around your favorite reality shows and entertainers....

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America’s renters are emerging as a political movement

Housing policy has long prioritized homeownership. As young Americans face the prospect of renting indefinitely, more tenants are seeking political clout....

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Google makes a fresh bet on nuclear power as the AI energy crunch intensifies

Constellation’s stock is rising sharply following a deal that equates to as much power as would be supplied by a new nuclear reactor....

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I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.

Our healthcare system is designed to diagnose the presence or absence of disease, one organ at a time. That means people have no baseline against which to make broader lifestyle decisions....

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Wall Street is hyping AI. This fund manager is betting instead on fires, HVAC and Berkshire Hathaway.

The co-portfolio manager at Heartland Advisors urges investors to shut out Wall Street’s hype on AI and look for companies that can use its technology as costs come down....

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Should I put my nest egg in a 30-year Treasury bond?

Risk comes in many forms, even with “safe” investments....

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Michael Burry says he’s sold out of his top holding — for now

Michael Burry, the contrarian ex-hedge-fund manager chronicled in The Big Short, is selling his top holding at an 8.5-year low....

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The S&P 500 is facing rate chaos and narrow breadth. Why one Goldman Sachs insider is still bullish on stocks.

Stocks are not expensive in an historical context, seasonal factors are supportive and Goldman Sachs hedge fund research forecasts a record high for the S&P 500 before year-end....

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Elon Musk is a trillionaire again. Here’s how his wealth stacks up against national economies.

Is Musk wealthier than the national economy of Poland or Ireland? Find out here....

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The case for Nvidia’s stock to march even higher after clinching its first record high in months

Analysts highlight the stock’s cheap valuation and the chip maker’s central role in the AI ecosystem....

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This new AI model could help America close a technological gap with China

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI announced Beam, a new ultra-efficient open model that boasts capabilities on par with those of Chinese ones...

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Western Digital and Seagate shares bounce back as analysts downplay the Toshiba threat

Even if Toshiba doubles its capacity, analysts say it has a ways to go to catch up with Western Digital and Seagate...

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Trump is promising $90 Medicare rebate checks ahead of the midterms. Here’s the hidden cost.

The president is betting that he can make seniors forget rising healthcare costs...

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Investors see big opportunity in ferocious 2026 bond-market rout

The bond market rout of 2026 may be jolting markets, but it’s also gaining a important following among savers and the risk averse....

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AI chatbots recommend shopping at Walmart over just about anywhere else, analysts find

The next retail battleground could be AI recommendation engines, according to UBS....

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Microsoft’s blazing stock comeback isn’t even close to being over, analyst says

Microsoft looks like a winning play in an environment where investors are looking for safer bets on the AI trend, according to Melius Research....

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Saudi Aramco’s CEO may be too downbeat about the road to restocking global oil supplies

Some see record oil production and more alternative routes for delivery once the Strait of Hormuz fully opens....

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SpaceX’s stock could actually be a bargain, according to this metric

The stock is expensive when valued solely by operating profit, but SpaceX is cheaper than Meta and Alphabet when you bring growth into the mix....

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‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. Could it have been avoided?

“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”...

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Go ahead and get that poetry degree. Republican law won’t prevent people with humanities majors from getting student loans.

The vast majority of bachelor’s and graduate degree programs pass new rules meant to hold colleges accountable...

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‘People in the U.S. need to wake up’: As a mortgage loan officer, I rejected wealthy couples due to overspending. We’re all heading for trouble.

“We’d better get real quick or we’re going to have a financial crisis that makes the Great Recession of 2008 look like a picnic.”...

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Musk hints TSMC may join his mega chip venture, and Intel’s stock is taking a hit

Intel shares are taking a hit on Monday after a report that TSMC may help with Elon Musk’s Teraweb factory....

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An AI ‘reality check’ may take the S&P 500 to 5,000. Here’s the trades to make, this strategist says.

Keep an eye on artificial-intelligence spending in the upcoming earnings season, Panmure Liberum’s Klement said....

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Bitcoin’s big bounce has graduated to a longer-term uptrend. Is it too late to buy?

A bullish “golden cross” technical pattern has appeared for the first time in more than three years. The last one worked out pretty well....

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The average U.S. stock is quietly getting crushed. Morgan Stanley says these ones are worth buying now.

Investors have fallen out of love with a large chunk of stocks, such as industrials, and Morgan Stanley sees an opportunity to pick up some names on the cheap....

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What Bessent is now saying after bond yields didn’t stop rising on ‘I am the house’ remark

In a televisxed interview with Axios, Treasury Secretary Bessent defended his department’s record in the bond market and walked back his “I am the house” declaration from a month ago...

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This $23 billion software deal was struck at a decade-low valuation, as AI winner takes out loser

Schneider Electric, the maker of electrical equipment that has thrived from the AI build-out, on Monday struck a $23 billion deal to buy an industrial design software company at a bargain-basement val...

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Corporate America has never been this upbeat about future profits

As third-quarter earnings kick off this week, more companies than ever have expressed optimism about their bottom lines....

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October can be a scary month for stocks. Here’s what investors need to watch this year.

If stocks see another big swoon this year, investors already know why....

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Fed minutes coming this week could give markets important clues about future rate hikes

Minutes from the September meeting may provide extra context, as the real fed-funds rate is now surprisingly low....

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Switching jobs to get higher pay works best in these industries

Finding a new job is one way to get a pay increase at a time when inflation has been outpacing wage growth....

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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....

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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 is slow and it’s a tough time to find work....

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The next big AI battle is all about cuteness

Meta and other tech companies are betting that fuzzy mascots can win over AI skeptics....

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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.”...

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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 crack, spiral or leave a trail of carnage in its path....

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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 modern midterm elections result in some loss of congressional control for the party...

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