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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.
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸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 borrowed.
🇺🇸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?
🇺🇸My wife never went back to work after raising our kids. Do I have to share my retirement savings 50/50?
“For 14 years I have gotten up every morning and gone to work while she has been free to pursue whatever interested her.”
🇺🇸‘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).”
🇺🇸These bond strategies can help you get a safe 5% return on your cash
With U.S. Treasury yields on the rise, financial planners say they’re seeing a growing interest in bonds, especially among investors looking to secure fixed income in retirement.
🇺🇸‘I want to make her proud’: My mother, a divorcée, died and I’m her executor. Do I need to file for probate?
“The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.”
🇺🇸A tough job market is pushing more young Americans to make a big bet: on themselves
There has been a rise in entrepreneurship among young Americans as the entry-level labor market has become tougher to join.
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸‘I have $400,000 in equity’: I’m 80. Should I sell my house because of dangerous stairs — or spend thousands renovating?
“Generally, the advice I’ve read says not to sell because I have a low-interest-rate mortgage.”
🇺🇸The No. 1 mistake beginners make with travel cards, according to The Points Guy
The Points Guy’s Brian Kelly gave me a crash course in annual fees and redemptions to offset rising travel costs
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth. Should I pay for his retirement?
“We have an ironclad prenup.”
🇺🇸Cars have become unaffordable for many Americans. Here’s what the numbers show.
At today’s prices and rates, even the average used vehicle can exceed some commonly used affordability measures.
🇺🇸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 is slow and it’s a tough time to find work.
🇺🇸The next big AI battle is all about cuteness
Meta and other tech companies are betting that fuzzy mascots can win over AI skeptics.
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸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 that holds the White House.
🇺🇸‘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).”
🇺🇸I’m 71 and still working. I earn $108,000 a year. Am I doing the right thing?
“I have $152,000 in my IRA and Roth accounts.”
🇺🇸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
🇺🇸My wife never went back to work after raising our kids. Do I have to share my retirement savings 50/50?
“For 14 years I have gotten up every morning and gone to work while she has been free to pursue whatever interested her.”
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸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 as much as 5%.
🇺🇸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 humanity.”
🇺🇸‘I’m never selling’: I’m 47 and buy bitcoin with every dollar I earn. Am I crazy?
“When my paycheck lands, it takes a detour through bitcoin.”
🇺🇸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 borrowed.
🇺🇸These bond strategies can help you get a safe 5% return on your cash
With U.S. Treasury yields on the rise, financial planners say they’re seeing a growing interest in bonds, especially among investors looking to secure fixed income in retirement.
🇺🇸Why bond investors quickly lost their enthusiasm for weak labor figures
A weak U.S. jobs report did what bad news hadn’t done in a while: It made U.S. debt look like a safe haven again — albeit briefly.
🇺🇸The U.S. can’t find enough of this critical machine component to win the humanoid-robots race
Humanoid robots have the potential to revolutionize life as we know it — but the U.S. does not have a supply chain that can produce key parts.
🇺🇸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.
🇺🇸‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that?
“As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable.”
🇺🇸‘I want to make her proud’: My mother, a divorcée, died and I’m her executor. Do I need to file for probate?
“The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.”
🇺🇸Tesla EV sales beat Wall Street’s expectations again, and the stock jumps
EV giant 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 pricing power that Western Digital and Seagate currently enjoy.
🇺🇸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 this Wall Street market-making powerhouse says investors should reload on stocks right 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 sharp rally in stocks
🇺🇸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 workers and the housing market.
🇺🇸‘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).”
🇺🇸Amazon is hiking chip-rental prices and reportedly moving Nvidia processors off the balance sheet
In a sign of the financing crunch facing the hyperscalers financing the AI revolution, Amazon has announced it is raising prices on how much it charges to rent high-performance microchips as it reportedly is going to sell and then lease back Nvidia chips.
🇺🇸Famed former Boston Celtics commentator lists sunny Boston penthouse for $1.5 million
A piece of sports history has officially hit the market, with former Boston Celtics commentator Mike Gorman listing his Boston penthouse for $1.495 million.
🇺🇸‘I have $400,000 in equity’: I’m 80. Should I sell my house because of dangerous stairs — or spend thousands renovating?
“Generally, the advice I’ve read says not to sell because I have a low-interest-rate mortgage.”
🇺🇸I’m 71 and still working. I earn $108,000 a year. Am I doing the right thing?
“I have $152,000 in my IRA and Roth accounts.”
