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Losing Medicaid coverage leaves some older adults facing higher medical costs.

Fed policymakers appear to have lost touch with economic reality.

Companies are spending big to develop their own AI chips so they don’t have to keep paying Nvidia.

Large deposits do not go unnoticed by financial institutions — and for good reason, experts note.

The oldest members of Generation X are hitting a key retirement milestone, but they may be on a “collision course.”

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 might be lower than this year’s 3.2% increase as inflation moderates.

How immigrants subsidize Social Security for the rest of us.

A 13-year study of more than 10,000 middle-aged U.S. adults found that these habits were associated with longer life

Don’t give up just yet, advisers say: “The next few years are so crucial to get right.”

Berkshire Hathaway shares reclaim record territory on Friday for the first time in months, boosted by investors’ growing appetite for value stocks.

The majority of stocks picked in 2023’s most popular stock picking TikToks ended up profitable.

Investors this week dumped megacap technology stocks and turned to roughed-up corners of the market. What do investors need to know before piling into small caps?

Bulls hope they just witnessed the start of a major rotation away from a narrow band of Big Tech winners to unloved parts of the market. But will the consumer play along?

S&P 500 fundamentals point to continuing gains.

“I have $1.5 million in retirement accounts, but just $160,000 in savings. I currently pay $4,000 in rent.”

“Their relationship was solid without any drama or suspicion.”

This year’s rally for technology stocks hasn’t been broad-based. Analysts see opportunities among some of the software companies that have been left behind.

Despite record levels for stock prices and rising bullishness on Wall Street, JPMorgan Chase didn’t stray from its more conservative outlook on the risk to the economy from inflation, geopolitical upheaval and other potential pitfalls.

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Friday said it would lift restrictions placed last year on the social-media accounts of former President Donald Trump — a move the company said is intended to level the playing field for this year’s presidential...

Peacock, which will stream every Olympics event live, will raise prices by $2 a month starting July 18.

As “a general rule,” people should be on guard about unfamiliar senders and suspicious texts, AT&T said.

StubHub is postponing its initial public offering until at least September because of “tricky” market conditions, according to a Wall Street Journal report Friday that cited one person familiar with the matter.

Nvidia’s stock bounced Friday as investors shook off the jitters that led to a massive selloff in megacap technology companies in the previous session.

The president didn’t do much to dispel his opponents’ claims that his policies fueled inflation.

The Starlink satellites were deployed at a lower-than-intended orbit Thursday night because of a rocket problem.

Many of us would like to age in place, but will it be possible?

“We have IRAs of $1. 2 million, stock investments of $50,000 and $30,000 in cash in a local bank.”

Also: Estate planning mistakes, a hot bond market and a possible rotation for stocks.

Startup funding meltdown could be severe, depending on how long the AI bubble lasts.

This may come as a surprise to some: U.S. presidential elections and policies don’t impact the short-term cost of gasoline at the pump, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

Consumers’ optimism about the economy fell to an eight-month low in July over frustration with high prices, even though they expect inflation to slow over the next year.

“We are now 70, have a few health issues and do not want to be a financial burden to our children as we age.”

Yamal’s release clause is by far the most expensive ever. Would a team actually pay it?

PepsiCo and Conagra are among the companies dropping prices in response to inflation-weary consumers

Set a goal for your investments and keep these four things in mind

A viral X post asking whether to give your beneficiaries the money today, or let them wait to inherit it, has drawn more than 10 million views

Oil futures rose Friday morning, aiming for a third straight winning session, after finding modest support the previous day following a cooler-than-expected June consumer-price index reading that reinforced expectations for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting...

The company said that the hacked data “does not contain the content of calls or texts, personal information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or other personally identifiable information.”

Lake Cornelia Research Management’s chief investment officer Judd Arnold says stocks could be looking at a repeat of recent history if an unwind of a popular trade continues on Friday.

A CNN report that Germany, with the help of U.S. intelligence, foiled an assassination attempt on the chief executive of an arms manufacturer helps bring the surging stock-market gains of the European defense sector into focus.

Eisman, who was played by Steve Carell in the 2015 movie ‘The Big Short,’ played down concerns about the current economy as he argued AI will boost the world’s top tech companies

History suggests the unloved group of stocks could outperform once the Fed cuts interest rates, which now looks increasingly likely.

Thursday should have a banner day for Cathie Wood. It wasn’t for her flagship fund.

President Joe Biden spoke Thursday at a much-anticipated press conference as he faces calls to end his re-election campaign following a poor debate performance.

Dollar-store chain Dollar General Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million and take more steps to make its workplaces safer, following longstanding complaints over working conditions, the Department of Labor said Thursday.

“It’s been a rocket ship,” Ivy Zelman, the chief executive of Zelman & Associates, a research firm focused on the housing industry, said Wednesday.

Oil futures finished higher on Thursday to tally back-to-back session gains as a decline in a key U.S. inflation gauge fueled expectations for interest-rate cuts this year that may lead to a rise consumer energy demand.

The seminal rap group said it has never allowed its music to be used in product advertising and asked a judge to block the use of its hit song in an online ad campaign.

When Costco Wholesale Corp. announced a membership-fee increase for its shoppers late Wednesday, investors who had been eager for such a move cheered the news. Yet on Thursday, the stock fell.

Costco membership fees are going up to $65 for its Gold Star plan, and $130 for its Executive plan, representing a roughly 8% annual increase

Tesla Inc.’s stock fell more than 6% on Thursday afternoon on the heels of a report that the electric-vehicle maker will delay its closely watched Robotaxi debut by two months in order to build more prototypes.

The first decline in consumer prices in four years is just an hors d’oeuvre for the Federal Reserve. Its appetite to cut U.S. interest rates won’t be fully sated until the Fed gets more weak readings in its preferred inflation gauge.

Declines in Tesla, Nvidia and other large tech stocks could mean a $535 billion market-cap wipeout for the grouping.

Shares of Intuitive Machines, which is currently up seven of the last 10 days, rose on no apparent news Thursday.

Low-paying checking accounts cost Americans $103 billion in lost interest.

The company recently announced live voice-assistant integrations with carmakers in Europe.

If Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his fellow board members “proceed with an interest rate cut in September, expect Trump and Republican lawmakers to seek vengeance.”

Ether ETFs, which could arrive as soon as next week, are unlikely to see as much demand as their bitcoin counterparts. However, they are still likely to drive up ether’s price by up to 90%.

The weekly decline in claims is the highest since last September.

Conagra Brands’ stock slumped Thursday, after the parent of food brands including Healthy Choice, Boomchickapop, Duncan Hines and Birds Eye reported quarterly revenue that fell short of forecasts and provided a downbeat profit outlook.

AMD shares could continue to benefit from upbeat PC-chip trends and more realistic AI-revenue expectations, according to an analyst.

The Chinese Communist Party is set to outline its plans for the future of China’s economy at its upcoming Third Plenum meeting which starts on July 15

Vista Outdoor Inc. on Thursday urged shareholders to vote in favor of its proposal to sell its Kinetic Group ammunition business to the Czechoslovak Group, a Czech conglomerate, at a coming special meeting.

Delta Air Lines’ stock took a dive toward a four-month low in premarket trading Thursday, after the air carrier reported second-quarter profit and load factor that missed expectations, and provided a downbeat revenue outlook.

Should inflation behave as economists expect, there may be a window — a very brief window — to bet against the U.S. dollar, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.

UBS offers a strategy to profit from what they call “gamma rentals” — the idea of earning income by profiting off the volatility rather than the direction of the underlying asset

“She’s had an untreated abscessed tooth for over a year and she’s been scammed out of more than $5,000.”

The Paris-based agency says demand for oil be lower next year, while supplies continue to grow.

The charming home showcases Mount Timpanogos views from every room and includes an art studio.

Seven & i Holdings reported a drop in first-quarter net profit as its overseas convenience-store business deteriorated sharply, partly due to higher costs of products and labor in the U.S.

The warehouse retailer gave the investing world what it wanted — announcing its first fee hike on millions of its shoppers since 2017.

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority outlined its new listing rules with a view to reinvigorating the country’s troubled capital markets via the biggest overhaul in decades

After 18 months of hyping up artificial intelligence and its potentially transformative impact on both corporate profits and human productivity, Wall Street appears to be turning more skeptical.

Securing the border and undertaking “the largest deportation operation in American history” are key focuses of the Republican Party’s new plan to “quickly bring down all prices” for inflation-hit consumers and businesses. But economists say that these policies may not...

The U.S. market is due for a correction, this veteran trader says — but he’s staying invested.

In TikTok videos, home inspectors are highlighting flaws in newly built homes, some of which can cost upwards of $1 million.

Proposals range from adult-use pot to introduction of a medical-cannabis program.

Carvana, which almost went out of business in 2022, has staged an impressive turnaround.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

Privatization is taking over Medicare — and it’s a poor deal for the rest of us

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are confident in the ability of Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft to bring them back to Earth in an emergency despite ongoing tests into issues with the spacecraft that have extended their stay on the International Space...

Acquiring Europe’s largest private AI lab is AMD’s most expensive AI-focused purchase so far.

Oil futures headed higher on Wednesday, finding support after official U.S. data revealed a weekly decline in crude inventories for a second week in a row.

BofA sees a potentially more volatile regulatory landscape as well as limited valuation upside.

Target will stop accepting checks July 15, but several major retailers told MarketWatch they still take personal checks.

The Federal Reserve isn’t going to cut U.S. interest rates until it gets a few more low inflation readings. It’s likely to get another one on Thursday.

Shares of Manchester United fell Wednesday after the U.K.-based soccer club reported a big jump in fiscal third-quarter losses and a drop in revenue due primarily to fewer games being played.

Customers lodged 61,233 complaints against U.S. airlines in 2023, new Transportation Department data shows, with this airline getting the most gripes.

Needham upgrades Carvana shares, saying the company is a “secular growth story with a cyclical-recovery kicker.”

Jim Worden, chief investment officer of the Wealth Consulting Group, is watching out for a lot of money to go rushing back into stocks, lifting all boats.

Virgin Galactic says that commercial operations of its new Delta spacecraft will begin in 2026.

The deal will add a portfolio that includes in-house design and manufacturing of coil-wound heat exchangers and related equipment.

Mortgage applications fell 0.2% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Shares of Kongsberg Gruppen rallied on Wednesday as the Norwegian maker of defense systems and marine equipment said it benefited both from increased defense spending and the green energy transition.

A wave of immigration has bolstered the economy while generating little inflation, a new report from a regional Fed bank finds.

“What do you all think about employees who work from home and have little kids to watch at the same time?”

The 1960 home built on what had been deemed an unbuildable hillside is a testament to ingenuity, engineering, and architecture.

The Taiwanese chipmaker has seen its sales buoyed by the race to develop new AI infrastructure

LegalZoom said now is the right time for the move as it “increases its focus on shifting towards subscription-based revenue to drive long-term profitable growth.”

Wednesday’s figures came as no surprise for many economists, who expect inflation to stay low throughout the year as a drawn-out property slump continues to dent consumer confidence and spending.

A number of Wall Street analysts on Tuesday made bullish calls on the shares of a newly public healthcare company that uses artificial intelligence to differentiate itself in the cancer-diagnostics space.

Just as many investors and traders remain sanguine about the prospects of cooling U.S. inflation when Thursday’s consumer-price index for June comes out, Wall Street is pointing to the potential inflationary impacts of a second presidency under Republican Donald...

Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on the Texas coast Monday, is the first hurricane of what is expected to be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.

Human psychology means that Airbnb users often leave reviews that don’t necessarily accurately reflect their experience.

The stock has increased by more than 40% over the current 10-session stretch of gains.

Sonic and Subway have recently launched menu options in the $2 to $3 range.

Boeing reported second-quarter commercial airplane deliveries that improved from the previous quarter, helped by a strong June, but fell more than 30% from a year ago.

Hedging against a market downturn comes at a price.

Ramani Durvasula, author of “It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People,” says some industries attract more narcissists than others. Is yours one of them?

Amazon Prime Day, which runs July 16 – 17, will have a landing page for travel deals.

Jefferies initiates coverage of North Carolina-based lender with a buy rating

Oil futures lost ground Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl appeared to leave Texas energy infrastructure with little damage.

The move may include up to $25 million in expenses.

The stock of Danish biotech Novo Nordisk was down 2.2% Tuesday, after a study found that the company’s obesity drug Wegovy lags its main rival, Eli Lilly & Co. Inc.’s Mounjaro, in speed and magnitude of weight loss.