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For Amazon, the annual sale event leads to massive revenue. For warehouse workers, it leads to injuries, lawmakers say.

Gold climbed sharply on Tuesday as bets for U.S. interest-rate cuts prompted prices to touch fresh record intraday highs, and some analysts touted long-term prospects for further gains in the precious metal.

Crypto traders have been doubling down their bets on a Donald Trump victory in November’s U.S. presidential election.

Donald Trump’s choice of Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate has some investors and executives worried that a second Trump administration could be far less friendly to corporate America than the first, given the Ohio Republican’s history of populist rhetoric and...

TNT recently signed deals to show the French Open as well as more college sports.

Bond managers, on average, lag the market over time regardless of whether interest rates are rising or falling.

Providers of AI infrastructure ‘picks and shovels’ stand to benefit from growing demand.

It didn’t take long for one of the biggest and most important trading themes at the start of 2024 to come back in the minds of investors and traders, after having faded a month ago.

Last week’s action in the stock market might have signaled a long-awaited shift away from a focus on Big Tech in the stock market to overlooked pockets of value.

Oil futures on Tuesday were on track to stretch their losses into a third consecutive session, as investors worried about demand from China, the world’s second-largest consumer of crude.

Builder sentiment fell as mortgage rates stay elevated, the National Association of Home Builders said.

Hugo Boss shares fell sharply on Tuesday after the suit seller followed rivals Burberry and Swatch Group in cutting its guidance over concerns that a slump in the global economy is set to hit sales in key markets including the U.K. and China throughout the remainder...

A victory for Donald Trump in the November presidential election could have widespread implications for a host of industries, from big tech M&A to electric vehicle makers, say analysts.

Sales at U.S. retailers were flat in June because of falling gas prices and a nationwide cyberattack on auto dealers, but most other stores showed an increase in spending in a sign of stable economic growth.

Macy’s outstanding high-yield bonds were trading mixed on Monday after the company said it has ended takeover talks with two private-equity suitors after they failed to come up with a compelling enough offer and committed financing.

Miller Value Deep Value Strategy flags small-cap diamonds in the food, energy and media sectors.

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J.D. Vance now tops the Amazon bestsellers list for his 2016 book. ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if Vance outsells Stephen King this year.’

President Joe Biden has proposed capping rent increases nationwide to 5%, in an attempt to reign in surging housing costs. But housing experts are calling it counterproductive.

The elegant home features a black, white, and gray color scheme; custom millwork and a guest cottage.

Ocado shares increased sharply on Tuesday following a crash in its share price on Monday after it was downgraded by analysts

A new super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s presidential run has the backing of a number of tech and finance figures, and multiple reports contend that Elon Musk will soon join them.

Chinese central bank’s new policy tools let it act more like the Fed

The options market is sending an encouraging message for small-cap investors: The latest stock rally might have room to run.

Millions of immigrants are entering the country and joining the workforce.

Bitcoin jumped on Monday as investors raised their bets on Donald Trump’s potential victory in the presidential election in November.

U.S. airlines have struggled with weakness in the domestic market, facing a mismatch between capacity and demand that is casting a shadow over the second half of the year.

Gold futures inched closer to fresh record highs on Monday, as the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump raised political uncertainty, boosting safe-haven demand for the precious metal.

This asset class went 68 years with no net gain

Retail investors still believe in the tech sector, but expect volatility in the second half of the year.

Market speculation over former President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following an attempted assassination were driving up the price of bitcoin and several stocks on Monday, including a massive rally for his social-media group.

Investors have been looking beyond Big Tech in recent trading, signaling a possible shift to a value focus

A recent email from the Social Security Administration may look suspicious, but it’s real.

Bank approves 9% boost to quarterly dividend, to $3 per share starting in the third quarter.

Analyst upgrades Apple shares, saying the company can capitalize on generative AI to spur device sales like it did with digital music and social media.

AutoNation said Monday that it expects the recent cyberattack at dealership software company CDK Global to shave about $1.50 off its June quarter per-share earnings.

TD Cowen says AMD’s data-center business has a chance to shine as pressures ease on other segments.

Ascend Wellness is using proceeds of $235 million debt offering to prepay a three-year note.

Macy’s stock tumbled early Monday, after the department-store chain said it terminated talks with private-equity firms Arkhouse Management Co. LP and Brigade Capital Management LP after failing to reach a compelling deal with committed financing.

Index falls slightly to negative 6.6, slightly below forecast

Company cites weak market conditions in Europe.

Stelco ships about 2.6 million net tons of flat-rolled steel annually, primarily hot-rolled steel to service center customers.

Apple’s sales have reportedly surged to around $8 billion in the year ending in March compared to $6 billion a year earlier.

“That woman and her mother were selfish and self-interested, and believed that they were entitled to get those seats.”

“I know folks who make seven figures a year … but are a couple of missed paychecks away from bankruptcy,” one financial adviser says.

“At the moment, we are both in Florida, but the inheritance is in a California probate court.”

The forested farmhouse compound in Benedict Canyon is a slice of paradise, with an entire wing devoted to the primary suite.

U.S. stock-index futures saw a modest rise Sunday night, as financial markets reacted to an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump a day earlier at campaign rally.

Ten percent of shoppers said they’ll likely go into debt to pay for school supplies this year.

Burberry shares sank on Monday after the U.K. luxury fashion group said it’s chief executive officer will be replaced, following a profit warning and suspension of its 2025 dividend.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. is poised to make its largest acquisition ever, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, with a roughly $23 billion deal to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz.

There’s speculation the Trump campaign may also try to capitalize on the imagery: “That picture is going to be one for the century.”

This marks the second rate hike the U.S. Postal Service has instituted this year alone.

A dark day in U.S. history will offer a test for financial market participants as they react to an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

The seemingly impossible task facing the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell is to achieve a decisive victory against inflation, without pushing the world’s largest economy into a recession or, at least, a deep and prolonged one.

Netflix Inc. reports second-quarter results on Thursday, as a bigger portion of Wall Street concludes that it has essentially won the streaming wars.

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have said they would support the re-election campaign of former President Donald Trump’s.

Bitcoin, which trades around the clock, surged after former President Donald Trump was shot, potentially a reaction both to the perceived increased likelihood the Republican will win as well as to a more unstable political environment.

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

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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.