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Financial skills slip as we age. Here’s how we can learn to stay sharp.
Elderly people risk costly mistakes, poor health outcomes and falling victim to scams.
Federal judge makes your Social Security data harder for DOGE to access — for now
The Department of Government Efficiency will be allowed only limited access to Social Security data after...
How to travel solo in retirement — and save money while doing it
Traveling solo has grown more popular among people in their 60s and older.
Are small-cap stocks cheaper than large caps? Yes — if you ignore this one key fact.
Leaving money-losing companies out of P/E calculations makes the Russell 2000 look more attractively priced.
Trump’s attacks on Powell pose another risk for bondholders — especially older investors
If you hold a lot of U.S. Treasury bonds in your portfolio, as many retirees and...
Trump won’t fire Powell — but he could still pressure the Fed, says economist studying president’s tweets
Research shows that in his first term, Trump’s social-media posts changed market expectations for interest rates,...
Here’s where Trump’s trade deals with China, Europe, Japan and other countries stand
President Donald Trump has spent the week talking trade. But the hardest part may be yet...
Why Trump Media once again called out ‘naked short selling’ as its stock dropped
Parent of President Trump’s Truth Social has complained to the SEC about potential illegal bearish bets...
The ‘smart money’ index is doing something unusual right now. Why it could be a buying opportunity.
“Smart money” investors have been buying stocks pretty aggressively lately, even as the market continues to...
Eli Lilly’s stock soars as successful trial of weight-loss pill is a game changer
If approved, the pill is expected to be far easier to administer than current injectables —...
The Treasury market is tipping its hand. Stock investors aren’t seeing it.
Watch what smart players like Warren Buffett and Jeff Gundlach are doing.
Dow sees first ‘death cross’ since 2023 — but here’s the good news
On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average became the latest major U.S. equity-market gauge to experience...
‘It’s just not done’: Why Trump firing Powell could rock U.S. financial markets
Removing the chair of the central bank would have severe consequences for markets and the economy,...
This Tesla and Alphabet earnings play could profit from stock-market volatility
Both of these stocks often see big postearnings moves. Meanwhile, the broader U.S. market is struggling...
Why the comfy appeal of binge-watching may make Netflix tariff-proof
Netflix’s stock rises after hours Thursday as the streaming giant blows past Wall Street’s expectations.
Google parent Alphabet dealt another antitrust blow — but investors shouldn’t sweat it
A judge ruled parts of Google’s ad-tech business to be monopolistic, but an analyst notes the...
It looks like Intel may have to go it alone. Can CEO Lip-Bu Tan fix the company solo?
Another rumored partner has dismissed the prospect of an arrangement with Intel, suggesting the company won’t...
Bonds struggle since ‘liberation day’ tariffs, but Fed is in no rush to cut rates
The U.S. bond market has been in rough patch since President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day”...
My husband will inherit $180K. I think we should invest the money. He wants to pay off his $168K mortgage. Who’s right?
“He has $15,000 in investments and $5,500 per month in disability income.”
‘My house and car are paid off’: I have $1 million in stocks — so where do I invest $100,000?
“I have plenty of rainy-day money. I don’t want to be a landlord again. And, yes,...
Trucking company J.B. Hunt says customers are ‘waiting for the dust to settle’ on tariffs
Trucking and logistics provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Tuesday said that its customers are...
Why Schumer is calling on Trump to fire Social Security ‘hatchet man’ Leland Dudek
The Social Security Administration and its beneficiaries are in danger, and the man in the top...
Nvidia to record $5.5 billion in charges due to U.S. export ban on its H20 chip for China
Nvidia Corp.’s shares were tumbling in after-hours trading Tuesday, after the chip giant disclosed in a...
Has the VIX peaked? ‘Acute phase’ of selloff in stocks may be done, says Bespoke.
Stock-market volatility has seen outsized swings up and down this month, as investors contend with uncertain...
Albertsons warns of competition from larger retailers but downplays tariff impact
Albertsons Cos.’ stock slid on Tuesday after the grocery chain’s outlook lagged Wall Street’s expectations and...
‘I ended up getting very sick’: I’m divorcing an abuser. I’ve had two terrible attorneys — and fired them both. Do I sue?
“I want to focus on the monetary aspect, because money is tight and my divorce is...
Americans are ‘doom-buying’ coffee, olive oil and soap. What’s the one thing I should stockpile to avoid tariff price hikes?
Some purchases have echoes of the early days of the pandemic.
Here’s where to find top investment newsletters’ favorite undervalued stocks
The consumer sector doesn’t deserve to be so deeply out of favor.
Stocks for the long term? Don’t assume you’ll always make money.
Why the usual advice about managing a stock-market plunge is dangerous now.
Nasdaq set to lead Dow, S&P 500 higher on tech tariff pause amid mixed signals
Nasdaq-100 futures indicated tech stocks would lead U.S. stocks higher as a new week of trading...
The truth about immigrants, Medicare and Social Security
Honest debate can’t start with fiction
Apple, Nvidia get tariff exemptions for now, but ‘massive uncertainty’ lies ahead
Smartphones and laptops are among items exempt from recent China tariffs, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick...
Ray Dalio says Trump’s trade war could spark ‘something worse than a recession’
Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio said Sunday that the U.S. is on the brink of a recession...
I held power of attorney for my late brother. Can I withdraw money from his bank account to give to his favorite charity?
‘He honestly believed the power of attorney was also the beneficiary of this account, so a...
My late uncle’s house is in foreclosure. A woman claims to be his daughter and my cousin is a squatter. What can we do?
“She keeps threatening to remove this nephew from the home.”
As ‘sell America’ trade rattles Washington and Wall Street, here’s what could bring U.S. markets back from the brink
President Trump’s decision to pause some of his tariffs helped spur a rebound in stocks last...
Will more people ride out a trade war with Netflix? The streamer’s results will offer clues.
With quarterly results due Thursday, analysts will be looking for signs of indirect impacts of tariffs...
‘I’ve made the most money over the last 30 years buying solid companies in terrible markets’: Should I start buying?
“As the old phrase goes, don’t catch a falling knife.”
Social Security’s announcements are leaving its website and moving to X: reports
Only 7% of X’s news consumers are age 65 or older.
Trump-supporting investors are doubling down on these names as tariff war rages
There’s a “parallel economy” of companies offering products and services to “a conservative user base that...
Social Security rule-reversals, office closures, cost cuts: here’s what’s happening now.
A Social Security “war room,” threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order...
‘The cost is a big unknown’: Should I buy a new car to avoid auto tariffs — or wait and hope that Trump suspends them too?
Trump’s 90-day pause on “reciprocal” tariffs does not extend to the 25% import tax on cars...
‘Are we out of our minds?’ My husband and I are in our 70s. Should we use $600K of our savings to buy our dream home?
“The community has its own gym, tennis courts, restaurants and bars, plus it is a brand-new...
Can a president break insider-trading laws? Trump’s Truth Social post ignites fierce debate.
Six Democratic senators sent a letter Friday to the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission...
As markets unravel, gold sees best three-day rally since the COVID-19 chaos
Gold has been on a tear this week, with investors flocking to it as a haven...
Why kosher-for-Passover Coca-Cola is going viral among non-Jewish shoppers
The product, distinguished by its yellow cap, is made with cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn...
Here are this week’s 20 best-performing stocks as the S&P 500 rallied
All but two of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors were up for the week.
College basketball is now such big business — and so complex — that general managers are in high demand. A look inside this hot new job category.
Former basketball columnist Adrian Wojnarowski and his fellow college-sports GMs school MarketWatch on the business of...
Trump retreats but still puts U.S. tariff rate at its highest level in a century. Here’s what it means for prices for clothes, food and more.
One study of the current state of U.S. tariffs and foreign retaliation suggests that Wednesday’s euphoria...
Nvidia’s stock retreats, but analysts aren’t buying into tariff fears right now
Shares of Nvidia and other big chip companies pulled back, the day after a historic rally...
