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With mortgage rates soaring above 7.5%, the smart money rents in America
If buying a home right now is such a great idea, why doesn’t Wall Street want to do it?
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How to downsize like a pro — and free yourself from being a ‘prisoner of your possessions’
Seven tips for painlessly moving in retirement.
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Florida is voting on whether to slash property taxes. Here’s who it would benefit — and hurt.
Amendment 3’s passage could add momentum to other states’ efforts to slash property taxes
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The options market is reminding investors there’s a cure for rising bond yields — higher yields
The MOVE Index — the Treasury market’s “fear gauge” — has reached heights that in the past suggested yields may have peaked, at least for now.
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Ken Paxton is right. Tax cuts will mean Social Security and Medicare cuts.
It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or Democrat. Math is math.
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How to provide guaranteed retirement income while paying no commissions
Unlike the stock market, whose future returns are anything but assured, a TIPS ladder’s payout is guaranteed.
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I keep comparing myself to my more financially successful friends. How can I stop?
“It’s become clear that some of the people I grew up with are going to have very different lives from me”
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Why a longtime skeptic of Palantir’s stock is finally saying it’s time to buy
Palantir’s total addressable market could get a lot bigger, while its business model should sustain its lead against competitors, an analyst says
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Little relief expected for gas prices ahead of Election Day, according to prediction markets
Gas prices are expected to remain above $4 per gallon on Nov. 3, according to traders on prediction market platform Kalshi.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of rising interest rates
Unlike higher gas prices, which hurt almost everyone, higher borrowing costs have an uneven impact.
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The Treasury market is facing a crucial vote of investor confidence
Higher bond yields aren’t only about inflation and the Iran war. But it means a higher cost of capital.
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Layoffs haven’t been this low since the 1960s. It’s great if you have a job — but not if you don’t.
It isn’t easy for anyone looking for work now to find a job. Yet people who already have jobs probably don’t have to worry much about losing them.
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This chart shows the No. 1 reason why the cost of raising kids jumped 60% in eight years
“The birth-rate crisis is really an affordability crisis.”
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Who will benefit more from AI agents when it comes to spending – companies or you?
There’s an agent arms race unfolding, supercharging the battle for your wallet
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GLP-1s could offer unexpected relief from back and knee pain, but doctors urge caution
Rapid weight loss can lead to issues with bone quality, particularly in older adults.
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Tesla’s big AI gamble puts its EV business under a microscope
Investors are left with unanswered questions as the company leans on car sales to help fund its expensive AI ventures.
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A strategist who called the Asian financial crisis sees parallels with the AI boom
Albert Edwards, well-known for his generally bearish views on equity markets, finds the economicbenefits of AI to be a promise rather than a reality at present.
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After a 33% gain in the first half, this fund manager grew tired of the AI trade. Here’s where he’s looking now.
Bill Hench, of First Eagle, stepped away from the artificial-intelligence trade with small-capitalization bets on a recovery of the U.S. housing construction market.
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A true ‘nuclear renaissance’ is taking shape, and these stocks could be big winners
The nuclear-energy industry has been having a moment, but analysts say some companies look better positioned than others to capitalize on a wave of AI-fueled demand.
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Samsung just did something no tech company has ever done, and investors still aren’t satisfied
Since the stock peaked in June, Samsung shareholders have been unimpressed with record profits and shareholder return programs.
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