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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.
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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.
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Sports betting is increasingly the norm for Gen Z. Here’s why some financial and mental health experts are worried
Surveys show Gen Z increasingly views sports bets as a form of investment, and those who gamble too often face mental health risks.
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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.
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I made $500,000 from a stock sale in my IRA. Could this change my retirement?
Diversification and tax planning go hand-in-hand.
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Lula or Bolsonaro: Wall Street braces for two wildly different results in Brazil election
With the first round of Brazil's presidential election taking place Sunday, Wall Street is gearing up with starkly different market predictions.
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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.
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The next big AI battle is all about cuteness
Meta and other tech companies are betting that fuzzy mascots can win over AI skeptics.
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I bought a $126 concert ticket for my sister and now she can’t go. Will I be able to make a profit selling the ticket?
“I’m having trouble accepting that I’ll probably lose some money.”
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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How much higher can bond yields rise — and what does it mean for stocks?
Also in Weekend Reads: Adjustable-rate mortgage loans, Gen Z entrepreneurs and advice from the Moneyist.
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Why bond investors quickly lost their enthusiasm for weak jobs figures
A weak U.S. labor report did what bad news hadn’t done in a while: It made U.S. debt look like a safe haven again — albeit briefly.
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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 more than 4%.
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