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‘I have no children’: My aunt gave me $50,000 for a down payment. She wants me to leave my home to her two children.
“The house cost $385,000. With my savings, her $50,000 and a small mortgage, I was able to close.”
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markets28 days ago
Taxing stocks, estates and employee benefits could keep Social Security from running out of money. Here’s who could pay the most.
Social Security is projected to become insolvent in six years. These are some of the creative solutions that are on the table, beyond raising payroll taxes.
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Hurricane Isaias to ‘stress test’ oil markets already hobbled by tight fuel supplies
Supply disruptions during the Atlantic hurricane season usually end up being a blip. This year could be very different.
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Americans' debt problems are flashing a warning not seen since the Great Recession
Researchers found that while wealth disparities narrowed somewhat, the ability to meet debt payments deteriorated significantly.
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Here’s how much stocks could fall if the Democrats sweep Congress, according to BofA
The rising probability of the Democratic Party taking control of both houses of Congress in the midterm elections poses a “meaningful” threat to risk appetite, said Michael Hartnett, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist.
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Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as adviser
Shelton's controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Federal Reserve. Now she's be a counselor to the Treasury secretary.
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Aging bull: Why this 4-year-old stock-market rally still packs a punch
History shows bull markets that get past their fourth year rarely throw in the towel, according to Truist Advisory Services.
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Is iPhone 18 demand cooling off? Here’s how deep Apple reportedly is cutting component orders.
Component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max are down about 15% in October, according to Nikkei Asia.
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‘I feel like a loser’: My ETFs go up one day and crash the next. Is this a bad sign?
“I presume these are sophisticated investors taking a profit.”
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Why the price of this one exchange-traded fund has suddenly gone exponential
An ETF tied to freight futures is surging.
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Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo set to sell $7 million Tennessee home he gave her in divorce
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are bidding farewell to their $7 million Tennessee home, which the country singer handed over to his former wife following their divorce.
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Why one Wall Street firm sees parallels to the late 1970s and recommends shorting U.S. stocks
The artificial-intelligence build-out is most often associated with the dot-com boom at the end of the last century, but quants at one Wall Street giant identify another parallel: to the bell-bottomed, polyester suit, high-inflation era of the late 1970s.
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SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile plans are pressuring AT&T and Verizon shares
SpaceX plans to purchase Grain Management’s 800 MHz spectrum portfolio in a move to bolster its mobile ambitions. The news is lifting cell-tower stocks.
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Feel like a pumpkin-spice burrito? Analysts try to wrap their heads around a possible Starbucks-Chipotle tie-up.
Starbucks investors would likely not be happy about the company adding debt to finance a deal to buy Chipotle, given that it already has a high debt load.
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Micron, Nvidia and AI chip stocks fall as report on OpenAI’s revenue causes ‘undue concern’
OpenAI’s annualized revenue reportedly fell short of expectations — but analysts say that reflects differences in how the figure is reported, not weakness in AI demand.
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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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markets29 days ago
PepsiCo CEO’s message to employees: If you’re not producing growth, you’re out
PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta says that everything at the company that is not related to growth will not be part of the company.
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A big AI super PAC tried to follow crypto’s playbook to influence the midterms. Critics say it’s not working out.
The political action committee says it’s “continuing to build a durable coalition that wants America to remain the global leader in AI development.”
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