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Major stock indexes hovering near records are masking a market straining under elevated oil prices, rising Treasury yields and a Federal Reserve bracing for additional interest-rate hikes.
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Another hot jobs report could also pressure the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in October.
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Social Security’s future may be even more dire than expected as time is running out to shore up the program’s finances.
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A new bill calling for lowering Social Security’s full retirement age from 67 to 60 for workers in physically demanding jobs could put additional strain on the trust fund that backs the system and create a two-tiered system among workers, retirement experts said.
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“As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable.”
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The bond market has a reputation for being boring. But lately, it has been the source of much of the action in the U.S.
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Meta is quickly racking up downloads for its Muse AI assistant, but the next step for Mark Zuckerberg is getting users to make the agent part of their everyday routines.
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“Her younger son lives in the condo, but wants to move elsewhere with friends.”
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Don’t look now, but there are some technical reasons to believe that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was right when he declared to the financial markets that “I am the house now.”
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Microsoft shares got off to a rough start this year, but investors have warmed to the company’s AI narrative over the last few months.
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Bernstein analysts suggest Wall Street isn’t properly modeling the extent to which gross margins, a profit metric, could take a hit due to the rising costs of smartphone components.
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Autonomous trucking represents a compelling opportunity for Tesla, but it’s unclear what the company’s initial Semi targets look like.
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Criminals use sophisticated techniques to form deep emotional attachments to their victims
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Labatt and Molson beers and Fireball shots won’t disappear in the U.S. — here’s why
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This could be a bargain, especially for very high earners and those in high-tax locations.
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Also in Weekend Reads: The bond market selloff’s consequences for AI, a threat to the buy-and-hold investment style and advice from the Moneyist.
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At a time when many college students say they are rethinking their academic focus because of AI, new findings supply hard data on the potential costs of these decisions.
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“What signs of mutual interest should someone realistically look for?”
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