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'The sky has not fallen - yet': Is it time to start worrying about a U.S. recession?
A short question: How do I ignore the noise in the markets? A recession has been predicted for the past several years, but the sky has not fallen (yet). Even with a slew of positive economic news, I ...
Will your spouse automatically inherit your 401(k)?
It's my understanding that under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a 401(k) participant is married, their spouse is their automatic primary beneficiary. What happens if the participant ...
Cooling Labor Market Strengthens Case for a September Interest Rate Cut
The US labor market saw a sharp contraction in July, adding just 73,000 jobs, falling significantly short of FactSet’s ...
The world's No. 2 crypto may hit a record high - here's what's driving it this summer
Ether's (ETHUSD) next key resistance level sits at $4,100 from the technical perspective, and it has the potential to rise above its record high of $4,865.81 later this year, said John Glover, chief ...
Bonds and the dollar are sounding the alarm about the U.S. economy. Equity investors might want to listen.
That sense of calm was shattered on Friday, when the July jobs report showed the U.S. economy created just 73,000 jobs last month. Even more alarming, readings from the prior two months had been ...
Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 PM ET: A Weak Jobs Report and Revised Tariff Plans Send Markets Reeling | Cooling ...
The latest month's report ​suggests that pockets of weakness in the labor market are starting to take hold. Revisions showed employers added a combined 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than ...
Trump and the dollar are doing something we saw just before the October 1987 stock market crash
But there is a non-statistical basis for concern: an ominous parallel with the financial environment that prevailed in the weeks leading up to the October 1987 stock-market crash. On that day - Black ...
'I have never been asked for money before': My friend wants to borrow $1,600 to pay her rent. Do I say yes?
A friend asked me to loan her $1,600 to pay her rent. She is in a tough spot. She will get the funds from her account in 30 days to pay me back. I have never been asked for money before and I have ...
EchoStar Is Trying to Thread a Needle While Balancing on One Leg
EchoStar has made a massive bet on wireless spectrum, spending about $30 billion (more than $100 per EchoStar share) to acquire various spectrum licenses over the past 15 years. Shareholders are now ...
'I told him that wouldn't fly': My 90-year-old mother's adviser pushed her to change her beneficiaries. What is going on?
My mother and her attorney changed it so that I am the sole POA holder with our accountant as backup. I presented the recorded, attorney-executed POA to her financial adviser so I can make long-term ...
Bovespa Index Ends the Week 0.81% Lower at 132437.39 — Data Talk
The Bovespa Index is down 1086.79 points or 0.81% this week to 132437.39 --Today it is down 633.66 points or 0.48% --Down 1552.35 points or 1.16% over the last two trading days ...
I'm in my 60s. My salary is not keeping up with inflation. Do I jump ship?
'If my salary had kept pace with inflation, I would be earning an additional $17,000 a year' ...