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Americans Increasingly See Political Opponents As Dishonest, Lazy And Close-Minded, Poll Finds
Topline The share of Democrats and Republicans who view members of the opposite party negatively and the proportion of Americans who are disillusioned with both parties are both up significantly, acco...
‘The real mortgage rate is a negative number.’ As inflation stubbornly sits at a 40-year high, do current mortgage rates look better than they seem?
What is the so-called ‘real mortgage rate’ and does it matter? Getty Images/iStockphoto I write about mortgage rates every week, but recently, I’ve heard some sources chattering about what’s called th...
The red flag that preceded a halving of global equities in 2000 and 2007 is back, warns Citi
We are a day away from data that could prove a turning point for markets. If Wednesday’s CPI doesn’t reveal some slowing in prices, expectations will rise for a bigger Fed rate hike in September, poss...
This is the ‘Jay Leno rule’ of saving money. You don’t have to be rich to do it
Comedian Jay Leno Getty Images/iStock Comedian Jay Leno has openly shared that while collecting two salaries — one from his ‘Tonight Show’ hosting gig and one from the 150 annual comedy shows he’d app...
Novavax slashes sales guidance in half, stock plunges 34%
Novavax Inc. executives slashed their annual sales guidance in half Monday while wildly missing financial expectations, sending shares down more than 30% in after-hours trading. Novavax NVAX, -5.01% n...
Tesla, EV Makers Stand to Get Billions for Factories From Senate Bill
The Senate climate bill passed over the weekend offers billions of dollars for electric-vehicle and battery factories, and includes rules that the auto industry says will make it tougher for some cons...
Upstart stock drops after earnings, but CEO says he’s ‘confident’ in value of AI lending
Upstart Holdings Inc. delivered a lower-than-expected revenue forecast for the current quarter, but its chief executive expressed confidence in the performance and value of artificial-intelligence-dri...
Nvidia Loses Its Game – WSJ
Give Nvidia a bit of credit for knowing to get the bad news out early. It came in the form of a warning Monday morning that revenue for the fiscal second quarter ended July 31 would be about 17% below...
4 questionable, but legal, things some financial advisers do with your money
Is your financial adviser ethical? Getty Images/iStockphoto There are many people out there who will offer to give you financial advice. And while most of them are ethical and trustworthy, sometimes y...
Why Our Summer Corn Is Ever Sweeter
Few summer treats feel quite as timeless as a whole, sweet corn on the cob. It seems to belong to an older, simpler way of eating, in which no cutlery is required (unless you insist on using those tin...
Should you rent or sell your home if you’re setting off overseas?
One of the biggest questions that many older workers face when embarking on an international remote working or digital nomad lifestyle is what to do with their single most valuable asset: their home. ...
Stock-market investors wrestle with ‘boomflation’ after hot July jobs report
The worry instead turned to what a rip-roaring labor market and surging costs for everything means for stocks and bond portfolios, particularly if it turns into a mix of higher growth and inflation wi...
Senate Passes Climate Bill. The Rush to Renewable Energy Is On.
The climate and tax package passed by the Senate on Sunday will unlock around $400 billion in funding for clean energy and accelerate a historic shift in how the world is powered. Along with a paralle...
Ethanol Industry Wants to Bury Its Carbon, but Some Farmers Stand in the Way
GOLDFIELD, Iowa—As climate-change concerns grow, ethanol plants like the one in this town of 630 surrounded by 10-foot-tall corn stalks are eager to join new pipeline networks that aim to carry carbon...
CVS Plans to Bid for Signify Health
CVS Health is seeking to buy Signify Health according to people familiar with the matter, as the drugstore and insurance giant looks to expand in home-health services. Signify Health is exploring stra...
How Private equity Won Its Battle Over Carried Interest.
The carried-interest loophole will live to fight another day, a sign that Wall Street’s lobbying prowess remains largely intact in Washington. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz), the last Democratic holdout...
Ex-Advisor Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme
A former financial advisor was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that swindled $9.3 million from investors, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern D...
Opinion: Step aside, FAANMGs. This new crop of tech companies are the ones to watch for the next decade.
Investors have had a change of heart after selling technology stocks for the better part of eight months. There has been a trend reversal after bellwether tech companies reported earnings for the mo...
We’re in a bear-market rally and you can expect the June 2022 lows to be broken
The bear market for U.S. stocks may have ended at its mid-June low. Or it may be only half over. And, if the bear market’s second half is still ahead of us, the biggest losses may or may not be yet to...