Russia exports roughly $19 billion of gold a year, and cutting off that revenue source will add to pressure on the Russian economy, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Dreamstime Text size...
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Sanctions Push Russia Near First Foreign Default Since Revolution
Russia was poised to default on its foreign debt for the first time since 1918, pushed into delinquency not for lack of money but because of punishing Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine. R...
Gas-Tax Holiday Is a Gimmick. Here Are Some Better Ideas.
President Biden’s proposed gas-tax holiday is both a gimmick and dead on arrival. Yet, it is attracting inordinate attention across Washington and on Wall Street. There are viable ways to improve ener...
How retirees should navigate this bear market
Here’s how best to play the market for the rest of 2022: Don’t look. I offer this advice not because I believe the bear market will continue—though of course it could. I would offer the same advice if...
Merck Pushes Forward With Potential Deal for Seagen
Merck & Co. is pushing forward with a potential deal for biotech Seagen Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be one of the largest takeovers of the year. The Wall Stre...
Carnival Stock Surges as Second-Quarter Revenue Rises Sharply
Text size A large Carnival cruise ship docked at port in turquoise blue water. Dreamstine Shares of Carnival were rising Friday after the cruise line posted second-quarter revenue that rose sharply fr...
Political Ads Targeting Inflation Ahead Of Midterm Elections Could Force The Fed To Keep Hiking Rates: Goldman Sachs
Topline The Federal Reserve’s “heightened sensitivity” to rising inflation expectations could be triggered by a barrage of political ad campaigns that are expected to highlight surging consumer prices...
Ken Griffin Moving Citadel From Chicago to Miami Following Crime Complaints
Billionaire Ken Griffin is relocating his hedge-fund firm Citadel from Chicago to Miami, the third major employer to announce the move of a corporate headquarters from Illinois in the past two months....
These dividend stocks yield at least 5% and have plenty of room to raise payouts
This year’s stock price declines make for an increasing number of stocks with high dividend yields of at least 5%. Below is a screen that highlights 29 that appear to be able to raise their payouts co...
Senate Advances Bill to Raise Age for RMDs to 75
Text size Savers can wait longer to begin emptying retirement accounts under pending legislation. Eric Lee/Bloomberg The Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that would raise the age ...
Big Changes to 401(k) Retirement Plans Get Closer With Senate Vote
Americans could wait longer to start emptying retirement accounts and face fewer restrictions on emergency withdrawals under a bill advanced unanimously Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee. The...
Stock market nosedive, recession and your 401(k). Here’s what to do.
Even some of the most aggressive retirement savers and investors might find themselves a bit nervous these days with talks of a recession and a market downturn, so the best strategy for those in it fo...
This dividend fund is down 3% vs. S&P’s 20% drop. Here are its top stock picks
By now even the most ardent tech and growth-stock enthusiasts realize the bull market is over. John Kornitzer’s approach to selecting high-quality stocks for the Buffalo Flexible Income Fund is one th...
Polestar, a New EV Company, Arrives This Week. It’s Worth More Than Rivian.
Text size Polestar expects to ship 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 and 124,000 in 2023. Courtesy Polestar Polestar, the electric vehicle maker being spun out of Volvo Car , should begin trading on Fr...
I’m the COO of a mortgage company that’s funded more than $100 billion in loans. Here are the 3 things you need to know about the housing market now
Steve Reich Mortgage rates climbed above 6% last week, according to Bankrate data, with some pros saying they may go higher. (You can see the lowest mortgage rates you may qualify for here.) On top of...
Biden Proposes Gas Tax Suspension. That’s Not Why Oil Prices Are Falling.
Text size Crude prices fall as the Biden administration takes more steps to try to lower gasoline prices. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil prices were falling Wednesday as President Joe Biden prepared to a...
A New EV Company Arrives This Week. It’s Worth More Than Rivian.
Text size Polestar expects to ship 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 and 124,000 in 2023. Courtesy Polestar Polestar, the electric vehicle maker being spun out of Volvo Car (ticker: VOLCARB.Sweden), sh...
Nearly one-third of older Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement
Many older Americans are willing to work during their retirement years — and they may have to be — because they aren’t financially prepared for their old age. Almost three in 10 people between 55 and...
Meet the ‘unluckiest’ stock market investor of modern times
If you’re thinking of pulling your 401(k) out of the stock market, or you’re too terrified to invest more, you need to meet my friend Betty Badluck. Poor old Betty has had the worst luck of any stock ...
You’ll know the bear market is nearing an end when anxious investors push the ‘panic’ button
The end of the bear market is not close. That’s according to a contrarian analysis of stock market sentiment: the U.S. stock market hasn’t yet experienced the extreme pessimism seen at major bottoms. ...