U.S. stocks traded mostly lower on Wednesday for a third day as investors tune into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s semi-annual speech to Congress on the economy and possibly interest rate direction. How are stocks trading? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.11% was flat, trading at 34,053. The S&P…
If you’re on the cusp of retirement and you fear a recession is on its way, what steps should you take to protect your finances? For millions of Americans in this situation, one simple answer is: Sell your home while you still can. And move into somewhere smaller. (Or rent.)…
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Here are some of the biggest movers ahead of Wednesday’s market open: Stock gainers: Shares of Nio Inc. NIO, -0.53% rose 2% after a near 4% gain in Hong Kong as the Chinese electric-vehicle maker unveiled plans for an investment of more than $1 billion from an Abu Dhabi government-backed…
For new college graduates, receiving that first post-degree paycheck can be almost as exciting as getting the diploma itself. But it also presents a challenge: Given the many demands on a young person’s budget, how should those funds be managed? We asked five money experts to share their best personal…
Nobody really knows what happens to you when your brain is hacked. “Our brains haven’t evolved enough over time, while the world has,” says neuroscientist Moran Cerf. If you told older adults that with a brain implant they would regain the physical and mental powers of their 20s, they would…
Lindsay Mack earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2005. Nearly 15 years later, when she considered the best way to grow her business acumen, an MBA was not it.Mack, who is from Philadelphia, grew her career without an MBA. When ready to advance her skills in platform strategy,…
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Last week, the federal government’s major auto safety regulator told automakers not to comply with a new Massachusetts state law. The fight over who can see data about your car is getting weird.Telematics – your car’s diary Modern cars are pretty much computers on wheels. They contain dozens, sometimes hundreds,…
Arguably Wall Street’s most pessimistic voice has been so surprised by the market rally that he is questioning the firm’s own corporate earnings model. “Given we have been so wrong about the S&P 500 this year, we have been trying to decide if our earnings model may be misleading us,”…