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    The Mega Millions jackpot is $910 million — here’s how to buy lottery tickets on your phone

    The Mega Millions jackpot has now reached $910 million. And that means plenty of Americans will likely be lining up to buy tickets for Friday night’s drawing, which is scheduled for 11 p.m. EST. But for Brandon Sansone, there’s no reason to head out in such a rush: He can make all his lottery purchases…

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    Main Street is struggling while Wall Street celebrates, and that spells trouble for stocks

    Main Street struggles while Wall Street celebrates, putting stocks in danger – MarketWatch Object.keys(e[t]||{}),executeQueue(e){try{t[e]&&t[e].forEach((e=>this.execute(…e))),delete t[e]}catch(e){console.error(e)}},execute(){var[t,i,r,n]=arguments,s=e[t][i],u=e=>e,c=[];return”function”!=typeof s?s:(r&&(“function”==typeof r?(u=r,n&&Array.isArray(n)&&(c=n)):Array.isArray(r)&&(c=r)),u(s.apply(null,c)))},__reset(){var i=e=>Object.keys(e).forEach((t=>delete e[t]));i(e),i(t)},hasSubscription(e){return this.getSubscribedElements().indexOf(e)>-1},hasSubscribedFunction(e,t){return this.getSubscribedFunctions(e).indexOf(t)>-1},uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i){const{__ace:r=(()=>({}))}=window;let n={};return Object.keys(i).forEach((s=>{e[t][s]?r(“log”,”log”,[{type:”warning”,initiator:”page”,message:”You are trying to subscribe the function “+s+” under the “+t+” namespace again. Use another name.”}]):n[s]=i[s]})),n},addSubscription(t,i){if(this.hasSubscription(t)){const r=this.uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i);e[t]={…e[t],…r}}else e[t]=i;return e},subscribe(t,i,r){if(r)return e[t]=i,e;if(!i||”object”!=typeof i)throw new Error(“Missing third parameter. You must provide an object.”);return this.addSubscription(t,i),this.executeQueue(t),e},globalMessaging(){var[e,t,…i]=arguments;if(!e&&!t)return this.getSubscribedElements();if(e&&”string”==typeof e&&!t)return…

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    Why U.S. stocks and bonds stumbled on talk of a Bank of Japan policy tweak

    Why U.S. stocks and bonds stumbled on talk of a Bank of Japan policy tweak – MarketWatch Object.keys(e[t]||{}),executeQueue(e){try{t[e]&&t[e].forEach((e=>this.execute(…e))),delete t[e]}catch(e){console.error(e)}},execute(){var[t,i,r,n]=arguments,s=e[t][i],u=e=>e,c=[];return”function”!=typeof s?s:(r&&(“function”==typeof r?(u=r,n&&Array.isArray(n)&&(c=n)):Array.isArray(r)&&(c=r)),u(s.apply(null,c)))},__reset(){var i=e=>Object.keys(e).forEach((t=>delete e[t]));i(e),i(t)},hasSubscription(e){return this.getSubscribedElements().indexOf(e)>-1},hasSubscribedFunction(e,t){return this.getSubscribedFunctions(e).indexOf(t)>-1},uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i){const{__ace:r=(()=>({}))}=window;let n={};return Object.keys(i).forEach((s=>{e[t][s]?r(“log”,”log”,[{type:”warning”,initiator:”page”,message:”You are trying to subscribe the function “+s+” under the “+t+” namespace again. Use another name.”}]):n[s]=i[s]})),n},addSubscription(t,i){if(this.hasSubscription(t)){const r=this.uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i);e[t]={…e[t],…r}}else e[t]=i;return e},subscribe(t,i,r){if(r)return e[t]=i,e;if(!i||”object”!=typeof i)throw new Error(“Missing third parameter. You must provide an…

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    Melinda French Gates calls on tech companies to promote diversity in AI

    Melinda French Gates calls on tech companies to promote diversity in AI – MarketWatch Object.keys(e[t]||{}),executeQueue(e){try{t[e]&&t[e].forEach((e=>this.execute(…e))),delete t[e]}catch(e){console.error(e)}},execute(){var[t,i,r,n]=arguments,s=e[t][i],u=e=>e,c=[];return”function”!=typeof s?s:(r&&(“function”==typeof r?(u=r,n&&Array.isArray(n)&&(c=n)):Array.isArray(r)&&(c=r)),u(s.apply(null,c)))},__reset(){var i=e=>Object.keys(e).forEach((t=>delete e[t]));i(e),i(t)},hasSubscription(e){return this.getSubscribedElements().indexOf(e)>-1},hasSubscribedFunction(e,t){return this.getSubscribedFunctions(e).indexOf(t)>-1},uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i){const{__ace:r=(()=>({}))}=window;let n={};return Object.keys(i).forEach((s=>{e[t][s]?r(“log”,”log”,[{type:”warning”,initiator:”page”,message:”You are trying to subscribe the function “+s+” under the “+t+” namespace again. Use another name.”}]):n[s]=i[s]})),n},addSubscription(t,i){if(this.hasSubscription(t)){const r=this.uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i);e[t]={…e[t],…r}}else e[t]=i;return e},subscribe(t,i,r){if(r)return e[t]=i,e;if(!i||”object”!=typeof i)throw new Error(“Missing third parameter. You must provide an object.”);return this.addSubscription(t,i),this.executeQueue(t),e},globalMessaging(){var[e,t,…i]=arguments;if(!e&&!t)return this.getSubscribedElements();if(e&&”string”==typeof…

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    Dow snaps its longest winning streak since 1987 as strong second-quarter GDP data rattles investors hoping for rate cuts

    U.S. stock indexes finished lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapping a historic winning streak of 13 straight gains, as stocks erased an early advance scored after gross domestic product figures showed the U.S. economy picked up steam in the second quarter. The Dow rose 0.2% on Wednesday, its 13th straight session…

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    I’m 68 and want to eventually convert my whole 401(k) to Roth. Will I have to wait five years to touch it?

    If I convert my whole 401(k) to Roth, do I have to wait five years to touch it? – MarketWatch Object.keys(e[t]||{}),executeQueue(e){try{t[e]&&t[e].forEach((e=>this.execute(…e))),delete t[e]}catch(e){console.error(e)}},execute(){var[t,i,r,n]=arguments,s=e[t][i],u=e=>e,c=[];return”function”!=typeof s?s:(r&&(“function”==typeof r?(u=r,n&&Array.isArray(n)&&(c=n)):Array.isArray(r)&&(c=r)),u(s.apply(null,c)))},__reset(){var i=e=>Object.keys(e).forEach((t=>delete e[t]));i(e),i(t)},hasSubscription(e){return this.getSubscribedElements().indexOf(e)>-1},hasSubscribedFunction(e,t){return this.getSubscribedFunctions(e).indexOf(t)>-1},uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i){const{__ace:r=(()=>({}))}=window;let n={};return Object.keys(i).forEach((s=>{e[t][s]?r(“log”,”log”,[{type:”warning”,initiator:”page”,message:”You are trying to subscribe the function “+s+” under the “+t+” namespace again. Use another name.”}]):n[s]=i[s]})),n},addSubscription(t,i){if(this.hasSubscription(t)){const r=this.uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i);e[t]={…e[t],…r}}else e[t]=i;return e},subscribe(t,i,r){if(r)return e[t]=i,e;if(!i||”object”!=typeof i)throw new Error(“Missing third parameter. You…

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    Zuckerberg has META firing on all cylinders ?

       Here are our top investing ideas today – these setups look primed! Be the best prepared trader on the Street! LCPN – Up over 40% in pre-market after phase 2 study meets primary endpoint in patients with Cirrhosis MNK – Closed up 186% after sources said company considering Bankruptcy as part of plan to…

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    Never mind global warming, ‘era of global boiling has arrived,’ warns U.N. head

    Never mind global warming, ‘era of global boiling has arrived,’ warns U.N. head – MarketWatch Object.keys(e[t]||{}),executeQueue(e){try{t[e]&&t[e].forEach((e=>this.execute(…e))),delete t[e]}catch(e){console.error(e)}},execute(){var[t,i,r,n]=arguments,s=e[t][i],u=e=>e,c=[];return”function”!=typeof s?s:(r&&(“function”==typeof r?(u=r,n&&Array.isArray(n)&&(c=n)):Array.isArray(r)&&(c=r)),u(s.apply(null,c)))},__reset(){var i=e=>Object.keys(e).forEach((t=>delete e[t]));i(e),i(t)},hasSubscription(e){return this.getSubscribedElements().indexOf(e)>-1},hasSubscribedFunction(e,t){return this.getSubscribedFunctions(e).indexOf(t)>-1},uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i){const{__ace:r=(()=>({}))}=window;let n={};return Object.keys(i).forEach((s=>{e[t][s]?r(“log”,”log”,[{type:”warning”,initiator:”page”,message:”You are trying to subscribe the function “+s+” under the “+t+” namespace again. Use another name.”}]):n[s]=i[s]})),n},addSubscription(t,i){if(this.hasSubscription(t)){const r=this.uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i);e[t]={…e[t],…r}}else e[t]=i;return e},subscribe(t,i,r){if(r)return e[t]=i,e;if(!i||”object”!=typeof i)throw new Error(“Missing third parameter. You must provide an object.”);return this.addSubscription(t,i),this.executeQueue(t),e},globalMessaging(){var[e,t,…i]=arguments;if(!e&&!t)return…

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    Intel stock rallies after earnings show AI data-center beat, strong PC sales

    Intel stock rallies after earnings show AI data-center beat, strong PC sales – MarketWatch Object.keys(e[t]||{}),executeQueue(e){try{t[e]&&t[e].forEach((e=>this.execute(…e))),delete t[e]}catch(e){console.error(e)}},execute(){var[t,i,r,n]=arguments,s=e[t][i],u=e=>e,c=[];return”function”!=typeof s?s:(r&&(“function”==typeof r?(u=r,n&&Array.isArray(n)&&(c=n)):Array.isArray(r)&&(c=r)),u(s.apply(null,c)))},__reset(){var i=e=>Object.keys(e).forEach((t=>delete e[t]));i(e),i(t)},hasSubscription(e){return this.getSubscribedElements().indexOf(e)>-1},hasSubscribedFunction(e,t){return this.getSubscribedFunctions(e).indexOf(t)>-1},uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i){const{__ace:r=(()=>({}))}=window;let n={};return Object.keys(i).forEach((s=>{e[t][s]?r(“log”,”log”,[{type:”warning”,initiator:”page”,message:”You are trying to subscribe the function “+s+” under the “+t+” namespace again. Use another name.”}]):n[s]=i[s]})),n},addSubscription(t,i){if(this.hasSubscription(t)){const r=this.uniqueFucntionsUnderSubscription(t,i);e[t]={…e[t],…r}}else e[t]=i;return e},subscribe(t,i,r){if(r)return e[t]=i,e;if(!i||”object”!=typeof i)throw new Error(“Missing third parameter. You must provide an object.”);return this.addSubscription(t,i),this.executeQueue(t),e},globalMessaging(){var[e,t,…i]=arguments;if(!e&&!t)return this.getSubscribedElements();if(e&&”string”==typeof…

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    Shunned commodity ETFs starting to ‘perk up’ as Fed watches grain prices

    Shunned commodity ETFs starting to ‘perk up’ as Fed watches grain prices – MarketWatch

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