Business
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This Bud’s for investors. Buy the stock even if Bud Light sales never recover, says analyst.
The summer haze settling over stocks doesn’t look ready to budge Thursday, with the S&P 500 index SPX in the throes of its longest losing streak since May. On the bright side, the index is looking at a 6% gain for the June quarter, whose end is just a few days away. In other corners…
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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg challenge each other to a cage fight
A war of words between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has led to the two men challenging each other to a cage fight. The dispute has broken out after Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. META, -0.95% hinted it was planning to launch a social media platform that would be a direct rival to…
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Gamma Trigger ? setting up nicely
*Sponsored by Lifewater Media I was just noticing that the new idea I sent out to you this morning is extremely close to firing a “Gamma Trigger” move. You can see it pretty clearly in the chart below. This is a powerful technical indicator I use in all of my trading styles. Simply put,…
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Alito didn’t disclose luxury fishing trip with hedge-fund titan who won landmark Supreme Court case
Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito didn’t disclose a luxury fishing trip with a hedge-fund billionaire, according to a report which the justice himself confirmed in an opinion piece defending his actions. ProPublica reported that Alito took a trip on a private plane from hedge-fund magnate Paul Singer of Elliott Management, that would’ve cost $100,000…
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How can you know how much to save for retirement when the goalposts keep moving? Here’s a guide.
When it comes to preparing financially for retirement, Jessica Howard is wise beyond her years. “I absolutely am planning,” said Howard, 27, a Los Angeles-based care manager who schedules medical appointments and home health care for older adults.”“I have a drive to save for retirement because…I see 12 hours a day what can happen when…
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Experts worry a perfect ‘negative equity’ storm is brewing for many car owners; here’s what you can do if you’re caught in it
When Atlanta resident Morgan Nichole Scott financed a used Infiniti QX60 in late summer 2020, car prices were starting to skyrocket. But the single, working mother of four couldn’t delay the purchase because her old car had stopped running. Fast-forward to March 2023, when used-car prices had declined from record highs. Scott visited a dealership…
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Nasdaq falls for third day as investors focus on Powell testimony
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 500 SPX, -0.26% dropped 18…
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New college grads: Start your financial life on the right foot with these 6 tips from experts
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 finance strategies to help this…
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Do you want to regain the physical and mental powers of your 20s? Here’s what to know about brain implants before you say ‘yes.’
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 be amazed and thrilled. If…
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Do you really need an MBA? Here are some ways to get business skills without the steep price tag.
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, she opted for a…