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The ‘most important consumer earnings report of the season’ lands this week
All eyes will be on Walmart’s results this week.
‘We are the most privileged’: My husband and I are tired of paying for our friends. How do we get them to pay their way?
When we vacation with friends and go out, my husband almost always ends up paying for everyone or picks up the entire bill. I can see that we are the most privileged — that is, the wealthiest — among ...
Opinion: Trump could saddle seniors with a costly Medicare Advantage plan — whether they like it or not
According to recent reporting, it appears the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has been ...
I hear horror stories about people waiting to get their first Social Security check. Should I rush my application?
Dear Fix My Portfolio, I’ve been reading all about the troubles with Social Security — one post said that the wait to get the ...
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The trade deficit hit a record in March as companies rushed to import goods ahead of tariffs
The numbers: The U.S. international trade deficit, including goods and services, widened 14% in March to a record seasonally adjusted $140.5 billion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, as ...
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Fed stands pat on interest rates and warns of economic woes on the horizon
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday remained in a holding pattern on interest rates, while warning about more uncertainty in the economic outlook and higher risks of unemployment and inflation in the ...
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Fed’s Powell expected to push back this week against calls for rate cuts
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will push back at his press conference on Wednesday on calls from the White House and many on Wall Street for interest-rate cuts, economists say. The solid ...
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International stocks have been crushing U.S. equities. Morgan Stanley expects a reversal.
They say Warren Buffett is the world’s greatest investor, but he’s going to be retiring 30 years later than the typical American. Winning can be measured in different ways. But in the stock ...
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Apple’s $100 billion buyback disappointed some. Here’s where it ranks historically.
If Apple Inc. hoped to boost its stock with plans to buy back $100 billion worth of shares, then that mission seems doomed to fail. The share repurchase plan announced alongside solid earnings on ...
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Stock market’s post-GDP whiplash shows it’s ‘foolish’ to expect anything but volatility
The stock market is experiencing whiplash amid trade-war anxiety, with the shrinking of the U.S. economy in the first quarter underscoring investors’ worries over tariff uncertainty. The Bureau ...
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CVS Health’s Aetna to exit Obamacare business, boost Wegovy access
Shares of CVS Health Corp. CVS soared toward a one-year high in early Thursday trading, after the healthcare-services company dropped a bombshell on investors — it’s leaving the Obamacare ...
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‘Sell America’ fears look more like ‘buy less’ as Treasury auctions loom and a debt-limit battle brews
“Buy less” isn’t only an American trend. Anxiety around a “Sell America” trade, in which foreigners dump the dollar and U.S. government bonds, has been gripping investors ever since ...