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‘He’s 70 and fairly wealthy’: I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask...
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The second-season curse: Why ‘Squid Game’ round two may not be a hit for Netflix
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OpenAI to seek capital as a public benefit corporation in the vein of Patagonia
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Apple’s stock could have tough January, after this rare streak of gains
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Here’s how Trump can avoid a ’MAGA Civil War’ over immigration
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As dementia worsens, protect yourself from friends or family with bad intentions
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This space stock is on pace for its longest winning streak in five months
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Cannabis sector limps into 2025 because ‘the gold rush is over’
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A ‘best of’ list might be OK for a movie — but to find star money managers?
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Oil prices rise as Israeli strikes against Yemen’s Houthis triggers ‘fear bid’
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12 cheap small-cap stocks ready to knock large-caps down to size
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Are Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively ‘working class?’ Their swanky real estate holdings say otherwise.
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Why 2025 looks like a great year to retire
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‘Santa Claus rally’ begins — but will the stock market avoid a ‘Grinch pinch’?
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Palantir’s most-bullish analyst sees stock falling nearly 10%
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Here are the big trades that flat-footed ETF investors missed in 2024. What’s next.
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Mortgage rates jump, finish the year at a five-month high
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Putin follows Trump’s bitcoin embrace. Can crypto help Russia evade sanctions?
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Will holding TIPS in my brokerage account ruin my year with ‘phantom tax’?
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Jobless claims show no rise in layoffs in 2024. Don’t expect the trend to end soon.
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Holiday spending rose 3.8%, with apparel and restaurants strong: Mastercard
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Most bullish Apple analyst gets a little more bullish on AI-enhanced iPhones
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Oil prices climb on Chinese stimulus hopes
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Student-loan borrowers will need to brace for change in 2025. Here are 5 of the biggest shifts.
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Treasury yields rise as investors wait for jobless claims data
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Biden’s gift to Trump: Golden opportunity to supercharge the economy
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This tech investor says the AI nuke trade is a loser. Here’s why.
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My mother is giving my son $100K for a down payment. Can she wait until the last minute to put...
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‘I need the money’: Jim Carrey finally finds a buyer for his $20 million L.A. mansion
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The house where Brittany Murphy died is listed for $18 million—some call it ‘cursed’
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Bitcoin may reach cycle peak in 3 weeks if history repeats itself — but watch for these barriers
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Sticky inflation creates rift at Fed over how much to cut rates
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Stock market’s December performance in balance as ‘Santa Claus rally’ begins
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Lumps of coal for Wall Street money managers — again
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Federal Reserve proposes more transparency in bank stress tests, but banks still sue
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Financial advisers go ‘beyond the numbers,’ bringing in retirement coaches to offer well-rounded advice
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Cathie Wood’s ETF keeps selling Tesla stock even as she gets more bullish
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‘He’s 70 and fairly wealthy’: I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will?

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“His two sons are against any kind of commitment between us, as their dad has had two failed marriages.”

Don’t compare your retirement investments to the S&P 500

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Retirement is about maximizing reliable cash flow for life

I’m 51 and didn’t adjust my 403(b) and 457(b) contributions to max them out. What can I do before year-end? 

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‘Can I contribute $7,500 to a traditional IRA to make up some of the missed contributions?’

The second-season curse: Why ‘Squid Game’ round two may not be a hit for Netflix

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The dystopian drama garnered an audience of 330 million in its first season, but experts warn that it’s not so easy to hit the ratings mark twice

OpenAI to seek capital as a public benefit corporation in the vein of Patagonia

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Public benefit corporations, or B-Corps, are certified to be more focused on social impact and sustainability.

Investing pros think these stock-market losers are set to rebound in 2025

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Also: Technical analysis for trading in shares of Nvidia, how MicroStrategy burns cash, and tips for people with student loans in 2025

Apple’s stock could have tough January, after this rare streak of gains

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History suggests investors should be “cautious” on Apple’s stock heading into January following its recent streak of weekly gains.

Here’s how Trump can avoid a ’MAGA Civil War’ over immigration

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The Republican Party will have unified control of Washington starting next month, but fissures in the party’s coalition are already emerging even before President-elect Trump takes office.

Warren Buffett stocks for your IRA in 2025

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These picks look even more interesting than Berkshire Hathaway

As dementia worsens, protect yourself from friends or family with bad intentions

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Once cognitive issues grow severe, you’re at greater risk of coercion or elder abuse

This space stock is on pace for its longest winning streak in five months

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Small-cap stock Redwire ended Thursday’s session up 13.4%, registering its biggest one-day percentage gain since Nov. 11, 2024, when it rose 15.1%.

Treasury yields tick higher in thin holiday trade

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Treasury yields ticked higher on Friday in thin holiday trade, with the 10-year just shy of its highest level in nearly eight months.

U.S. trade deficit is rising again. Can Trump do anything about it?

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U.S. reliance on imports puts trade gap near all-time high

Cannabis sector limps into 2025 because ‘the gold rush is over’

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Investors owning cannabis stocks will no doubt hope for a reversal of fortunes in 2025 after a year of bruising losses in equity prices tied to the business of legalized marijuana in the U.S.

Warren Buffett is buying up stock in this old-school internet registry company

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Warren Buffett has spent more than $70 million over six days to Dec. 24 to resume buying VeriSign’s stock.

A ‘best of’ list might be OK for a movie — but to find star money managers?

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How to tell when the ‘best’ is no better than the rest.

Oil prices rise as Israeli strikes against Yemen’s Houthis triggers ‘fear bid’

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Oil prices climbed on Friday as Israeli strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels triggered what one strategist described as a “fear bid” for the commodity.

12 cheap small-cap stocks ready to knock large-caps down to size

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Small-cap stocks typically outperform when investors value large-caps more.

Netflix livestreamed a Beyoncé concert, and a football game broke out

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Singer’s audience numbers top those for the NFL games themselves as viewers unwrap Christmas Day double-header football package.

Here’s a list of the market’s most speculative stocks

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Using a screen to find so-called lottery stocks, here are some of the most speculative plays in the stock market.

I paid $15,000 for my friend’s live-in boyfriend’s funeral. He was in his 40s and only had $5,000 in the bank. What happens next?

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“I understood that, in California, hospitals and funeral homes have to notify the court when someone dies.”

Are Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively ‘working class?’ Their swanky real estate holdings say otherwise.

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Reynolds got blasted for his ‘working class’ comment—but says his kids are in touch with gratitude.

These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs teach you new portfolio steps

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Lessons from 2024 and opportunities for next year.

Why 2025 looks like a great year to retire

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The baby-boom generation has landed on its feet — again.

‘Santa Claus rally’ begins — but will the stock market avoid a ‘Grinch pinch’?

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Remember: ‘If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall.’

Palantir’s most-bullish analyst sees stock falling nearly 10%

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Based on stock price targets, the most bullish analyst on Palantir’s stock could be considered by some to actually be bearish.

Here are the big trades that flat-footed ETF investors missed in 2024. What’s next.

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Here’s a look at the big trades ETF investors missed out on in the past year and what that might mean for 2025.

Mortgage rates jump, finish the year at a five-month high

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The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.85%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

Putin follows Trump’s bitcoin embrace. Can crypto help Russia evade sanctions?

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The Russian government has been a historic opponent of bitcoin, banning its use for domestic payments, but has recently come to see the potential benefits of virtual currencies for evading U.S. and Western sanctions.

Will holding TIPS in my brokerage account ruin my year with ‘phantom tax’?

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You not only have to worry about tax on the interest, but also on income earned along the way.

Jobless claims show no rise in layoffs in 2024. Don’t expect the trend to end soon.

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Businesses laid off workers at one of the lowest rates in decades in 2024 despite lingering inflation and the highest interest rates in years.

Holiday spending rose 3.8%, with apparel and restaurants strong: Mastercard

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Holiday spending rose 3.8% from a year ago, topping last year’s growth, as consumers were “willing and able” to spend, if there was a good deal, Mastercard SpendingPulse said.

Most bullish Apple analyst gets a little more bullish on AI-enhanced iPhones

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Wedbush’s Daniel Ives further boosts price target for Apple on expected holiday iPhone surge

Oil prices climb on Chinese stimulus hopes

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Crude oil prices climbed on Thursday as hopes for more Chinese government stimulus helped boost demand for the commodity.

Student-loan borrowers will need to brace for change in 2025. Here are 5 of the biggest shifts.

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Experts warn that more borrowers could face garnishment of their Social Security checks, tax refunds and wages as pandemic-era protections end.

Treasury yields rise as investors wait for jobless claims data

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Treasury yields are rising on Thursday ahead of weekly jobless claims and an auction of 7-year notes.

Biden’s gift to Trump: Golden opportunity to supercharge the economy

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Dismantling Biden’s industrial policies would greatly harm U.S. economic growth.

This tech investor says the AI nuke trade is a loser. Here’s why.

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Josh Wolfe, the co-founder of New York VC firm Lux Capital, says the AI/nuke trade is not going to work out like some investors are hoping.

My mother is giving my son $100K for a down payment. Can she wait until the last minute to put the money in his account?

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“She really doesn’t want to send it to them until they’re ready to make the purchase.”

‘I need the money’: Jim Carrey finally finds a buyer for his $20 million L.A. mansion

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“The Grinch” star Jim Carrey may have found the answer to at least some of his recent money struggles after finally landing a buyer.

The house where Brittany Murphy died is listed for $18 million—some call it ‘cursed’

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“Clueless” star Murphy died in the home at the age of 32 in 2009, but a new home has been built in its place.

Sylvester Stallone wants to build an underwater barrier at his $35 million Palm Beach mansion; his neighbors were ‘blindsided’

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Stallone has reportedly prompted outrage from neighbors with his plans to build an underwater barrier to keep boaters away.

Bitcoin may reach cycle peak in 3 weeks if history repeats itself — but watch for these barriers

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Bitcoin has wobbled since breaching the $100,000 milestone earlier this month — but history suggests a new all-time high could be in sight by around mid-January.

Sticky inflation creates rift at Fed over how much to cut rates

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Federal Reserve leaders are unified in their resolve to quash the worst bout of inflation in four decades. They just no longer agree on how high to keep U.S. interest rates to achieve their goal.

Stock market’s December performance in balance as ‘Santa Claus rally’ begins

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Stocks have seen a stellar 2024, but the S&P 500 is in danger of a rare December loss. It’s all riding on the so-called Santa Claus rally.

Lumps of coal for Wall Street money managers — again

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Once again, you were better off buying the assets on Wall Street that were the most hated by the big-money crowd than the assets that were most loved.

Federal Reserve proposes more transparency in bank stress tests, but banks still sue

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Trade groups representing the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday filed suit in federal court to force more transparency in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bank stress tests imposed after the 2008 global financial crisis, but the Fed has already proposed some changes to the annual process.

Financial advisers go ‘beyond the numbers,’ bringing in retirement coaches to offer well-rounded advice

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As some financial advisers become more technology-driven and as low-cost robo-advisers gain more traction, some financial planners are taking a different approach to retirement advice — one that adds a more human, personal touch.

Buy this space stock as it is a ‘pillar of long-term lunar infrastructure’

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Space-exploration company Intuitive Machines Inc.’s banner year is continuing. On Monday the Houston-based company announced that it has clinched additional contracts from NASA’s Near Space Network.

Cathie Wood’s ETF keeps selling Tesla stock even as she gets more bullish

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Cathie Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF continues to sell Tesla shares, but the value of its stake has climbed above $1 billion.