Materials are the worst performer in the S&P 500 this year. What 2025 holds for this beaten-down sector.
Economic worries in the U.S. and a growth slowdown in China weighed on the materials sector in 2024. U.S. stocks are wrapping ...
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. Millions of people could see more in benefits as a result.
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to repeal two laws that prevent many public employees from receiving Social Security, ...
The race is on to buy an EV while the $7,500 tax credit is a sure thing. Drivers should still go slow and ask these questions.
Nick Arnold’s timeline to purchase an electric vehicle was once a matter of years. After “idle conversations” on EVs ...
Netflix expected to broaden subscriber base after winning Women’s World Cup bid
The new FIFA deal “reflects the streamer’s aim to make live sports a major part of its brand strategy,” Jacqueline Corbelli, ...
The Fed’s rate cuts were supposed to make borrowing cheaper. So why is it harder than ever to buy a house?
Though rate cuts have made the cost of borrowing cheaper overall, one of the biggest expenses Americans face has only grown: ...
Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the U.S. Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that ...
My Social Security benefit will be $4,500 a month. My wife’s is now $615. Can she get more?
My Social Security chart projects that I will receive about $4,500 a month if I make the same amount in 2024 as I did in 2023 ...
Why the stock market may sell off even more in January
Also: A high-income play that has beaten the S&P 500’s 10-year return, a new official whiskey category for the U.S., and ...
As the wealthy keep spending, here’s why the middle class is in for a tough 2025
Over the last year, middle-income Americans have started to behave more like lower-income consumers, an economist noted. More ...
U.S. Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime ...
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill, but much of what he spread was misinformation
President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding ...
This fund has a 20-year record of success and 7.5% income yield — using options
You may be well aware that during the Federal Reserve’s cycle of interest-rate increases — even banks suffered as the market ...