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Should you change your investment strategy based on Trump’s tariff policies? Here’s what 10 CFPs say
President Trump’s tariff plan includes at least a 10% blanket tariff on most major U.S. trading partners, fueling a ...
Fed can wait and see before mulling any interest-rate moves — at least for now, Powell says
The Federal Reserve is in good shape, at least for now, to wait and see how President Trump’s tariffs and other policies ...
The stock market’s best and worst days often land side by side. Here’s the risk of walking away.
When the stock market gets scary, it may be better for investors to close their eyes than to run away.
Gold climbs to new heights above $3,300 an ounce, up 26% year to date
Gold futures climbed to a fresh intraday record high on Wednesday at $3,336 an ounce on Comex, with strength in the precious ...
I’m 81 with $240K in mutual funds, no debt and living in a condo I’ve fully paid for. But am I ready for a major financial downturn?
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We found student loan refi rates as low as 3.89% APR — and these are the best student loan lenders of April 2025
We analyzed “best student loan lender” reviews from 9 financial sites to find the most-recommended student loan lenders this ...
D.R. Horton Expected to Report Weaker 2Q Results as Tariffs Loom -- Earnings Preview
D.R. Horton is scheduled to report its second-quarter results Thursday before the market opens. Here is what you need to know. REVENUE: The home builder is expected to post $8.03 billion in revenue ...
It’s already illegal for undocumented immigrants to get Social Security. So why is Trump signing a new memo?
President Donald Trump signed a memo on Tuesday barring undocumented immigrants from getting Social Security benefits — ...
Builders expect tariffs to increase costs by nearly $11,000, but they’re slashing home prices. Here’s why.
Builder sentiment rose slightly but remains in negative territory, the National Association of Home Builders said.
AMD’s stock falls on latest China export setback. Which chip companies are next?
AMD joined Nvidia in putting a dollar figure on expected write-offs from new export-license rules. One analyst wondered if ...
Fed's Powell says markets are 'orderly' and 'functioning as you would expect them to'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said financial markets, including stocks and government bonds, are behaving in an orderly fashion despite recent volatility sparked by uncertainty around the effect ...
Bank reserves are 'abundant' and slow reduction of balance sheet will continue: Powell
The Federal Reserve can keep reducing its roughly $6.7 trillion balance sheet at a slow pace because banking reserves still remain "abundant," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. Powell noted that ...