Forget the ‘Sell America’ trade: Why U.S. markets keep proving the naysayers wrong

Foreign investors are still pouring money into U.S. assets, and the dollar remains the undisputed global reserve currency.

‘She is retired’: Do I dip into my 401(k) to pay my mother’s $30,000 credit-card debt?

Four years ago, I paid off the remaining balance of my mom’s mortgage and also paid off a $16,000 used-car loan. Additionally ...

U.S. confirms retaliatory strike on Iran, pushing oil prices higher in after-hours trading

Oil futures settled lower to post a third-straight weekly loss on Friday, but moved up in extended trading after the U.S.

Iran’s ship attack tests the shipping-insurance market just as war-risk premiums had plunged

Iran’s attack on a cargo ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday was a stark reminder of how quickly conditions in ...

A new bill would cap Medicare enrollees’ annual expenses at $5,000 — and could cost the government ‘tens of billions’

A new legislative proposal aims to create a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for traditional Medicare beneficiaries, but ...

SpaceX’s new bonds are flashing a warning sign, as investors pump the brakes on AI frenzy

Elon Musk’s company made a splash earlier this week with a $25 billion bond deal, less than two weeks after it raised tens of ...

There’s a ‘Trump account’ hack that can unlock decades of wealth-building for your kid

The only reason” to use these accounts is “if you’re planning to do the Roth strategy,” said one financial planner.

Fed rate hikes seem likely this year: What does that mean for mortgage rates?

Why home loan yields don’t wait around for the central bank to make a move, and how to know if it’s finally time to refinance ...

OpenAI’s reported IPO delay is the latest complication for tech stocks

A day after CEO Masayoshi Son characterized SoftBank as an undervalued goose laying golden eggs, a crack appeared in one of ...

Investors are pulling cash out of U.S. stocks for the first time since March. That could signal a jittery summer ahead.

A trend reversal in fund-flow data may show that investors are switching their focus from tech stocks to sectors in line to ...

Bond yields are falling as inflation pops. The Fed’s tough talk under Warsh is helping.

Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chair, is helping coax Treasury yields lower by talking tough on inflation.

AI turbocharged the stock market. Now it’s firing up the economy.

Americans have grown distrustful of artificial intelligence and worry it will eventually take their jobs. But for now, a huge boom in AI spending is powering the U.S. economy. The AI boom — or bubble, ...