Anxious bond market sends troubling message to investors: There’s no easy fix for U.S. debt

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest effort to control yields on long-dated U.S. bonds was short-circuited after just ...

Regis Raises Dividend as Profits Jump; to Pay Special From Deal Break Fee -- Update

Regis benefited from a record-breaking rally in gold prices, which has been fueled by a weaker U.S. dollar and strong central-bank demand, among other tailwinds. Regis said its average realized price ...

Social Security union says it needs $3 billion and another 20,000 workers to fix long wait times and ‘ghost offices’

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents a total of 820,000 federal government workers, recently ...

If rising rates were enough to end a bull market, we’d have entered a bear market long ago

Interest rates more often than not are falling when bull markets approach their final top, not rising. Many Wall Street ...

The energy market’s rising ‘crack spread’ is threatening to break the American consumer

The energy market is sending a warning to cash-strapped consumers: Don’t expect prices at the pump to come down anytime soon.

The biggest loser from the Treasury’s latest buyback plan: The U.S. dollar. Here’s why.

Bond traders briefly cheered after the Treasury Department said it would double its planned buybacks of longer-dated notes ...

Walmart’s stock slides as investors worry that pressure on consumers is getting worse

The supermarket chain reported comparable U.S. sales growth of 2.6% in its second-quarter earnings, its lowest in over six ...

‘There is considerable tension’: My grandmother, 99, wants to cut my mother out of her will. Should I intervene?

My grandmother has asked me to accompany her to an attorney to change her will. Her current will leaves her entire estate to ...

We’re in our 80s and lost $150K over a 4 year period. Now we only have $400K in savings — but we still need to withdraw 4-5% to live on. Help.

It’s important not to compare your situation to headlines. “The S&P 500 has posted strong gains but most retirees aren’t and ...

More SpaceX stock is about to hit the market. Here’s what to know.

A fresh portion of SpaceX shares will soon be released for trading, potentially setting the stage for volatility in the stock ...

‘Magnificent Seven’ ETF trades down as shares of Tesla, Amazon, Alphabet fall sharply

An exchange-traded fund that holds seven of the most closely watched U.S. stocks was falling sharply Thursday. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, whose portfolio holds Nvidia, Apple, Google parent ...

Stock Market on Aug. 20, 2026: Dow drops around 700 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq end lower as Bessent buybacks fail to calm bond market; Treasury yields climb; Walmart shares ...

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