This one unavoidable tax can sink your retirement plan

Over the past decade, some retirees have sought to lower their RMDs by buying a type of annuity called a qualified longevity annuity contract, or QLAC. You buy the annuity with pretax money (up to a ...

Soybean Futures Slide as Weak Start to 2026 Seen - Daily Grain Highlights

--Soybeans for March delivery fell 1.4%, to $10.47 1/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday, with traders expecting a relaxed supply-demand outlook in 2026 to damp prices. --Wheat for ...

Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 3 PM ET: U.S. Jobless Claims Decreased Last Week | U.S.

Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 3 PM ET: U.S. Jobless Claims Decreased Last Week | U.S. ... New claims fell in the holiday week but stayed near a monthslong range, as U.S. employers hesitate to let ...

Front Month Nymex RBOB Gasoline Fell 14.79% This Year to Settle at $1.7054 — Data Talk

Front Month Nymex RBOB Gasoline for Jan. delivery lost 29.61 cents per gallon, or 14.79% to $1.7054 this year --Largest three year net and percentage decline since year end 2016 --This quarter it is ...

Front Month Nymex Crude Fell 19.94% This Year to Settle at $57.42 — Data Talk

Front Month Nymex Crude for Feb. delivery lost $14.30 per barrel, or 19.94% to $57.42 this year --This quarter it is down $4.95 or 7.94% --Largest one quarter net and percentage decline since the ...

Front Month Nymex Natural Gas Rose 1.46% This Year to Settle at $3.6860 — Data Talk

Front Month Nymex Natural Gas for Feb. delivery gained 5.30 cents per million British thermal units, or 1.46% to $3.6860 per million British thermal units this year --This quarter it is up 38.30 cents ...

Front Month Nymex ULSD Fell 8.62% This Year to Settle at $2.1206 — Data Talk

Front Month Nymex ULSD for Jan. delivery lost 20.00 cents per gallon, or 8.62% to $2.1206 this year --Largest three year net and percentage decline since year end 2016 --This quarter it is down 21.19 ...

10-Year Treasury Yield Falls to 4.152% This Year — Data Talk

The 10-year yield declined 0.425 percentage point to 4.152% this year, the price closing at 98 25/32. --This quarter it is up 0.003 percentage point ...

30-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 4.829% This Year — Data Talk

The 30-year yield rose 0.044 percentage point to 4.829% this year, the price closing at 96 25/32. --Yield is up 3.187 percentage points over the last five years ...

Elanco Animal Health Gets USDA Approval for Canine-Dermatitis Treatment

Elanco Animal Health received approval from the Agriculture Department for Befrena, the company's antibody treatment for canine allergic and atopic dermatitis. The animal-medicine company said ...

These 5 charts define the wild year in global financial markets in 2025

Gold and silver bested bitcoin, while international stocks outperformed the U.S. Five charts highlight the wild year that was 2025 in global financial markets. For investors worldwide, 2025 was ...

Comex Silver Ends the Year 142.34% Higher at $70.134 — Data Talk

Front Month Comex Silver for January delivery gained $41.1940 per troy ounce, or 142.34% to $70.134 this year --This quarter it is up $23.881 or 51.63% --Largest one quarter percentage gain since the ...