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12 Stocks That Have Gone to 5 Stars from 3 Stars or Higher This Year
In the wake of the stock market’s selloff, 125 of the 855 US-listed stocks Morningstar covers now sit at 5 stars, signaling ...
Public Policy Drives Sustainable-Investing Markets in 2025
Bioy: US public policy has so far this year been the biggest driver of share price performance and that is likely to continue ...
'The whole thing feels predatory': My grandma, 97, pays $170 a month for a $10,000 life-insurance policy. Should we stop payments?
A guaranteed whole-life policy, as its name suggests, has a fixed premium. But given the payout and your grandmother's $170 monthly premiums, this does not seem like a lot of bang for her buck. The ...
Liquidity Risks of Real Estate Interval Funds
Real estate interval funds provide a liquidity transformation service for investors by issuing and redeeming shares that are ...
ECB Cuts Rates, Forecasts Deteriorating Growth on Trade War
Equity markets tend to rise on anticipated rate cuts. In bond markets, falling interest rates mean lower yields, which pushes ...
Google parent Alphabet dealt another antitrust blow - but investors shouldn't sweat it
BMO Capital Markets analyst Brian Pitz noted in a report that Google Network "is a lower-margin business relative to Search and YouTube," and that the company pays out to partners most of the ad ...
Hertz's stock was flat this year. Billionaire Bill Ackman is driving it higher for the second straight day.
Hertz's stock (HTZ) is logging its second straight day of double-digit gains with a 47% jump on Thursday. The stock is now trading at $8.40 a share, more than double its closing level of $3.65 a share ...
Home prices are falling in these cities, as high mortgage rates weigh on buyers
In the thick of the busiest season for the real-estate industry, home prices are falling in some cities as high mortgage rates hammer those local markets. Homeowners are struggling to sell in markets ...
North Carolina to Sell $439.8 Million in Bonds to Help Finance Highway Projects
The state of North Carolina will issue approximately $439.8 million in bonds to help finance and refinance federal aid highway projects.
Social Security field offices are about to be flooded, thanks to one new change happening amid workforce cuts
Social Security beneficiaries are going to face longer wait times at local field offices - and the federal government is going to be spending more money - as a result of the Social Security ...
UnitedHealth is pushing the Dow toward a never-before-seen disconnect with the S&P 500. What it means for the stock market.
The unusual disconnect is attributed to a more than 23% plunge in shares of UnitedHealth (UNH). The health insurer on Thursday slashed its full-year outlook and missed quarterly expectations for the ...
Americans are 'doom buying' coffee, olive oil and soap. What's the one thing I should stockpile to avoid tariff price hikes?
The average price of a used car in the U.S. hovers at around $25,000, and the average price of a new car is nearly double that. Estimates on the increase in the price of new cars due to tariffs range ...