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Wall Street investors say move to buy more long-term US debt is a ‘band-aid on a bullet hole'
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Asian Stocks Set to Fall as Bonds Resume Decline: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.comTreasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest Rates The New York TimesLonger-dated Treasury yields rise as Bessent's bond buyback rally fizzles out CNBCMorning Bid: So much for the Bessent bid ReutersAn alarmed bond market get
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Grading the 49ers After their 41-17 Preseason Win Over the Chargers Sports IllustratedWays to Watch and Listen | 49ers vs. Chargers: Preseason Week 2 San Francisco 49ers5 Chargers Players to Watch in Preseason Matchup vs. 49ers Chargers49ers 41-17 Chargers (Aug 20, 2026) Game Recap ESPN49ers Bounce Back at SoFi: What We Learned from San Francisco's Preseason Battle vs. Chargers Yahoo Sports
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Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project ReutersMyanmar Military Advances Into ‘Anyar Dubai' Oil Fields Amid Heavy Clashes The IrrawaddyThailand eyes Dawei port role Bangkok PostMyanmar junta column kills nearly 30 civilians in offensive to retake Magway oil field Myanmar Now
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Navy may name new aircraft carrier after Trump and not WWII hero USA TodayExclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump CNNNavy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump instead of heroic Black sailor NBC NewsNavy considers scrapping plan to name carrier after Black hero so it can be named for Trump The Independent
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Here's how America's $40 trillion debt can hit your wallet Axios3 things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt NPRGOP, Democrats lament $40 trillion debt as Congress struggles to act The HillUS debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden ReutersU.S. debt hits $40 trilli
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Star 50 index up almost a quarter this year, leaving rivals behind
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Bessent says US to impose 'toughest' ever sanctions on Iran, urges China to cooperate ReutersThe Message Behind Trump's Threats of ‘Economic Warfare' Against Iran The New York TimesCNBC Daily Open: Watching Iran's economy; a losing game for bonds CNBCLive Updates: Iran dismisses Trump's "economic D-Day" threat, says it "will only bring further defeat" CBS News
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Walmart posted weak earnings Thursday, while Target and other major retailers reported strong sales this week, offering a mixed picture of the American consumer.
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Trump's Economic Threat Puts Focus on Iran's Trading Partners The New York TimesThe Message Behind Trump's Threats of ‘Economic Warfare' Against Iran The New York TimesIran war live: US vows toughest Iran sanctions, urges China support Al JazeeraTrump Risks China Blowback With Plan to Isolate Iran's Economy Bloomberg.com
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Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says ReutersFirst group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia Al JazeeraFirst US deportees arrive in Liberia, and Liberians want answers The Boston GlobeUS deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal The Guardian
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Trump wants to be friends with Kim - but South Korea could pay the price BBCTrump's Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say The New York TimesNorth Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing AP NewsTrump Will Make South Korea Pay for His Iran Humiliation The AtlanticSouth Korea military drills / Pivot to Asia? / USS Lincoln : Sources & Methods NPR
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Live Updates: Trump Threatens Economic Penalties for Iran's Trade Partners; U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Heads Home The New York TimesTrump sits down with former fixer Michael Cohen after years of bitter feuding MS NOWDonald Trump once called Michael Cohen a ‘rat.' Now they're having a public conversation CNNMichael Cohen, Trump's former fixer-turned-enemy, is hosting the president on his radio show PBS
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Jane Molina and Joy Williams were running another company when they began to build Ninni Co.
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Tyler Simmons turned a Fourth of July discovery into a multimillion-dollar company. He credits his years spent coaching college athletes as the key to his entrepreneurial success.
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Why.com sat dormant for nearly three decades. Its owners could have sold the domain for a fortune. Instead, they built a philosophical chatbot.
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Doctors and patients are excited about the possible breakthrough, but some analysts believe there's too much hype.
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Even after coming out from bankruptcy, the shopping network must face a high-profile lawsuit from one of its longtime partners.
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As high gas prices squeeze shoppers, the retailer says the federal refund will fund price cuts and customer experience investments.
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A judge found Rebel copied Van Leeuwen's packaging in "bad faith." Rebel only had about $14 million in assets to cover the judgment.
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Moderna shares soared almost 200 percent in a single trading session.
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Bond markets remained volatile, as investors assessed the geopolitical turmoil.
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Yield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to ‘at least double' purchases of securities
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The company's fortunes cratered as demand for Covid-19 vaccines plummeted. But it was busy working on something else.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jay Foreman of toy importer Basic Fun! about President Trump's latest round of tariffs. The company has paid millions of dollars in import duties under Trump.
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Buttressing your resume with a new skill is one of the best ways to make a modest financial investment pay big returns. One study found that, depending on the skill and the worker's previous education and job, some holders of short-term (typically defined as taking 6-18 months) credentials earned 65% more than otherwise equivalent colleagues.
If you just need to learn a new skill, there are plenty of free options, including online classes available through your public library or on platforms such as Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, LinkedIn and Udemy. And many colleges offer free auditing opportunities to groups such as veterans or those over age 60.
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But if you want to prove to employers that you've really mastered a new skill, you'll need a certificate or credential program that requires you to pass proctored tests. Almost all of those come with a cost.
And just like any other investment, these are no slam-dunk. One recent study found that about half of the short-term credential programs accredited to award federal financial aid failed to increase earnings enough for students to recoup their costs within five years. And Credential Engine, a nonprofit that is monitoring the field, says that there are now more than 967,000 different credential programs - a number that can overwhelm prospective students.
The experts suggest winnowing by these three factors:
Field: A recent analysis of thousands of job postings by labor market analytics firm Lightcast
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Editor's note: This is part six of a seven-part series. It dives more deeply into the second strategy for defusing a retirement tax bomb, implementing asset location. If you missed the introductory article, you may find it helpful to start here.
Most investors have heard of asset allocation, but asset location is another story - and it could help investors with large tax-deferred savings reduce their tax bills in retirement.
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Asset allocation refers to how a portfolio is allocated to various asset classes that have different historical investment returns and standard deviations. The simplest example is a stock-bond allocation, such as a 60% stock, 40% bond allocation, which is a common allocation for retirees. But there are dozens of more granular asset classes that can be managed as well, for example, U.S. large cap stocks or international small cap value stocks. Asset allocation is critical to effectively diversify your portfolio and reduce risk.
Asset location is different portfolio management strategy: one that few clients I meet have heard of. Few financial advisers implement it as well. Asset location seeks to minimize taxes by placing different asset classes in specific tax buckets (taxable, pre-tax, tax-free).
Putting Asset Location into Practice
In a nutshell, here's how asset location works:
Typically, you want to place investments with low expected returns, such as bonds, into tax-deferred accounts.Place investments with high expected returns, such as small value or emerging market st
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