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Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday's top personal finance stories
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Jun 26, 2019
‘We have separate finances because I don't trust her to act prudently financially.'
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. stocks closed mostly lower as investors grew nervous about the state of global trade.
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Jun 26, 2019
Freedom comes at an increasingly high cost for detained immigrants.
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Jun 26, 2019
Famed hedge-fund manager Kyle Bass tells investors to ignore G-20 hopes and focus prepare for the worst.
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Jun 26, 2019
Managed-care provider Magellan Health Inc. is in exclusive talks for a possible sale to private-equity firm Centerbridge Partners LP, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Jun 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders on Wednesday provides a flashback to the 2016 White House race, as the presidential hopeful declines to promise that he will concede ahead of the Democratic National Convention if it becomes apparent that he won't be the party's nominee.
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Jun 26, 2019
‘I found out today that the oldest daughter had my mother sign a will giving her more money.'
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Jun 26, 2019
Wayfair employees generated widespread support for its protest against the furniture e-commerce retailer's business dealings with the government and its contractors to furnish migrant detention centers.
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Jun 26, 2019
Just ahead of the first Democratic presidential debate, long-shot candidate Andrew Yang is saying he's in a "fantastic position."
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Jun 26, 2019
A gunman killed two employees at a northern California Ford dealership Tuesday before turning the gun on himself, police said.
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Jun 26, 2019
Treasury yields edge up Wednesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said progress was likely on U.S.-China trade deal.
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Jun 26, 2019
Certain experiences at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge come with strict policies for latecomers and no-shows.
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. oil prices climb sharply Wednesday after the U.S. government reported a weekly drop of nearly 13 million barrels in domestic crude stocks, while gasoline futures rally by 5% on news a planned refinery closure.
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Jun 26, 2019
A growing number of large U.S. companies are expressing concerns over falling profit margins and that could spell trouble for stock-market valuations.
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Jun 26, 2019
Slack Technologies Inc. just picked up a new fan on Wall Street, as Baird's William Power initiated coverage of the workplace-messaging company with an outperform rating just a few days after its direct listing.
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Jun 26, 2019
Nike Inc. is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell and analysts say business is running so smoothly even tariffs can't knock the athletic giant off course.
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Jun 26, 2019
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will likely agree to a cease-fire in their ongoing trade war when they meet on Saturday, analysts said.
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Jun 26, 2019
BlackBerry Ltd. reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday that led with and were dominated by non-standard numbers, putting the company at risk of an enforcement action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Jun 26, 2019
Walgreens Boots Alliance is scheduled to report its third-quarter financial results on Thursday ahead of the opening bell.
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Jun 26, 2019
The world's No.1 cryptocurrency hit its highest level in about 17 months on Thursday, extending a month long rally.
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. stocks pared some of the gains Wednesday afternoon, but were off the session's best levels that had been driven by buying in semiconductor shares after Micron Technologies's late-Tuesday quarterly results.
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Jun 26, 2019
BlackBerry Ltd. reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday that led with and were dominated by non-standard numbers, putting the company at risk of an enforcement action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Jun 26, 2019
The dead bodies of a man and his 23-month-old young daughter lying face down on the bank of the Rio Grande on Monday were published by Mexican newspaper La Jornada and quickly emerged as a horrifying symbol of the dangers facing migrants desperately seeking asylum in the United States.
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Jun 26, 2019
Beyond Meat Inc., the maker of plant-based meat products, said Wednesday it's launching its new Beyond Beef product later this week, sending its stock higher in early trade.
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Jun 26, 2019
While 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls can rejoice in having qualified for their race's first debate, one of them is acknowledging it could be tough to stand out.
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Jun 26, 2019
People 55 and up shared what they've learned about living well in a new survey
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Jun 26, 2019
Tesla certainly has its share of haters, with short-sellers continuing to pile into the stock, but when it comes to the crypto community, Elon Musk's still the man, according to a recent report from Abra.
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Jun 26, 2019
The biggest and oldest refinery on the East Coast plans to shut down permanently following an explosion and fire last week, likely leading to tighter supplies of gasoline and a potential spike in prices at the pump.
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Jun 26, 2019
Wall Street predicts slightly lower U.S. new-car sales in June, with sales incentives propping up the market.
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Jun 26, 2019
The champion of "no software" is doing an about-face to keep up with Microsoft.
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Jun 26, 2019
Dench is one of 196 million people around the world expected to be living with age-related macular degeneration by 2020.
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Jun 26, 2019
Micron stock on track for best one-day gain in nearly 8 years
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Jun 26, 2019
One of the critiques of the Trump administration's tariff policy on China is that while it raises the cost of doing business in one low-cost country, it just pushes multinationals to do business in another. Now, President Donald Trump is saying he might go after Vietnam as well.
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. stocks claw back some of the previous day's loss; semiconductor shares scored a bounce from Micron Technologies's late-Tuesday quarterly results.
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Jun 26, 2019
Entrepreneurship later in life isn't as risky as most people think.
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Jun 26, 2019
Amazon's competitors will host sales of their own around Prime Day.
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Jun 26, 2019
‘Consumers that think the economy is weak will spend less and business owners that think the economy is weak won't hire more people.'
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Jun 26, 2019
President Donald Trump says the alternative to a trade pact with China is simple: collect tariffs and do less business with the second-largest economy.
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Jun 26, 2019
FedEx Corp. did what investors were afraid of, providing a downbeat profit outlook for the year, but some Wall Street analysts say the stock has already sold off enough to make further downsides less likely.
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Jun 26, 2019
Micron have set the stage for a round of good news from chip makers.
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Jun 26, 2019
The former No. 1 doubles player in the world chats with MarketWatch about her tennis career, what it takes to be a successful doubles player, and what she looks for in an investment.
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Jun 26, 2019
Trump tweeted in response that she should "win first before she talks," but tagged the wrong person.
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Jun 26, 2019
Wait a minute—isn't the S&P 500 ‘the market'? No, it isn't.
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Jun 26, 2019
The robots are coming for your jobs — and workers in Oregon, Louisiana and Texas have the most to worry about. So says a new report on a coming "robot revolution."
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Jun 26, 2019
The best coffee maker, coffee grinder and other items to buy for great coffee at home
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Jun 26, 2019
Don't retreat into your own world.
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Jun 26, 2019
President Donald Trump says the alternative to a trade pact with China is simple: collect tariffs and do less business with the second-largest economy.
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Jun 26, 2019
Micron have set the stage for a round of good news from chip makers.
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Jun 26, 2019
Plus, the No. 1 thing that people regret about their college experience
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Jun 26, 2019
Beyond Meat Inc., the maker of plant-based meat products, said Wednesday it's launching its new Beyond Beef product later this week, sending its stock higher in early trade.
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Jun 26, 2019
Dench is one of 196 million people around the world expected to be living with age-related macular degeneration by 2020.
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Jun 26, 2019
The dead bodies of a man and his 23-month-old young daughter lying face down on the bank of the Rio Grande on Monday were published by Mexican newspaper La Jornada and quickly emerged as a horrifying symbol of the dangers facing migrants desperately seeking asylum in the United States.
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Jun 26, 2019
There needs to be 94,000 homes priced between $100,000 and $340,000 to achieve equilibrium in the property market, according to a new study.
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Jun 26, 2019
Famed hedge fund manager Kyle Bass tells investors to ignore G20 happy talk
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Jun 26, 2019
President Donald Trump says the alternative to a trade pact with China is simple: collect tariffs and do less business with the second-largest economy.
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Jun 26, 2019
Millennials say their student loans are a roadblock to saving for the future.
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Jun 26, 2019
Here's how much you need to make sure your family can weather a storm.
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. stocks claw back some of the previous day's loss in early trade Wednesday as semiconductor shares scored a bounce from Micron Technologies's late-Tuesday quarterly results.
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Jun 26, 2019
Gold futures on Wednesday retreat from the nearly six-year high scored a day earlier, pressured by a less-dovish-than-hoped Federal Reserve and expected progress on U.S.-China trade talks
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Jun 26, 2019
Our call of the day from David Donabedian, chief investment officer at CIBC Private Wealth Management, says with the year halfway done, we now know "monetary policy still matters a lot" for markets.
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Jun 26, 2019
Orders for U.S. durable goods suffered over a canceled deal for Boeing's troubled 737 Max jet. Yet business investment perked up in a reassuring sign amid a tense trade fight with China and signs of a slower U.S. economy.
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Jun 26, 2019
An advanced look at U.S. trade patterns in May showed a 5.1% increase in the nation's trade deficit, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
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Jun 26, 2019
Freedom comes at an increasingly high cost for detained immigrants.
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Jun 26, 2019
‘Because these apps are convenient and quick, people forget to incorporate manners.'
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Jun 26, 2019
‘If we had gotten that one right, we would be the leading company. But oh, well,' the Microsoft co-founder said.
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Jun 26, 2019
The lawsuit is the latest development in a yearslong battle over the fate of borrowers who say they were scammed by their schools
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Jun 26, 2019
The National Security Agency collected records about U.S. calls and text messages that it wasn't authorized to obtain last year, in a second such incident, renewing privacy concerns surrounding the agency's maligned phone-surveillance program, according to government documents and people familiar with the matter.
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Jun 26, 2019
The annual report called The State of the Nation's Housing shows an uncomfortable situation: not enough resources are going to help the least well-off obtain housing, helping exacerbate inequality in the housing market along both racial and socioeconomic lines.
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Jun 26, 2019
Investors were optimistic that U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi would make progress
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Jun 26, 2019
Contender for leadership of Conservative Party says EU tariffs in no-deal Brexit would be ‘bizarre'
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Jun 26, 2019
Gold futures on Wednesday retreat from a nearly six-year high scored a day earlier amid expected progress on U.S.-China trade talks and a less-dovish-than-hoped Federal Reserve.
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. stock-index futures head solidly higher Wednesday morning, gaining traction into the green after a report from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggests that a Sino-American trade deal wasn't far from complete.
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Jun 26, 2019
Millennials get a bad rap — at least compared to this group
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Jun 26, 2019
Summer is officially here. And for subscribers looking to while away their vacation time, Netflix is releasing a bevy of blockbuster shows.
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Jun 26, 2019
Shares of Lennar Corp. slide on weak third quarter outlook Tuesday after first rallying on big earnings and revenue beats..
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Jun 26, 2019
A new bill proposed late Monday by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D., Palo Alto) would ban the proliferation of so-called deepfake videos or photos 60 days before an election.
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Jun 26, 2019
3-D printing unicorn Carbon, a frequently mentioned IPO candidate, on Tuesday announced a new funding round of over $260 million, hiking its overall total to $680 million and giving it a valuation of $2.4 billion.
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Jun 26, 2019
Iraq's prime minister is denying allegations that drones which targeted Saudi oil pipelines last month could have taken off from Iraq, rather than Yemen.
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Jun 26, 2019
The "new normal" of sluggish growth of no more than 2% may be with us for years, writes Caroline Baum.
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Jun 26, 2019
As YouTube weighs a massive restructure to protect children, creators worry about revenue.
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Jun 26, 2019
Younger people had the sharpest drop in their ability to answer four of five financial literacy questions correctly.
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Jun 26, 2019
A new type of savings account combines saving money with the chance to win prizes.
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Jun 26, 2019
Getting the best deal matters — including when you're choosing whether to pay with cards or cash.
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Jun 26, 2019
Wait a minute—isn't the S&P 500 ‘the market'? No, it isn't.
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Jun 26, 2019
Your son or daughter may have just gotten a college degree, but do they know how to handle money?
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Jun 26, 2019
This woman says she has been mistreated and misled by her sibling.
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Jun 26, 2019
In fact, it may make the problem worse. Maybe the U.S. ought to enact a policy that's more directly tied to incomes without burdensome interest payments.
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Jun 26, 2019
U.S. oil prices climbed on Wednesday, with Brent also higher after sources said the American Petroleum Institute reported a sharp fall in U.S. crude supplies, data that comes ahead of Energy Information Administration figures due later.
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Jun 26, 2019
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday, as investors' recent enthusiasm was tempered by comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, while U.S. officials lowered expectations for the expected meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 meeting this week.
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Jun 25, 2019
Asian markets were mixed in quiet trading Wednesday, as investors' recent enthusiasm was tempered by comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, while U.S. officials lowered expectations for the expected meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 meeting this week.
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Jun 25, 2019
Consumer debt has hit $14 trillion, a level some might find worrisome.
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Jun 25, 2019
Some ten years since the 2008-09 U.S. housing bubble, which sparked a global financial crisis, worries about the health of the global housing market persist.
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Jun 25, 2019
Micron Technology investors risk getting ahead of themselves with too much optimism about the rest of the year
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Jun 25, 2019
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Tuesday he has been approached by White House officials "in recent months" about the possibility of serving on the Fed's board of governors.
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Jun 25, 2019
A truce in the U.S.-China trade war may not matter for the market.
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Jun 25, 2019
Telecommunications gear made by China's Huawei Technologies Co. is far more likely to contain flaws that could be leveraged by hackers for malicious use than equipment from rival companies, according to new research by cybersecurity experts that top U.S. officials said appeared credible.
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Jun 25, 2019
NBCUniversal announced Tuesday that the popular sitcom, which ran on NBC from 2005 until 2013, will leave Netflix in 2021, and stream exclusively on NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service for five years.
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Jun 25, 2019
Micron Technology Inc. shares rise in the extended session Tuesday after the memory-chip maker's results top lowered expectations for the quarter and executives forecast improvement in the fourth quarter even though actual numbers were shy of Wall Street expectations.
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Jun 25, 2019
Micron Technology Inc. shares rise in the extended session Tuesday after the memory-chip maker's results top lowered expectations for the quarter.
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