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Wells Fargo & Co. on Monday said that regulators had terminated a 2021 enforcement order related to loss-mitigation issues in its home-lending business, marking the latest such order to be lifted from the bank.
Change afoot at Lucid might be a chance to play a bigger role in EVs and AI.
A VIX spike can be bullish — but comes with the volatility that can shake investors out of the market.
White House tariffs have some investors on edge that a trade war risks triggering a recession, potentially pushing U.S. stocks into a bear market after their recent correction.
When stocks fall, it can be a good time to get money out of tax-deferred accounts to avoid a ticking tax time bomb.
Reddit’s growth is vulnerable to the whims of search giant Google, according to Redburn Atlantic, which has slapped a sell rating on the stock.
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Monday by claiming that pardons issued by President Joe Biden are “invalid” because they were signed using an autopen, an electronic device that replicates a person’s signature.
Nvidia’s annual developer conference will be an exuberant affair. But is that enough to calm an anxious market?
The average price for gasoline at the pump has declined for a fourth straight week and may fall below $3 a gallon to the lowest level in years, but that’s no reason to celebrate, according to fuel-price tracker GasBuddy.
Builder sentiment fell to the lowest level in seven months, the National Association of Home Builders said.
Guess Inc.’s stock soared 27% early Monday after the maker of clothing, footwear and accessories said it received an offer from New York-based investment company WHP Global to take it private for $13 a share in cash.
The Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark interest rate steady at its meeting this week, economists say, as it remains in a “wait-and-see” mode until the effects of President Donald Trump’s policies on the economic outlook become clearer.
“When inheriting a Roth, are there different rules for the spouse versus children?”
Pepsi boosts healthy offerings with Poppi, a maker of prebiotic drinks
Lip-Bu Tan will purchase about $25 million in stock shortly after taking over as CEO, giving him immediate financial alignment with the moves he makes at Intel.
Cruise stocks have been falling, but J.P. Morgan says buy because there have been no signs of reduced demand despite all the macro noise.
Retail sales barely rose in February in another sign the economy might be weakening as businesses and consumers digest rapid-fire changes in Washington by the Trump White House.
Lululemon is gaining traction from introducing more new products and a favorable comparison to a softer performance last year, a Truist analyst notes.
The Financial Conduct Authority is looking to fine and ban Crispin Odey, alleging he “repeatedly” tried to frustrate investigations into his behavior.
Mizuho lowers its price target by 16.5% to reflect all of the EV maker’s current woes.
QinetiQ shares lost all their gains this year after a profit warning.
Oil futures were modestly higher Monday, finding support after the U.S. over the weekend launched U.S. strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The last two bearish crossovers led to further sharp selloffs, but there are some differences in the stock’s chart this time.
UBS’s chief investment office has lifted its gold price forecast to $3,200 from $3,000, saying it could reach that threshold by June.
Emerging markets may be helped by a weaker dollar and lower U.S. interest rates
The U.S. economic growth outlook — and even more so, Canada’s and Mexico’s — was lowered on Monday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development due to policy uncertainty and the possible impact from tariffs.
Bond yields fell on Monday as investors awaited data on retail sales and as the market adopted a risk-off tone.
“I have no clue how the funds in my 401(k) are invested.”
Three is a trend, as RBC Capital Markets joined Goldman Sachs and Yardeni Research in slashing S&P 500 price targets.
“They have spent thousands of dollars taking month-long earthship-building classes.”
Rosie O’Donnell has revealed that she has moved away from the U.S. and won’t return until it is once again “safe for all citizens.”
Wide receiver DK Metcalf hails from Oxford, Miss. He’s now ready to say goodbye to Washington and head to Pennsylvania.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that he’s not worried about a market downturn, despite a miserable stretch for Wall Street.
Less than one-third of 1% are erroneously reported deaths that need to be corrected, according to the Social Security Administration
President Donald Trump signaled to stock-market investors last week that they’re on their own. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely deliver a similar message when monetary policymakers meet this week.
Despite consumer sentiment hitting a 29-month low by one measure, executives have focused less on inflation — and more on AI — during their quarterly earnings calls.
“Normally I’d offer to cover a meal or a portion of the gas.”
Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy.
A prominent Apple blogger says the company “squandered” its credibility by advertising Siri features as an iPhone 16 selling point — when they were nowhere near ready to use.
Readers have a range of issues — and a lot of trouble getting answers.
The sudden nature of the stock market’s reversal may have made the drawdown feel even worse, especially for retail investors.
Only a few months into 2025, the sharp decline of the U.S. stock market has prompted some of Wall Street’s top forecasters to scale back their bullish predictions for the S&P 500.
“She flipped a switch and instantly my wife’s entire family hated me.”
The fintech company thinks it can offer investors more than just its buy-now-pay-later products.
When Wall Street strategists were cheering on President Trump’s electoral victory and projecting another rosy year for U.S. stocks, J.P. Morgan’s Michael Cembalest was taking a decidedly different tack.
Gold’s climb to an all-time high above $3,000 an ounce this week certainly turned heads, but the value of the precious metal is still around 16% below its real record high from 1980.
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services faced questions from the Senate Finance Committee on Friday.
This key report should drop then.
“Condos in my area are scarce and often sell the day they hit the market. I could get a line of credit using my house as collateral.”
No one is expecting a miracle overnight. But investors and analysts are applauding the possibilities brought about by new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
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