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Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum plans enormous 10-bedroom ‘dream home’

Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum is thinking big for her next home—a sprawling, 10-bedroom property designed around entertaining, family life, and her love of staying in....

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Amazon’s bold cloud forecast isn’t enough to stave off a stock drop

Modest AWS results and weak advertising growth left Wall Street disappointed in Amazon’s third-quarter earnings...

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Why Intel’s stock is sinking toward its worst drop in two years

Intel’s PC business is under pressure as memory-chip prices dent demand and as corporate IT teams have less budget for laptops....

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A Starbucks turnaround is brewing — but perhaps not quickly enough

The coffee chain beat expectations on a key sales metric, but its stock was still moving lower....

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Sandisk sees revenue nearly quintuple — and its stock is heading higher

Sandisk’s earnings show that the company is growing quite profitably....

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The stock market’s best forecasting tool says returns over the next 10 years will be dismal

The average U.S. household’s equity allocation is at an all-time high, and that doesn’t bode well, according to the ‘Single Greatest Predictor’...

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What’s the first thing most people do with their 401(k) after they retire? Nothing.

Other tax repercussions crop up down the road because balances build up, and RMDs get complicated...

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‘The $100 level is ours for awhile’: Oil won’t be getting cheap anytime soon, no matter what happens in the Gulf

The oil market may soon reach a point where the dust finally settles enough to see the true chaos the eight-month-old conflict in the Middle East and its shipping disruptions have wrought upon the glo...

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Alphabet’s stock just triggered a ‘death cross.’ Could the worst of the selloff be over?

A postearnings skid sent the Google parent’s shares sliding into bearish territory, but some trading signals hint at a turnaround....

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It’s the strangest job market the U.S. has ever seen. The low-hire, low-fire economy turns 3 years old.

America has always been a job-creating machine. It has broken down for three straight years, and the implications could be with us for a long time....

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Did the Fed make a mistake with its October rate pause? The Treasury could help save the day.

As focus shifts to the Treasury’s funding plans, there’s some expectation that longer-term supply could be reduced in an attempt to boost demand and lower yields...

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Medicare used AI to pre-approve patient care, and it immediately led to a large drop in medical services

Medicare is testing the use of AI to conduct prior authorizations to target wasteful medical spending...

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Get ready for the ‘Year of Starlink’ as airlines battle over superfast WiFi

More airlines are looking to add the SpaceX-owned satellite internet to their fleets as passengers clamor for fast and reliable wifi/...

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This credit card is the ‘best weapon’ to fight debt while interest rates keep climbing

After September’s rate hike and another projected increase in December, borrowing costs are expected to keep climbing for Americans carrying a credit-card balance....

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Looking for income? These dividend stocks have high yields that seem well supported.

Ford, Pfizer and Verizon are among 11 stocks that passed a screen of the S&P 500 for high dividend yields that are expected to be well covered by the companies’ free cash flow....

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Inflation surges, PCE shows. Fed pause on rate hikes unlikely to last with prices still rising.

Even though the Federal Reserve temporarily put its inflation fight on hold this week, the cost of living rose sharply again last month in a sign the central bank’s work is far from done....

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The midterms are crucial to the future of Social Security – no matter how old you are

The program is expected to run out of money in the next six years, which is the same amount of time as a senator’s term....

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As voters struggle with pricey car loans, mortgages and credit-card debt, the cost of money itself is on the ballot

Interest rates aren’t expected to decline anytime soon, as the Federal Reserve held rates steady on Wednesday...

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Economy grows at fastest pace in a year, GDP shows — and shows little sign of slowing

The U.S. economy ripped off its fastest rate of growth in a year, amped up by the boom in artificial intelligence and strong spending by wealthier Americans....

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Marvell is reportedly close to buying Lumentum. Analysts say they see logic in a potential deal.

Shares in Lumentum Holdings rose 5.5% in premarket trading as investors weighed a potential combination with Marvell Technology....

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Consumer spending flattens out after inflation surge

Consumer spending rose sharply in September, but it largely reflected households spending more on gas and transportation after an increase in energy costs....

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DoorDash and Instacart want to join forces. Will the U.S. government get in their way?

The companies say their proposed merger will help smaller grocers compete, but analysts wonder if regulators will conduct an “extended review” of antitrust risks....

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