Retirement Weekly: 10 things to talk about with your financial adviser
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Use these discussion points in your midyear review.
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Retirement Weekly: 12 ways to make your retirement better for the planet
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From where you live to how you spend, small things can make a difference.
BookWatch: From working life to FIRE life in 3 steps: Follow the ‘Cashing Out’ couple’s road map to early retirement
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A 15-year plan to manage your savings and debt to achieve financial freedom.
The Conversation: Tour de France winner will burn the equivalent of 210 Big Macs in 24 days
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Top Tour de France cyclists burn an average of nearly 6,000 calories per stage, or three times as many calories as most people.
: Mark Zuckerberg issues dire economic warning to Meta employees
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Zuckerberg’s chilling message to Meta Platforms Inc. employees: The company faces one of the “worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history” that will necessitate a scaling back in hires and resources.
FA Center: ‘It still shocks me when I look at my account.’ How financial advisers are coping with the bear market.
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Investing experts lose money in down markets, just like the rest of us.
: Google says it will delete users’ location history for abortion clinic visits
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Friday said it would delete members’ location history whenever they visit an abortion clinic, domestic violence shelter or fertility center.
: Exxon says rising oil and gas prices will net it a Q2 windfall profit of at least $2.5 billion
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Exxon Mobil Corp. said in a filing late Friday it expects a boost of at least $2.5 billion to its bottom line in the second quarter from rising prices for oil and gas, with billions more coming from higher margins for gasoline and other energy products.
The Tell: Recession fears are slamming the stock market. This GDP tracker explains why.
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Key Fed GDP tracker shows the U.S. economy slowing sharply.
The Tell: Big-name investors are back putting more ‘junk’ in their funds, despite the carnage in bonds
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A booming corner of Wall Street is back adding high-yield, or ‘junk bonds,’ to funds that specialize in risky corporate debt, according to BofA Global. Rules in the sector were loosened two years ago.
The Margin: On Bobby Bonilla Day, here are other retired baseball players who receive huge deferred payments annually
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July 1 is the annual $1.2 million payday for the former New York Met.
The Wall Street Journal: Klarna to raise new funds at slashed $6.5 billion valuation
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Klarna Bank AB is nearing a deal to raise new money at a valuation of around $6.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, a humbling comedown and a testament to the punishing environment facing startup companies.
Outside the Box: Say good-bye to the Power 5; it’s now all Big Ten and SEC
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As USC and UCLA dump the Pac-12, it underscores how the NCAA is incapable of governing the college sports system.Â
The Wall Street Journal: West Coast port labor talks enter new, high-stakes phase with contract expiring
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Labor talks between West Coast dockworkers, cargo-handling companies and container shipping lines are entering a new, high-stakes phase with the expiration of the contract covering U.S. seaports from Washington state to Southern California.
: ‘It could be the difference between an approval and denial’: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion remove fully-paid medical debt from credit reports on July 1. Will this help your credit score?
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‘The upside is tremendous,’ one credit expert said.
Weekend Sip: Review: Honor the Fourth of July with a bottle celebrating American patriot Hercules Mulligan
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The Hercules Mulligan bottled cocktail is a tribute to a Revolutionary War figure (and Hamilton pal)
Coronavirus Update: The U.S. bets billions of dollars on better COVID-19 boosters as it prepares for a spike in COVID-19 cases in the coming months
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The U.S. is gearing up for another wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall and winter following a flurry of activity this week.
: FDA and drug makers deepen their commitment to clinical-trial diversity. Will it work?
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After years of ‘lackluster’ efforts, regulators and companies are finally aligned in their goal to make clinical trials more representative of U.S. population.
: Chip sector looks at 10% drop on week as signs point to declining demand
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The semiconductor sector was facing one of its worst weeks in an already lousy year following more evidence that the COVID-19 chip sector boom was drawing to a close.
Earnings Outlook: Wall Street profit expectations for megabanks cooled only slightly despite deep freeze in stocks
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Analysts trim Q2 profit targets for Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, but JPMorgan fares better.
The Margin: It ain’t a bear market for Bobby Bonilla. How the former Mets player’s financial feat illustrates the magic of compound interest.
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July 1 marks an annual $1.2 million payday for the former Mets third baseman.
The Tell: Why this Morgan Stanley portfolio manager is ‘gradually’ getting less defensive in stocks as recession fears rise
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It may be time to get a little less defensive and shift toward buying some crushed stocks as recession fears intensify, according to Andrew Slimmon, an equity portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
Bond Report: 10-year Treasury yield holds below 3% as recession fears still weigh on bond market
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Treasury yields are broadly lower on Friday as continuing concerns about a possible U.S. recession spark haven-related buying of government paper.
Economic Report: Manufacturing grew at slowest pace in two years, ISM finds, in another sign economy is slowing
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The ISM barometer of American factories fell 3.1 points to a two-year low of 53% in June in another sign the U.S. economy is slowing. High inflation is still a big problem, but price pressures also eased for the fourth month in a row.
The Ratings Game: There may be another shoe to drop after Micron’s big outlook miss
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Micron Technology Inc. delivered an outlook that fell far short of the consensus view, prompting questions about how the memory market will fare in a downturn.
Top Ten: Weekend reads: What’s ahead for the stock market after that brutal first half of 2022
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Also, housing mania, dividend stocks, contrarian investing and an increase in Social Security payments.
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks turn lower as disappointing ISM reading underlines slowdown fears
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As a long holiday weekend looms and after a miserable first-half of the year ends, stock investors seem in no mood to bargain hunt on Friday.
Crypto: How prices for cryptos bitcoin and ethereum changed in June
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Prices for many cryptos moved lower in June, and are down over 70% from 2021 highs.
: Sports betting stocks: How companies like DraftKings, Caesars performed in June
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American bettors wagered $125 billion on sports over the past four years.
: Fourth of July closings: Are banks and the post office open on July 4?
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The July 4 federal holiday falls on a Monday this year, so many offices are closed. Here’s what you need to know.
Metals Stocks: Silver tumbles to weakest level in 2 years, while gold drops to lowest in 7 months
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Copper prices have fallen to their weakest level in 17 months
The Margin: Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks: how to watch and what’s new in the star-spangled show
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On July 4, 48,000 shells and effects will light the sky with new shapes like howling wolves and color-changing ghosts. Here’s where to watch or stream.
Market Extra: Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ fame thinks the market selloff may be ‘halfway there’
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Are stocks done selling? One investor who nailed the 2008 housing market crash thinks so.
: Forget the 1970s — this market is drawing comparisons to the 1870s
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The current high inflation environment is often compared to the 1970s. But perhaps a more apt comparison would be to the 1870s.
: Why it seems that all of your trusty stock market indicators are busted
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In a bear market, frustrated investors believe nothing works.
Brett Arends's ROI: Will the real Medicare Advantage please stand up?
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How can this program cost taxpayers less, provide more coverage and still have money leftover for celebrity pitchmen?
Futures Movers: Oil prices rally as supply worries linger
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Oil futures rose on Friday after major producers raised output as expected and outages in Libya raised concerns about reduced supply.
: Scared of stocks? Most investors are too conservative with their retirement plans.
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A healthy mix of equities can be vital for a portfolio, even in retirement.
Need to Know: Here’s what one value investor says he’s learned from Buffett and Munger — and the mistakes he’s made
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Why not copy from investors you admire, one value fund manager says.