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My job is offering me a payout. Should I take a $61,000 lump sum or $355 a month for life?
My S&P 500 investments have roughly doubled every seven years' When I leave my job, would I be better off taking a $61,000 lump sum to roll over into an existing IRA or, instead, take $355 a month for ...
Shanghai Composite Index Rises 1.91% This Week to 3424.23 — Data Talk
The Shanghai Composite Index is up 64.33 points or 1.91% this week to 3424.23 --Largest one-week point gain since the week ending Jan. 17, 2025 ...
Hang Seng Index Rises 3.20% This Week to 24284.15 — Data Talk
The Hang Seng Index is up 753.67 points or 3.20% this week to 24284.15 --Largest one-week point and percentage gain since the week ending March 7, 2025 ...
There's an important market indicator that suggests investors remain wary. It's good news for stocks.
It's looking very likely that Friday will bring a fresh record high for U.S. stocks. And yet there are still signs of nervousness. Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, a research boutique, ...
Nike's outlook wakes up its stock. But execs still see a long road to full recovery.
Shares of the athletic-gear maker (NKE) jumped 9.1% toward a four-month high in Friday's premarket, after management's first-quarter sales forecast wasn't as bad as expected, even as executives warned ...
North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Rise on Easing Trade Friction
Core Scientific was up 7.6% after soaring 33% on Thursday following a report from The Wall Street Journal that CoreWeave was in talks to acquire the digital-infrastructure company. Nike reported ...
North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures -2-
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) is expected to report for 4Q. Gencor Industries Inc (GENC) is expected to report for 2Q. IGC Pharma Inc (IGC) is expected to report for 4Q. Old Market Capital Corp ...
My friend asked me to chip in $1,600 for her son's prom-night limo. Has the world gone mad?
A friend of mine, who is far from rich, has a son who is graduating from high school. He was co-captain of the school basketball team during his junior and senior years, and his team placed second in ...
Tesla's sales numbers are around the corner. Does it look good for the EV maker?
Tom Narayan with RBC Capital called for second-quarter deliveries, Tesla's proxy for sales, of 366,000 EVs. That's less optimistic than the current FactSet consensus of 390,000 vehicles. Tesla ...
My wife and I have $7,000 in pensions, $140,000 in cash, plus Social Security. Can we afford to retire?
I am contemplating retiring at the end of the year. I'm married and will receive two monthly pension payments; $3,600 from military service and $1,500 from civil service. Our total projected monthly ...
Most American weddings are a lot more extravagant than the nuptials of Amazon's Jeff Bezos
If Bezos earns an estimated $8 million an hour, his wedding accounts for 0.0714% of his annual earnings.
The Great Rotation out of the U.S. toward other markets is still in motion, says strategist
Strategists led by Peter Perkins point to the outsized 64% weight of the U.S. in the global equity benchmark as a complication for positioning and recommendations, especially when the ten largest ...