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Why We Think the Market’s Outlook for Housing Stocks Is Overly Bearish
Housing-related stocks—homebuilders, home improvement retailers, and building product manufacturers—have underperformed the ...
As Trump's trade war rages, the shipping industry wrestles with uncertainty and the risk of disruption
President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs have sent shock waves through America's trade partners and are already being felt in the complex supply chains that transport goods around the world.
Japan Ready to Discuss Non-Tariff Issues With U.S. Including Forex, Economy Minister Says
TOKYO--Japan is ready to discuss non-tariff issues, including foreign exchange rates, with the Trump administration, as part of negotiations to win exemption from higher duties, economy minister ...
Asian Stocks Fall as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average was recently down 4.6%, South Korea's Kospi shed 1.6% and Taiwan's Taiex was 0.4% lower. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 1.1% and China's Shanghai Composite Index ...
Trump administration adds immigrants to Social Security dead list to encourage self-deportation
The Trump administration is cancelling the legally-obtained Social Security numbers of immigrant workers, making it effectively impossible for them to work, hold bank accounts or credit cards, rent ...
Stress about Social Security and the economy has seniors taking benefits early
Even before the most recent chaos, the most common age to claim Social Security benefits was age 62, with 29% of beneficiaries choosing to do this as of 2022, according to the Social Security ...
Trump’s Social Security Shakeup: Here’s What to Know
The Trump administration is justifying the shakeup of the SSA by citing concerns about massive fraud against the agency in ...
'I'm just being practical': I'm cashing out and selling all my worldly belongings. Is that wise?
I'm not reacting to market carnage, I'm just being practical. I'm 75 and my children are firmly established in their lives. My wife and I live in a suburban area in a large house, with a yard and all ...
Trump retreats but still puts U.S. tariff rate at its highest level in a century. Here's what it means for prices for clothes, food and more.
In the wake of Trump's latest move, consumers now face an overall average U.S. effective tariff rate of 25.3%, the highest level since 1909, according to estimates from the Budget Lab at Yale, a ...
Nvidia's stock retreats, but analysts aren't buying into tariff fears right now
But those declines come a day after the chip sector had its best day ever, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX rocketing 18.7% after the tariff "pause" announcement. Shares of Nvidia, Broadcom and ...
Stock-market extremes are the norm now. 'The key is to not get emotional.'
"The key is to not get emotional at the extremes. We sensed wild optimism yesterday into the close, and immense fear again at today's lows," said Jonathan Krinsky, chief market technician at BTIG, in ...
Argenx ADRs Gain, FDA Approves New Delivery Method of Existing Autoimmune Disease Treatment
American depositary receipts of Argenx rose after the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a new delivery method of its treatment for some patients with certain ...