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How to create a ‘forever paycheck’ without paying for an annuity

Jean Chatzky’s new book lays out several strategies for creating steady retirement income.

Qualcomm’s stock climbs as Amazon chip deal offers investors much-needed good news

Qualcomm shares have missed out on the chip sector’s rally this year — but the company is now working on various chip projects with Amazon.

The investment lessons from the Vanguard 500 Index fund’s 50-year history

If you had shifted your entire equity portfolio into the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, and then did nothing else for the next few decades, your performance rank would almost certainly be above the 80th percentile. Where else in life can you perform that well by sitting on your hands?

Amazon and AT&T team up to challenge SpaceX’s satellite dominance

A new partnership will make AT&T the first wireless company to leverage technology from the Amazon Leo satellite unit

Why the yen’s rise to a six-month high could go further

A carry trade unwind, a selldown in U.S. Treasury holdings and supportive fundamentals have all been cited

I have two sons. Should I allow one son to build a $400,000 house on my land?

“The cost of building the house is expected to be about 30% of the property’s current value.”

Beneath the surface, the next stock-market leaders are getting ready to break out, says Morgan Stanley

Earnings estimates are starting to pick up for artificial-intelligence adopters — and their stocks are due to rise as well, argues Morgan Stanley.

U.S. oil prices reach highest level in over three months after Saudi Arabia says civilian and energy sites struck

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said 73 people were injured in attacks by the Houthi rebels.

I’m a single 58-year-old veteran in California with $1.5 million and a VA pension. Can I retire?

“I expect to receive at least $9,000 per month before federal and California state taxes.”

U.S. stocks usually stumble after Fed hikes, but these markets tend to climb, says Citi

The relative returns for Japanese and U.K. equities reach between 2% and 3% on average following the first interest-rate raise in a hiking cycle by the Federal Reserve.

All about the stunning homes of the Season 35 cast of ‘Dancing With the Stars’

A look at the homes and property portfolios of some of the biggest names competing for the Mirrorball Trophy this season.

Goldman Sachs flips on oil-price forecasts and says $120 Brent could be next.

In the span of just three months, Goldman Sachs analysts have gone from lowering their oil-price forecasts to hiking them.

‘Captain America’ star Chris Evans sells his L.A. home, but at $1 million under asking price

Chris Evans has taken a $1.01 million hit on his Los Angeles mansion, selling the property for $5.38 million as he bids farewell to California and makes his move to the East Coast.

Why the Dow is being dragged down by a Swiss company’s bad news

Futures on the Dow were significantly worse than the S&P 500 because of a cardiovascular drug’s late-stage setback.

Chip stock investors beware — these charts could warn of further weakness ahead

U.S. stock investors have reason to pay attention to the currency market for signs of how money may be flowing in and out of chip stocks.

‘I’m the executor’: My two siblings and I inherited an IRA. Can we just cash it out?

“Am I required to create three new inherited IRAs so that the firm can divide it equally?”

Why the launch of OpenAI’s latest Astra model reignited the memory-chip trade

Since troughing on July 29, the semiconductor sector has been recovering steadily with the OpenAI ChatGPT-6 Astra release bolstering sentiment further

A $2,000 iPhone is coming soon as Apple aims for high-end buyers

Apple’s launch event on Wednesday is likely to feature the iPhone 18 and 18 Pro — as well as a foldable iPhone Ultra with a starting price near $2,000.

Just like for SpaceX, investors may look to ‘make room’ for AI lab IPOs. These stocks could pay the price.

OpenAI and Anthropic’s listings may dovetail with a seasonal tax plan, further hurting some poor performers

Travis Kelce bought a $5.35 million estate on Lake Erie months before marrying Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce forked over $5.35 million for a sprawling lakefront Ohio estate just months before he and Taylor Swift said “I do” at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

Oil prices climb after reports of Saudi Aramco refinery being hit by Houthi rebels

The West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude contracts previously rose to near-seven-week highs.

Is the U.S. losing its safe-haven status? Why global central banks are pulling gold out of New York.

What to know about safe havens and the U.S., as the Netherlands’ central bank follows France in pulling gold out of New York.

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Fake job recruiters are getting smarter about scamming job seekers. AI is making it even worse.

Scammers are spamming job candidates with emails and LinkedIn messages with offers that are too good to be true.

Plastic surgery is booming with boomers. Here’s how to cash in on the antiaging craze.

Americans age 65 and older are suddenly the fastest-growing customers for cosmetic surgery.

Why does almost nobody want to befriend older people like me — except scammers?

“I’d rather leave my estate to people who spent time with me because they genuinely valued my company.”

Humanoid robots could upend life as we know it — if only they had better brains

Humanoids need to get better at retaining information and learning from their mistakes. Memory technology will be key to future breakthroughs.

Micron is doubling down on AI memory chips. That could pay off big time for investors.

Micron is reportedly increasing production capacity of a more profitable memory offering that’s in high demand due to AI.

Why Oracle’s stock looks like a compelling buy ahead of earnings

While there are long-term debates around Oracle’s stock, analysts say the company looks poised to benefit from upbeat pricing trends and more when it reports results next week.

Why the jobs report will actually be good for bonds

Based on the chatter on Wall Street, you’d think labor has never had it so good. Sadly for working Americans, this isn’t actually the case.

Trump’s latest threat — to stop trading with some countries unless there’s a rate cut — risks shock to U.S. economy

Economists and other analysts offered criticism Friday after President Donald Trump floated the idea of stopping trade with countries that have a trade surplus with the U.S. if the Federal Reserve doesn’t lower interest rates.