Finance

What gave this city its ‘best place to retire’ crown? You can actually afford to live there.

Low cost of living, high quality of life and favorable taxes for retirees, for the win.

Dividend stocks are having an excellent October as tech sector struggles

ETFs focused on dividend stocks are seeing a powerful rally in October, adding to huge gains in 2026.

Options traders are seizing control of the S&P 500

There’s a reason the index hasn’t moved much since June, according to a team at UBS.

TikTok parent ByteDance’s chatbot is now giving travel-booking sites a run for their money. And yours.

Consumers in China are starting to wonder — for good reason — whether the emerging AI travel agents have a hidden agenda.

A possible DoorDash-Instacart deal is all about keeping up with Walmart and Amazon, analysts say

The Wall Street Journal reports that DoorDash was in ‘advanced talks’ to buy Instacart in a deal that would value Instacart at roughly $17 billion

Sorry investors, but there’s no such thing as an early ‘Santa Claus rally.’ Here’s when the real gains typically happen.

Analysts like to overhype stock-market rallies in the fall, but the numbers show Santa only arrives once a year

The house, the kids’ college and the raise: Where people in their 30s and 40s go wrong

Big life decisions in your 30s and 40s will determine just how well you retire.

McDonald’s new bet on chicken hits a snag as franchisees say the birds are too big

McDonald’s franchisees have complained about “tough meat” and other issues with new hand-breaded chicken, an analyst said.

Mega and Large Investors Pull Back from Housing Market, Become Net Sellers, Small Investors Continue to Pile In

Who is the smart money, after the home-price explosion?

These energy stocks are poised to profit from an imminent AI power crunch

Bloom Energy and Solaris Energy would benefit from an urgency around securing power to AI developers.

Meet the financial-literacy teacher who helps high-school students open their own Roth IRAs

Christopher Jackson got hurt before his first NFL game. He now coaches teens on building wealth.

Is it curtains for COLA? Saving Social Security could mean changing the cost-of-living adjustment.

Several proposals consider changing the way retirees receive inflation protection. Here’s what it could cost you.

‘You need only watch episodes of Judge Judy’: I’m in my 70s. Why do people keep making the same avoidable financial mistakes?

“Consider some familiar examples of poor decisions: accumulating credit-card debt or failing to plan for retirement.”

This strategist says it’s a matter of when, not if, the AI bubble pops. Here’s how to prepare for that.

TS Lombard says the AI investment theme is a bubble destined to pop. What investors shouldn’t try to do is time when that will happen.

Two stock picks to capitalize on Wall Street’s misguided AI fears

Sowmdeb Sen of Silvant Capital Management highlights companies poised to benefit from the acceleration of AI spending.

The excitement around Moderna’s cancer vaccine is cooling. Here’s why.

Investors had “incredibly high” expectations around the Phase 3 data for the drugmaker’s experimental cancer treatment.

Retail investors are getting cold feet about stocks, just when the market needs them most

Last week’s carnage for hedge funds highlighted the relative decline in trading activity among retail investors.

The 5 big voting issues in the midterm elections that will impact your wallet

America won’t be picking a president Nov. 3, but this is how the voting results could affect fuel prices, taxes and more.

A dot-com survivor warns retail investors against buying the tech dip: ‘You’re taking a knife to a gunfight.’

Technology-portfolio mangers are treading carefully with tech these days, retail investors should be just as cautious, says industry veteran Ted Mortonson.

Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom could buy Meta shares as part of $35 billion stock offering

Meta is looking to raise a total of $95 billion through stock-related deals that stretch into early next year.

Verizon’s stock rises as subscriber surge impresses Wall Street

Verizon’s performance on a key measure of subscriber growth was more than double what analysts had expected

These four shocks could hand investors an unexpected buying window, strategists say

Yardeni Research said a surprise interest-rate decision by the Federal Reserve or increasing constraints in the artificial-intelligence trade could provide valuable entry points for investors.

The Kospi index is the leading indicator for the global AI trade — and Goldman just slashed its forecast by 25%

A reduction in the growth multiple that investors are prepared to pay for AI stocks and a rise in volatility has forced Goldman strategist Tim Moe to take an axe to his Korean market target.

My wife has only $80,000 saved for retirement. I have $2.2 million. Am I wrong to be shocked?

“When I brought up retiring last spring, she said she was ready whenever I was, and I took that to mean we were in good shape.”

Cheesecake Factory was just the subject of unflattering headlines. It’s actually one of the hottest stocks around.

President Barack Obama over the weekend compared President Donald Trump’s White House modifications to “Saddam Hussein opening up a Cheesecake Factory.”

Tennis star Taylor Fritz is selling his condo for $860,000—with sweeping views of Miami

Tennis star Taylor Fritz is serving up his Miami condo for $860,000, offering a buyer the chance to score a corner residence with sweeping views and a tennis court.

Support for semiconductor stocks could be as much as 15% lower than current levels, says Morgan Stanley

The chief stock-market strategist for Morgan Stanley is sticking with a forecast that the S&P 500 will end the year at 8,000, but growing caution is on display as he identified that support for the key semiconductor sector could come considerably lower.

Tyler Perry cuts price of $36 million Wyoming property on 37 acres, buys $30 million Puerto Rico home

Tyler Perry has slashed $3.5 million from the asking price of his Wyoming mansion—days after picking up a $30 million home in Puerto Rico.

We stopped helping our neighbors with free home repairs and our friendship cooled. Who’s to blame?

“Last summer, they complained about needing to replace their roof. A few months later, they bought a new SUV.”

Worried about this stock-market selloff? Relief may be coming after the midterms — no matter who wins.

The nine months between Election Day and June 30 have seen the S&P 500 deliver an average return of 15.5% going back to 1950.