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The U.S. labor market showed renewed strength in August, reversing the slowdown seen over the summer. Nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally adjusted 162,000, marking the strongest monthly job gain since March, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The iob gains significantly topped the 53,000 jobs expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones,

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A fund lagging its peers may not always warrant an exit. Here’s what to check before switching.
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A mutual fund in your portfolio has been lagging its benchmark.

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Quick Read Social Security spousal benefits max out at 50% of a qualifying spouse’s full retirement age benefit and cannot grow with delayed claiming. A projected 2027 COLA somewhere between 3.4% and 3.6% could push the average spousal benefit above $1,000, up from roughly $987 today. Working in retirement can help spousal benefit recipients qualify for their own Social Security,

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A rise in a mutual fund’s cash allocation can easily be mistaken for a warning that the fund manager expects the stock market to fall. But experts say investors should not treat the cash figure as a direct market call. Cash may build up for several operational reasons, including fresh inflows awaiting deployment, money required for redemptions,

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TORONTO (AP) — The United States sharply escalated its trade war with Canada on Tuesday, banning some Canadian dairy products and motorcycles as well as most alcoholic beverages after retaliatory Canadian tariffs took effect on about $20 billion in U.S. goods. U.S. President Donald Trump also moved to shut Canadian products out of large, long-term U.S.

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Indian IT stocks came under heavy selling pressure on September 9, 2026, with the Nifty IT index falling 3.24 per cent and extending its losing streak to six straight sessions. All constituents of the index closed in the red. The index has now declined 8.30 per cent over six sessions, as investors grapple with a mix of company-specific concerns,

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Key PointsThe stock market has been thriving in recent years, but that can result in a sneaky risk.Elevated valuations have historically preceded previous bear markets.Investing in the right places is key to surviving a market downturn.The past few years have been lucrative for the stock market, as the S&P 500(SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), Nasdaq Composite(NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES: ^DJI) have all reached record high after record high.But no bull market can last forever.

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President Donald Trump has escalated his economic pressure against Canada following its retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., issuing a series of proclamations Tuesday night to ban certain Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles from entering America, and imposing his 50% tariff on more goods.   

The ban on the importation of some alcohol,

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