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Rising rates are grinding through bond portfolios, but one corner of the Treasury market resets its coupon every single week. Whether that mechanism actually beats owning plain T-bills depends on a timing question most investors never think to ask.

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When Stephanie Zebrowski retired and started collecting Social Security in 2018, she was able to get by on her monthly payment with a little left over before the next one arrived.

That’s no longer the case. Zebrowski, who worked as a financial editor at a brokerage firm, now finds that the $2,200 monthly payment she receives (after her Medicare premiums are deducted) has not kept up with inflation in recent years.

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A retired farmer collecting six figures in cash rent thought the Social Security earnings test was someone else’s problem, but the moment his neighbor asked which fields to plant, everything changed.

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US stock futures were muted on Tuesday as crosscurrents from bank earnings, a chip sell-off, and volatile oil prices clouded the market outlook.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose by 0.5%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) fell below the flatline.

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Shares of electric vehicle (EV) titan Tesla (TSLA -1.22%) are enjoying a surge in October. The company reported third-quarter vehicle delivery numbers ahead of Wall Street’s estimates on Oct. 2, creating anticipation for promising earnings when the company announces Q3 results on Oct. 21. The stock closed at $382.70 on Oct.

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TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — Tokyo stocks closed mixed Tuesday, as a sell-off in heavyweight technology shares and higher crude oil prices dragged the benchmark Nikkei stock index lower, while firm bank stocks lent support to the broader market.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 1,253.40 points, or 1.82 percent, from Friday to end at 67,777.52.

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In the Tokyo stock market on October 13, 2026, following a three-day weekend, the Nikkei Stock Average closed with a sharp consecutive decline, down 1,253.40 yen from the previous day (67,777.52 yen).

Following a decline in the US tech sector and rising oil prices due to escalating tensions in the Middle East,

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Global investors who have chased the AI-powered equity rally are the ones that are most exposed to technology stocks ever since the rebound from the pandemic six years ago, as per a Bank of America Corp poll.

The proportion of fund managers that are overweight on the tech sector have has increased from 30% last month to 37% — the highest since August 2020,

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—Walking with Haru, Age 60 Investment Log Day 175— When you line up 3 years’ worth, you start to see things.

Yesterday, I looked into the cash flow of Sekisui Chemical.

Subtracting the cash used for investment activities from the cash generated by operating activities left about 9.2 billion yen.

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