Boomers Control $90 Trillion in the “G-Shaped Economy.” At 70, the Safe Money Is What Makes His Social Security Taxable.
Treasury yields finally rewarding retirees sounds like a win, until the IRS formula that Congress wrote in 1984 and never updated turns that interest income into a stealth tax on Social Security benefits most people never saw coming.
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Read MoreDow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Slides Almost 300Points As Strong Jobs Data Pushes Treasury Yields Higher
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed Friday’s session at 53,414.25 points, falling 271.86 points, or 0.51%, from Thursday’s finish of 53,686.11.
The index opened at 53,584.89, which marked its session high, before sliding sharply through the morning to a low of 53,289.88 as the market absorbed a stronger-than-expected jobs report.
Read More3 Exchange Stocks Investors Are Watching For Energy Price Volatility
Energy markets have been thrown a fresh curveball by the new U.S. sanctions bill aimed at Russia and Iran, and volatility is already reshaping where money moves. Price swings tend to feed trading volumes, fee pools and hedging demand, which can help some listed platforms while leaving others exposed to new risks. This article breaks down three stocks tied to that story and explains why their exposure to the news deserves close attention right now.
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Read MoreCanada invited to become EU’s first ‘associate member’ as Trump trade war intensifies
(From L) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for a speech during European Commission President’s annual State of the Union address at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 16, 2026.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said the European Union is opening the door for Canada to become the first associate member of the 27-nation bloc.
The stock market is quietly accelerating a retirement wave
Something is shifting in the American workforce. Millions of workers in their late 50s and early 60s are walking away from their jobs at a pace that goes beyond normal demographic change. Economists think they know a large part of the reason.
The stock market’s AI-driven rally is helping older workers retire earlier than they planned,
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 ETF Set To Beat The Market in 2025?
2024 was another banner year for the US stock market, with the S&P 500 notching a gain of 23%. Dwarfing even this return, though, was that of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which has delivered a 29.7% return over the last 12 months.
There is lots of speculation that the new President will be supportive of the financial sector so can XLF beat the market again in 2025,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is This Market Doomed?
This year headlines blared about the S&P 500 entering correction territory and the Nasdaq dipping into a bear market. For newer investors, it may feel like the sky is falling but seasoned traders know better, it’s just another chapter in a very old playbook.
The truth is, if you think this year has been rough,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
457 Million Reasons to Buy This Auto Stock
When you find an investment manager overseeing $1.2 billion, it warrants further investigation when they bet one fifth of their entire portfolio on a single stock. Yet that’s exactly the conviction that Impactive Capital demonstrated by betting 20.4% of their portfolio on an automotive retailer.
Amid the universe of thousands of stocks, what is it that Impactive portfolio managers saw in Asbury Automotive that motivated them to allocate $457 million of their fund to it?
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