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The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.75% to 4% as officials confront persistent inflation, potentially increasing borrowing costs for consumers.

President Donald Trump has spent months demanding lower interest rates. Instead, the Federal Reserve just moved them in the opposite direction.

The Fed voted unanimously Wednesday to raise its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point,

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One of the most popular technology sector exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK +1.51%) has seen major shifts in the past week, particularly regarding its Magnificent Seven stock holdings.

In the past few days, ARKK manager Cathie Wood has dumped shares of two Magnificent Seven stocks,

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When choosing high-dividend stocks, it’s easy to think, “If a company is profitable, its dividends are safe,” but in reality, profit alone doesn’t tell you the state of a company’s finances. In this article, we will explain for beginners what cash flow is, the differences between operating, investing, and financing cash flows, and why cash flow is important when looking at high-dividend stocks,

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Spousal Social Security benefits come with a timing trap that can permanently shrink your monthly checks, and most people walk right into it without realizing there is a point of no return.

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