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Americans are better than ever at saving for retirement, Vanguard says

New data shows workers are contributing at all-time highs to their 401(k)s, thanks to smarter plan design and professional investment strategies

yesterday 5

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Emily Price

The 10 most American cars of 2025, according to Cars.com

If you're looking to buy a domestically-made car, Cars.com ranked the "most American" ones on the market in 2025

yesterday 4

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Ben Kesslen

Nintendo yanks Switch 2 from Amazon in US pricing dispute

The gaming company objected to resellers undercutting prices by importing consoles from Southeast Asia

yesterday 1

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Emily Price

Warren Buffett is giving away $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock today

The Oracle of Omaha is making his largest donation yet, giving away millions of shares to five charities

yesterday 10

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Hannah Parker

'Someone has broken into our home and stolen something': An OpenAI exec on Meta's poaching spree

Fresh defections to Mark Zuckerberg’s “superintelligence lab” at Meta spark an urgent compensation overhaul at OpenAI

yesterday 6

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Shannon Carroll

Tesla is racing to a robotaxi future. Waymo is already there

Tesla's long-promised robotaxi is raising questions about how far behind it is compared to rivals like Google’s Waymo

yesterday 1

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Jackie Snow

A tale of 2 stock markets

Chipmakers and AI infrastructure plays are soaring. But consumer stocks, retail giants, industrials, and pretty much all the other sectors are lagging

yesterday 1

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Shannon Carroll

Nvidia insiders are getting a huge payday from the stock's surge

Nvidia is back on top and insiders are cashing in — to the tune of $500 million worth of shares in June

yesterday 2

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Hannah Parker

The 9 best large, mid-sized, and small cities for recent college graduates

These cities have ample job oppournities, high incomes, and plenty of fun activities for people who just finished up college

yesterday 0

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Ben Kesslen

The 10 most family-friendly airports in America

Some airports go above and beyond to cater to families, while others make it harder for parents to navigate traveling with kids

yesterday 1

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Ben Kesslen

Mark Zuckerberg sees 'the beginning of a new era' for humanity in superintelligence

Meta has hired top AI talent and created Meta Superintelligence Labs to lead its next-generation AI efforts.

yesterday 0

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Emily Price

Apple is reportedly working on smart glasses to rival Meta Ray-Bans

An analyst note from Ming-Chi Kuo has outlined Apple's plans for Vision Air headsets and AI-powered glasses that will launch in the coming years

yesterday 1

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Emily Price

Tesla’s core business is in reverse. Its stock is driving autonomously

Tesla's auto business is sputtering, with more firms seeing cooling demand — but investors see robotaxis and AI as the company's real growth engine

yesterday 0

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Shannon Carroll

Canada is ditching a tax that infuriated Trump to restart trade talks

The White House took a victory lap after the Canadian reversal. Now the U.S. and Canada want to lock in a trade deal by July 21

yesterday 0

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Trump sent Fed Chair Jerome Powell a hand-written note attacking him over interest rates

Trump's diatribe was an extension of his long-running campaign against the Fed for not cutting interest rates

yesterday 0

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Renewable energy stocks slide as Senate eyes tax-credit rollbacks

Looming rollbacks are driving down clean-energy stocks amid outcry from advocates — including Elon Musk

yesterday 0

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Brian Oconnell

Bitcoin nears $110,000 again. Can the crypto rally last?

Can Bitcoin push past the $110,000 pricing benchmark? Crypto experts think so

yesterday 0

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Brian Oconnell

Amazon prices are rising faster than inflation as tariffs kick in

Prices for some Chinese-made products sold on Amazon are on the rise due to tariffs, according to a new analysis

yesterday 0

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Hannah Parker

Ford's CEO calls China's EV dominance 'the most humbling thing I have ever seen'

Ford CEO Jim Farley said China's EVs are "far superior" to those made in the West

yesterday 10

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Ben Kesslen

Thousands were told they won the lottery. It was a mistake

Norsk Tipping apologized after an error showed players winnings that were off by a factor of 10,000

yesterday 10

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Emily Price

Tesla says a car delivered itself to a customer for the first time

The Tesla made a 30-minute drive from the company's Austin Gigafactory to a buyer's apartment

yesterday 10

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Kevin Ryan

Plus: The elements of a deal.

previous day 2

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Shannon Carroll

Elon Musk renews his attacks on Trump's big bill, calling it 'massive strategic error'

Senate Republicans are in the middle of muscling through their bill over united Democratic opposition

previous day 3

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Trump flirts with unilaterally imposing tariffs on trading partners ahead of July 9 deadline

Trump said his trade negotiating team still prefers to cut deals over issuing letters amounting to a take-it-or-leave-it diktat

previous day 2

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Jobs numbers, July 4th, and more: Stocks and data to watch this week

Investors will digest reams of jobs data, plus U.S. beer sales and more. The stock market is closed on July 4th

previous day 9

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Catherine Baab

Vaccine makers are facing seismic changes in U.S. policy

A federal panel filled with vaccine skeptics has bewildered public health experts and thrown vaccine makers into turmoil

saturday 1

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Catherine Arnst

Robotaxis to nowhere

Tesla's long-promised robotaxi is raising questions about how far behind it is compared to rivals like Google’s Waymo.

saturday 30

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Jackie Snow

He's 26. He runs an $85 million hedge fund. And he's going viral for skewering Trump

Spencer Hakimian runs Tolou Capital. But he has become better known for his provocative macroeconomic takes, often shared in real time on social media

saturday 30

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Catherine Baab

July 4th travel is set to break records with 72 million Americans on the move

Drivers will also see a silver lining at the pump: Average summer gas prices remain lower than in the past two years.

27.06.2025 10

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Emily Price

Trump abruptly ends trade talks with Canada over tax on U.S. tech

The president also threatened to impose another round of tariffs, injecting fresh turmoil into U.S. relations with one of its biggest trading partners

27.06.2025 10

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

The S&P 500 closes at a record high as trade hopes and soft inflation fuel a summer rally

Easing geopolitical tensions, positive trade headlines, soft inflation data, dovish signals from the Fed, and strong tech earnings are driving...

27.06.2025 2

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Shannon Carroll

Nvidia vs. Microsoft: Who will hit a $4 trillion market cap first?

The market’s two most powerful AI players are locked in a trillion-dollar tug-of-war. The next finish line may already be in sight

27.06.2025 2

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Shannon Carroll

Microsoft is about to kill its Blue Screen of Death

After four decades, the infamous error message is getting a reboot — literally — in the next Windows update coming later this summer

27.06.2025 3

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Shannon Carroll

An AI measure in Trump's megabill sparks bipartisan pushback in the Senate

Under current language, the AI measure bans state regulations in exchange for $500 million in federal funding

27.06.2025 2

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Emily Price

Google has a new AI app for virtually trying on outfits

Google’s latest experimental app creates AI images and videos of you in new outfits — no dressing room required

27.06.2025 2

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Emily Price

Apple is adding App Store fees in Europe to dodge a $585 million fine

New policies let developers steer users to cheaper options, but fees remain, prompting criticism from Spotify and Epic Games

27.06.2025 1

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Emily Price

Nike stock soars 16% as the CEO says its big turnaround 'can only go up from here'

The stock rally comes despite Nike reporting its worst sales drop in five years. But that beat Wall Street’s estimate for an even steeper decline

27.06.2025 2

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Emily Price

The U.S. and China have reached a trade deal that eases tech and rare earth restrictions

Negotiations toward a broader trade deal are ongoing, but the initial accord could help reduce economic tensions that had reached a boiling point

27.06.2025 1

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

The Trump administration moves to strip 'revenge tax' from GOP megabill

The measure had attracted considerable scrutiny from investors who feared it would diminish appetite for foreign investment in the U.S

27.06.2025 5

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

The weight loss drug boom has barely begun. How big can it get?

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic are on track to become the best-selling pharmaceuticals on the market — overtaking even statins

27.06.2025 1

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Catherine Arnst

Americans get more confident about the economy for the first time in months

The latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment index ticked up in May, but it's still down from late last year

27.06.2025 3

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Michael Barclay

The 10 most popular cities people are moving to this summer

Americans are flocking to smaller cities and suburbs, according to one recent report

25.06.2025 4

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Ben Kesslen

The $4 trillion argument over the cost of Trump's big bill

Republicans are relying on a special budget trick to wipe away the cost of their tax package. Even some GOP experts are crying foul

25.06.2025 20

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

One company isn't being coy: It's raising prices 'as a direct result of tariffs'

Mood lighting? In this economy?

24.06.2025 10

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Niamh Rowe

A quarter of Americans say they need to make at least $150,000 to be secure. Blame inflation

And less than 30% of U.S. adults believe the American Dream is attainable in today’s economy

24.06.2025 2

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Ben Kesslen

The 5 best states in America for seniors who live independently — and the 5 worst

Most seniors want to "age in place," but some states offer a far better quality of life for older Americans

24.06.2025 3

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Ben Kesslen

5 states that spend the most money on fast food — and 5 that spend the least

Fast food prices are rising — and Americans are spending more and more of their income on a habit that isn't as economical as it used to be

24.06.2025 2

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Ben Kesslen

U.S. home prices are lagging. Blame this 1 key factor

New housing data reveals a nationwide slowdown, while pandemic-era regional trends reverse

24.06.2025 2

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Niamh Rowe

Uber and Waymo bring robotaxis to another U.S. city

Uber currently handles 1.5 million autonomous rides annually — a number that should rise quickly

24.06.2025 2

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Niamh Rowe

McDonald's and Krispy Kreme are ending a relationship that never really started

Krispy Kreme is pulling its doughnuts from McDonald’s restaurants as the collaboration takes a financial toll

24.06.2025 1

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Niamh Rowe