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Higher yields are taking their toll on all areas of the stock market, except the one that matters
07 October 2026Technology is the only one of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors that gained since Sept. 1, as Treasury yields have climbed to multi-decade highs. -
Options traders are betting on a dramatic drop in interest rates
07 October 2026Recent options activity points to bullish positioning for long-term bonds and utilities. -
Fed’s minutes show no appetite for a series of interest-rate hikes
07 October 2026September’s rate hike was viewed by many officials as needed just in case inflation remains sticky. -
Microsoft and Nvidia are teaming up on a supercharged AI laptop
07 October 2026Powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, the latest Windows laptop is designed to run AI models and workloads directly on the device. -
Stocks are increasingly their own best hedge. This chart shows why.
07 October 2026For decades, investors concerned about stocks sought succor in the bond market. But these days, the best shield against an outbreak of volatility might just be owning other stocks. -
SpaceX may chase ‘stunning’ AI returns by taking on a lot of debt to buy Nvidia chips
07 October 2026A report says SpaceX is considering raising $40 billion to finance the purchase of advanced graphic processing units and related systems. -
‘He grew up wealthy’: My husband inherited $3 million. He wants a vacation home. I want to save for retirement. Who’s right?
07 October 2026“I keep thinking about giving each child $750,000 toward a house.” -
Washington and Wall Street chose to delay paying their bills — and to put them on your tab
07 October 2026The polite word for what the government and Wall Street are doing is deferring payment, like opening a tab at a bar that somebody else will pay later. -
The ‘Magnificent Seven’ are now big enough to move the economy. Why that could be a problem.
07 October 2026Imagine a small group of companies whose value is greater than the entire economy of almost every single country in the world. By market value, that’s roughly where the “Magnificent Seven” group of... -
Worse than taking away your parents’ car keys? Taking away their cell phone. How to protect your aging parents.
07 October 2026Parental controls aren’t just for kids anymore