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Economic Report: U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest level in four weeks

Initial jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 228,000 in the week ended Aug. 26, the Labor Department said Thursday.

: UBS out-earned Apple and Walmart combined. Here’s where the Credit Suisse buyer’s $29 billion profit ranks.

Granted, it was more an accounting quirk rather than hard money entering its coffers, but UBS's $28.88 billion profit in the second quarter was one for the record books.

Economic Report: Amazon, ‘Barbenheimer’ and Taylor Swift helps deliver biggest gain in consumer spending in six months

Consumer spending jumped 0.8% in July, aided by the biggest-selling Amazon Prime Day ever. "Barbenheimer" and Taylor Swift also lent a hand.

Need to Know: The ‘beating heart’ of the economy may be ready to trigger a recession, says this strategist

Updating his "maddest macro chart," Société Générale strategist says "beneath the megacaps, the vast bulk of companies are in big trouble."

: Adani Group shares fall on fresh allegation of possible offshore investment

Adani Group's publicly traded companies slumped in value on Thursday, after a fresh report alleging that the controlling family may have secretly invested in the company's shares.

What's Worth Streaming: What’s worth streaming in September 2023? Here are your best bets amid slim pickings.

Hulu's "Welcome to Wrexham" and Netflix's "Sex Education" are the best of the bunch in an unusually slow month.

Futures Movers: Oil edges higher as bulls attempt to salvage monthly gain

Oil futures edge higher early Thursday, with bulls looking to salvage a monthly gain for crude as signs of tight supplies lend support.

Metals Stocks: Gold attempts to hold ground ahead of PCE inflation reading

Gold futures drifted slightly lower early Thursday as investors awaited a fresh reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge.

: These workers may have found the secret to a fulfilling retirement

Thanks to longer lives and lower birthrates, the workforce is getting older, but not everyone is planning to kick back.

Beth Pinsker: Will you be ‘cheated’ out of your last Social Security check? 

The rules for what happens to the benefit due for the month a person dies are a surprise to many. 

: Credit-card delinquencies near 9% for some borrowers. Is there a subprime credit-card crisis on the horizon?

High prices and high-interest rates are hurting vulnerable consumers. 

Outside the Box: 6 financial mistakes that taught me valuable lessons

I learned the most from my own financial blunders
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