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MarketWatch First Take: Stock buybacks spur wealth inequality and stifle innovation. Should they be banned?

Stock buybacks have become a major source of wealth inequality and have stifled innovation in the U.S., according to this academic.

The Ratings Game: Disney’s stock closes at a 9-year low, and it still may not be cheap

The media conglomerate's stock remains under pressure amid a host of challenges.

: After Tropical Storm Hilary, beware of scammers knocking on your door

Scam artists typically appear in the days and weeks after extreme weather conditions or a natural disaster.

: ‘I have a pension; they don’t’: Why United Auto Workers are fighting to end a two-tier system for wages and benefits

United Auto Workers members at the Big Three automakers took a strike-authorization vote this week, with results set to be announced Friday.

: This EV company has a bigger market cap than Ford or GM. But you may not have heard of it.

Shares of VinFast have soared since the company went public through a SPAC deal last week,

The Tell: Mutual funds struggling with record underweight in megacap tech stocks, says Goldman Sachs

Mutual funds are underweight megcap technology stocks despite chasing some during the second quarter, leaving them struggling to beat their benchmarks, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs Group. 

: Nordstrom shares rally as better figures for namesake stores and Nordstrom Rack help quarterly results

Nordstrom's stock rallied after hours on Thursday after the upscale department-store chain reported second-quarter results that topped Wall Street's estimates.

Earnings Results: Gap reports a mixed quarter, and stock wavers

Gap Inc. late Thursday reported mixed second-quarter results, reporting sales that were slightly below Wall Street expectations.

Earnings Results: Affirm stock advances as BNPL company easily tops revenue expectations

Affirm shares were powering nearly 7% higher in Thursday's after-hours action after the buy-now-pay-later operator topped expectations with its latest results.

ETF Wrap: Bullish on Nvidia? This single-stock ETF could offer 1.5 times leverage on the chip maker stock — but be careful what you wish for

While Nvidia’s blow out earnings reignite the artificial-intelligence trade in the U.S. stock market, some risk-seeking investors are looking for ways to gain more exposure to the clear leader in the chip manufacturing industry. 

: Intuit’s stock is down slightly despite a revenue and earnings beat

Intuit's stock initially dipped 3% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported quarterly results that topped analyst estimates but issued tepid revenue guidance for its current quarter.

Brett Arends's ROI: Seniors who did this were 23% less likely to end up in a nursing home, new research says

Many of the best health interventions are cheap or even free, and are within our control.
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