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Bond ETFs are down in 2025 ahead of highly anticipated U.S. inflation data

The U.S. bond market is broadly down so far this year, with funds that provide exposure to fixed-income assets hurt by a recent rapid ascent in Treasury yields.

Why investors are lending MicroStrategy billions of dollars at 0% interest so it can buy bitcoin

If bitcoin goes to the moon, a niche group of convertible-bond investors will win out. If the crypto tanks, they can ask for their money back early.

What’s the best way to convince 20-year-olds to save for retirement?

A parent wants to persuade reluctant young adults to start investing.

U.S. budget deficit swells to record $711 billion in first quarter of fiscal year

The U.S. federal budget deficit widened to a record $711 billion in the first three months of the fiscal year, up from $510 billion in the same period last year, an increase of 39%, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.

FTC takes fresh swipe at drug middlemen, says some prices marked up over 1,000%

The drug middlemen known as pharmacy-benefit managers took another body blow from regulators on Tuesday, as they were criticized for charging way more for some “critical” prescription drugs than it cost them.

Why Visa’s stock could be a better play than Mastercard’s this year

Visa’s more U.S.-focused business looks like an asset, according to Seaport Research.

Bitcoin bounce soothes bear-market fears. But beware if it falls below $92,000.

A decisive break by bitcoin below $92,000 could give way to a bear market, technical analysts said, though recent price moves may offer bulls some comfort.

Stock investors brace for possibly the ‘most important inflation reading in recent memory’

Investors and traders are on edge about what Wednesday’s consumer-price index for December might say about the direction of inflation — data that could potentially move the stock and bond markets in a pretty big way.

How to ‘Trump-proof’ your 401(k)

An investment idea for the terrified.

13 dividend stocks selected for value at a time when the S&P 500 trades sky high

The S&P 500 is expensive by most broad measures, but a deeper look tells a different story and presents an opportunity for long-term investors.

‘I would have survived but I wouldn’t be as happy.’ The power of making friends after 60.

Virtual and in-person groups for older women to combat loneliness and isolation thrive

Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion by keeping deposits in lower-yield accounts: feds

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sues financial firm for keeping customers in the dark about higher-yielding savings accounts.
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