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Crypto fans thought this would be ether’s big year. Then came the tariffs.

As concerns around President Donald Trump’s tariff plans weighed on cryptocurrencies this week, ether experienced a sharper selloff than bitcoin — extending its underperformance despite some traders’ hope that it could make a turnaround this year.

Lower mortgage rates draw homeowners in — but keep home buyers out

Mortgage applications rose 2.2% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Alphabet is showing the downside of being an AI stock

Alphabet has been talking nonstop about AI. Now investors are looking for proof that the company’s efforts are working.

This stock fund is fully diversified from the S&P 500 — and pays high dividends

Adding exposure away from the Magnificent Seven can lower your portfolio risk, and you can earn high dividend yields at the same time.

Is it too late for a Roth? My husband has just retired, but I’ll work for another 10 years.

“We have a son in elementary school.”

This is how much Mattel’s $600 million buyback could boost earnings

Mattel is ramping up its share repurchase efforts. Analyst firm UBS expects an earnings boost from the toy maker.

The biggest part of the U.S. economy cools off early in the new year. So does inflation.

The large service side of the economy has powered U.S. growth for the past few years and is primed to do so again in 2025.

After brief suspension, U.S. Postal Service to resume delivery of Chinese parcels

Shares of Amazon.com and PDD Holdings, the owner of popular Chinese shopping app Temu, fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Postal Service said it would stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong.

As NY Times adds subscribers, company splits bounty with shareholders

Media company’s Q4 subscribers reach 11.43 million, while it hikes its dividend by 38% and sets stock buyback

U.S. trade deficit hits second highest level ever as Trump weighs more tariffs

The trade deficit surged in December and the U.S. finished 2024 with the second largest gap ever, perhaps in part because some businesses sought to bring in more imports before President Trump raised tariffs.

ADP says 183,000 private-sector jobs created in January. Labor market in pretty good shape.

Hiring off to good start in 2025

Harley-Davidson’s stock slips after Q4 loss amid ‘cyclical headwinds for discretionary products’

The high-interest rate environment has impacted consumer confidence, according to Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz
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