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Home Depot’s acquisition of building-products maker SRS is complementary, but not transformative, analysts say

Home Depot’s biggest-ever deal gives it a leg-up over Lowe’s in the professional customer space.

Warren Buffett spent more than $350 million to buy these stocks in the past week

Warren Buffett now owns about 30% of Liberty SiriusXM’s outstanding shares.

San Francisco’s performing arts scene takes on our love-hate relationship with tech

Recent productions of ‘Mere Mortals’ and ‘Big Data’ reflect the unease we feel with emerging technology

The stock market roars when the VIX is tame — like now

Tranquil markets aren’t considered bullish, but this year proves otherwise.

‘I find this evil’: My stepfather, who was worth $14 million, put my mother in a facility — then they both died. He did not honor their prenup. What can I do?

“I have two biological brothers. My stepfather had four children of his own from a previous marriage that helped him with this scheme.”

It may be silver’s turn to shine after the gold rush to record high prices

Gold has generally outpaced performance in silver over the last few years, but the tide may soon turn in favor of silver.

Our mom is 80 and in a downward spiral, and we don’t know how to protect her money. How do we avoid high taxes?

A trio of siblings is worried that their elderly mother will burn through her money because of healthcare costs and taxes.

These housing markets are cooling as nearly a third of home listings cut their asking prices. Home sellers ‘misjudged the market,’ economist says.

Nearly a third of home sellers are slashing prices in Sun Belt cities as spring home-buying season heats up, Zillow says.

France inflation dips more than expected in March

French inflation fell more than expected, closing in on the European Central Bank’s target as recent trends of easing prices continued.

ETF flows in first quarter reflect investor hopes for ‘soft landing’

For this week’s ETF Wrap, I caught up with State Street’s Michael Arone to talk about flows and performance this month and quarter — as well as risks to his soft-landing outlook.

Stocks can keep going up — as long as this one key indicator stays down

Low VIX readings continue to vex market bears.

Maker of Tommy Bahama warns that cautious consumers will weigh on profit

Shares of Oxford Industries Inc. fell after hours on Thursday after the maker of Tommy Bahama and Lilly Pulitzer clothing warned that its investments in expansion and consumer hesitation would weigh on profits in the months ahead.
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