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Margin debt is at a record high. Here’s what that means for the stock market.

Investors buying stocks with borrowed money suggests confidence that the market will keep rising. If only that were true.

Here’s who is behind the Reagan anti-tariff ads that got Trump to ditch trade talks with Canada

Ontario’s center-right leader, Doug Ford, says he launched the $75 million U.S. ad campaign hoping to spark a war between free-trade Reagan Republicans and Trump’s MAGA supporters.

Intel earnings aren’t swaying the skeptics: ‘This fight is far from over.’

Analysts say Intel’s hot demand stems primarily from older chips, and they worry about profit pressure down the road.

Hedge-fund industry assets soar to record $5 trillion. Why the biggest firms are getting even bigger.

The hedge-fund industry saw its assets under management swell to a record $4.98 trillion during the third quarter, with funds taking in their biggest haul since before the global financial crisis.

The Fed’s message to investors needs to be much clearer

U.S. central bank should do more to help Americans navigate this unfamiliar and unpredictable economy.

U.S. economy speeds up despite shutdown, but tariffs weigh on exports and business confidence

The U.S. economy sped up in October during the ongoing government shutdown, new surveys show, but businesses said high tariffs were damaging exports and casting a cloud over the upcoming year.

Here’s one question about AI that even ChatGPT can’t answer

Where’s the profit? OpenAI and Big Tech can’t really say.

I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire?

“I am now medically disabled/retired and receive $2,100 a month from Social Security.”

Social Security’s COLA will be 2.8% in 2026 — first percentage increase in four years

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, up from 2.5% this year, the Social Security Administration said on Friday.

Beyond Meat jumps on the latest twist in its meme-stock saga

Shares of Beyond Meat have been on a wild meme-stock ride recently. The meat-substitute company announced preliminary third-quarter results early Friday.

You can be a supersaver for retirement — but it’ll cost you

Not spending your money could bring a higher tax bill and a lower enjoyment of life.

Procter & Gamble’s stock jumps as easing of tariff effects leads to earnings beat

Consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble has lowered its estimate for tariff costs in fiscal 2026, while keeping its profit outlook intact.
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