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Expedia shares climbed to a record close as the online travel agent has embraced AI to help boost business, rather than try to find ways to beat it.

Charlie Garcia responds to a reader worried about a bond fund’s lower-quality holdings.

A top economist in the Trump administration offered a fresh warning Friday about the record-setting government shutdown’s damaging effects, as the Senate struggled to make a deal to end the closure and airports began to reduce flights.

Home prices are rising to new heights, yet sales have remained largely depressed.

Bitcoin is on track to end Friday in the bear-market territory for the first time since April 23.

For Wall Street, flight cancellations may not be the worst thing.

Technical indicators point to more weakness. Watch the VIX.

Also: A bond-market indicator for AI, advice on travel during the government shutdown and a potentially lucrative tax tip for homeowners.

Strong tech earnings weren’t enough to reassure investors worried about high valuations.

Tesla’s incentive-laden CEO retention scheme won investors’ go-ahead this week.

Consumer spending has so far held up despite soft consumer sentiment readings.

Comcast is in talks to acquire the studio and streaming arm of British TV network ITV and has reportedly hired bankers to explore taking a run at Warner Bros. Discovery.