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Living With Climate Change: What Hawaii’s deadly wildfire teaches all American towns about climate risks

Hawaii's wildfires are the latest reminder of a costly new normal in many places when it comes to extreme weather linked in part to climate change.

Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips give your portfolio room to run

Money and investing stories popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week.

: What striking city workers have in common with striking Hollywood actors — and what they don’t

Essential workers who have kept cities running during the pandemic are now fighting for higher wages and "overdue" respect, one labor leader says.

: Magic Johnson says he lost $5 billion by not signing with Nike as a rookie: ‘I didn’t even know what stocks was’

In a recent interview, Magic Johnson recalls mulling an endorsement deal between three shoe companies in 1979: Converse, Adidas and Nike. He has some regrets.

Economic Report: U.S. bank lending flattens out in latest week

Commercial and industrial loans — a key economic driver — fell slightly in the week ending Aug. 2, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

: George Soros loads up on AI chip-makers Nvidia and AMD; sells Salesforce and Snowflake

George Soros loaded up on AI chip makers, while dumping stakes of some large cloud software names, filing shows.

: Viet Dinh, Fox’s top legal officer and architect of Dominion Voting case defense, gets new role

Fox Corp.'s Viet Dinh, leader of its defense in the Dominion Voting Systems case, will leave the position of chief legal officer but remain with the company.

: Economists are getting more optimistic about GDP and jobs, survey says

In a new survey, economists predict the next few quarters will have higher economic growth, more jobs and lower unemployment than previously expected.

The Ratings Game: Twilio’s stock bucks tech selloff as a new bull cheers AI potential

As technology stocks sold off Friday, Twilio Inc. shares were bucking the trend in the wake of an upgrade at Argus Research.

: These home-improvement retailers are seeing better foot traffic, research says

Sales of new single-family homes have helped drive visits to home-improvement retailers, according to analytics company Placer.ai.

Market Extra: U.S. energy stocks are back on top as sector leads Wall Street for first time since last year

Energy stocks have zoomed higher in August, reclaiming their spot as the undisputed market leader for the first time since late 2022, when the sector was among the few plays that worked during a turbulent year for markets.

Banking: More challenges await U.S. banks but analysts think the worst may be over for the year

Headwinds continue to face U.S. banks, but a narrowing of profit margins is expected to slow down.
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