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Banking: Higher-for-longer interest rates challenge banks as mixed Q3 earnings stack up

Costlier borrowing and economic uncertainty remain key themes during third-quarter earnings season, as investors have pushed down bank stocks in recent days.

Mark Hulbert: Will the real P/E ratio please stand up?

The monthly review of stock market valuation indicators

The Ratings Game: Moderna’s stock suffering record losing streak as ‘investor caution remains high’ over COVID vaccine sales

Moderna's stock was in danger of breaking its record for consecutive losses as investors expressed increasing caution over slowing sales of COVID vaccines.

Robert Powell's Retirement Portfolio: Confused about Medicare enrollment? How to get help.

More than 60 million Medicare beneficiaries are in the thick of the annual election period. It can be overwhelming.

Outside the Box: Building affordable housing will help close America’s racial homeownership gap

Only 44% of Black Americans own their home, compared to 73% of white Americans.

TaxWatch: The IRS crackdown on rich taxpayers is already raking in millions in back taxes — here’s how much

One case involved an alleged tax cheat who spent $502,000 on gambling, the IRS says.

Market Extra: Fed says bond market’s term premium is the reason behind rise in Treasury yields. Why investors should take it with a dose of caution.

U.S. Fed officials are increasingly focused on the recent rise in term premium as a likely explanation for the relentless selling of government bonds that has brought long-term Treasury yields to their highest levels in more than a decade and a half. 

: When boomers ‘age out’ of their homes, this is who will benefit the most. It’s not their children.

One demographic is poised to benefit from the coming 'silver tsunami,' said Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American.

Help Me Retire: I’m 92 and will probably live to be 100. I have about $250,000. Thoughts?

"I have a few health problems, but nothing major."

: Is Tesla starting to look like just any old carmaker?

Also: Medicare timing, Apple's bonds, Nvidia and a semiconductor stock screen and numbers for prospective home buyers as mortgage-loan rates near 8%.

: Chick-fil-A reportedly will pay class settlement for delivery up-charges. Here’s how to check your claim.

Chick-fil-A has reportedly agreed to offer rebates or gift cards to settle a class action suit filed after it lowered delivery fees but up-charged the food.

Market Extra: S&P 500 breaks below key level for first time since March as stocks erase summer gains

The S&P 500 capped off a busy week for markets on Friday by breaking below its 200-day moving average for the first time in more than six months. It also erased the last of its gains from a torrid summer advance that peaked in late July.
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