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I’m having brain surgery. Will my heirs or the creditors get my money if I die?

“I’m 47 and have a small amount of investments totaling about $45,000, and I also have the same amount in debt.”

Ferrari’s stock suffers its worst day ever after capital-markets day

Ferrari, the premium sports-car maker with an equally expensive valuation, saw its worst day ever after a capital-market day presentation.

The bull market is turning 3 years old this week. Here’s where stocks are likely headed next.

What began as a tech-driven rally has started to broaden out. According to some on Wall Street, that should help power indexes like the S&P 500 even higher.

Social Security’s COLA increase could jump to 2.8% next year. That still isn’t enough for people to get by.

The cost-of-living adjustment can’t keep up with the actual cost of living, as retirees’ costs climb.

Novo Nordisk is paying up to $5.2 billion for a San Francisco biotech working on liver disease

Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker behind Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs, said it’s paying up to $5.2 billion to buy Akero Therapeutics, a biotech with a drug in a late-stage trial to treat a fatal liver disease.

PepsiCo revenue grows even as beverage volumes keep falling — and its stock rises

PepsiCo saw an earnings beat and an improved full-year outlook, even as beverage volumes in North America extended their long streak of declines.

Strategist makes ‘jaw-dropping’ call — the dollar will rally, thanks to booming productivity

Steve Englander opines, “a productivity-driven increase in real interest rates is the most powerful driver a currency can have”

‘I watch antenna TV’: I’m 66. Will I lose my disability benefits if Social Security goes belly up?

“I read that the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund is good until 2099.”

One thing feuding rappers Cardi B and Nicki Minaj do have in common: Investing in real estate

Rappers Cardi B and Nicki Minaj have reignited their longstanding feud by engaging in a furious war of words on social media recently, but they both have made impressive home buys.

HSBC stock slumps after $14 billion bet on Hong Kong — at a hefty premium

HSBC Holdings on Thursday said it was offering a 30% premium to buy just over the one-third of Hang Seng Bank it didn’t already own.

Inflation angst lingers for investors even as Treasury yields are little moved by Fed minutes

Inflation worries are lingering on the minds of investors, even if Treasury yields were little changed Wednesday by the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting.

Costco shares run higher after yet another monthly sales gain, helped by digital demand

Costco Wholesale Corp. on Wednesday said it notched an 8% year-over-year sales gain through last month, continuing its streak of sales gains and easing Wall Street’s concerns about future growth.
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