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Trump calls on Fed’s Cook to resign as administration heightens focus on mortgage fraud

Cook is one of 12 voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets benchmark interest rates.

Worried about taxes on huge RMDs? Consider this alternative to Roth conversions.

Once you turn 73, there are ways that annuities could help lower your tax burden

Here’s how SoftBank could turn Intel’s fortunes around

SoftBank’s $2 billion stake could help the chip maker gain customers and increase Intel’s earnings per share.

Home Depot put up some of its best numbers in years. Did tariff-related price increases move the needle?

One analyst says a pullback in promotional deals raised prices, possibly due to “a desire to protect margins in a tariffed environment.”

TJ Maxx parent’s stock jumps toward a record as consumers flock to its off-price goods

TJ Maxx parent’s stock rallies toward a record after an earnings beat and raised outlook.

Estée Lauder to cut up to 7,000 jobs as China and duty-free sales stay weak

Estée Lauder’s stock drops after announcement of jobs cuts and a profit warning.

My credit score and income are better than ever, but my bank won’t lower my credit-card APR. Here’s how to fight back.

The success rate of cardholders who asked for a lower credit-card interest rate is at its highest since 2021. But as lenders wait to see how the economy moves in the coming months, experts say they might be tightening their belts.

Lowe’s tops Home Depot with an $8.8 billion buyout deal and an earnings beat

Lowe’s stock gains after it beat earnings expectations a day after Home Depot missed. Lowe’s also announced it was buying a bigger building-products company than its rival did in June.

These companies are the economy’s ‘first responders’ to Fed rate cuts — yet stock investors overlook them

Community banks are “Fed-policy translators” — and their shares are highly sensitive to central-bank decisions.

Target’s stock drops as longtime CEO Brian Cornell’s planned departure overshadows an earnings beat

Target’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke will replace Chief Executive Brian Cornell on Feb. 1, 2026.

The bond market is flashing a potentially worrisome sign about Fed rate cuts

The Treasury yield curve has been steepening on rate-cut expectations — but also for inflation concerns

Meredith Whitney famously called the 2008 financial crisis. Here’s the new problem with the U.S. economy, she says

Meredith Whitney is worried about a bifurcated economy. Here is how she’s playing that.
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