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You need to look at your overall financial situation to figure out the best plan for your future.

Cocoa has outpaced the rise in the U.S. stock market and bitcoin, with prices for chocolate’s main ingredient having nearly tripled in 2024. The rally shows little signs of ending, with cocoa‘s 2023 to 2024 marketing year having ended with the biggest global supply deficit in 60 years, according to ING.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further rate cuts on pause is looking like the right call after a closely watched inflation indicator and another round of budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.

“Don’t rush into it, but be aware the clock is ticking,” said one new electric-vehicle driver.

There might be a bullish story underway for materials stocks in 2025 — but watch out for this wild card.

The stablecoin firm plans to buy more than 103 million shares of Rumble.

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO spent more than $400 million on Occidental Petroleum shares, which just hit a nearly three-year low amid fears that oil prices may keep falling.

Experts told MarketWatch the key to connecting with Chinese customers is being willing to depart from home-market strategies and embracing local tastes.

A few flagship bond funds from some big-name Southern California-based firms saw outflows of more than $10 billion each this year through November, according to Morningstar Direct.

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Christmas also fuels one form of lottery playing in particular.

Over the last year, middle-income Americans have started to behave more like lower-income consumers, an economist noted. More inflation and a tight job market in 2025 stand to increase pressure on a group that is already financially spread thin.