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My wife and I are in our late 60s. Do I sell stocks to pay our $30,000 credit-card debt — or do it gradually over 3 years?

“We have around $375,000 in investments in mutual funds and stocks with Morgan Stanley.”

GOP megabill poised to change the way Americans borrow and repay student loans

If the domestic-policy bill passes, repayment plans and borrowing limits on some types of loans will change.

How Robinhood’s dive into stock tokens makes it a ‘must own’ crypto investment, analysts say

The financial-services platform is making a smart move by getting deeper into cryptocurrencies, analysts say, as it will expand its customer base.

U.S. job openings climb to 6-month high. That’s the good news. The bad? Businesses aren’t hiring very quickly.

Job openings climbed in May to a six-month high as lots of graduates entered the labor force, but companies were not very quick to hire as the grappled with the aftershocks of high U.S. tariffs.

U.S. manufacturing slump shows little sign of ending, ISM says, amid ongoing trade wars

Even after the Trump White House dialed back high U.S., tariffs, American manufacturers say ongoing trade wars have raised costs, curbed demand and made it hard to plan for the future.

The S&P 500 is approaching a Wile E. Coyote moment, says Wall Street’s biggest bear

BCA Research, led by strategist Peter Berezin, is not celebrating the S&P 500’s recent wins. In fact, they are warning of losses to come.

Gold’s momentum is fading — and a pullback is coming, says HSBC analyst

Surprisingly, the Israeli-Iran crisis did not propel gold prices higher.

Why oil demand may outpace supply, despite best efforts from OPEC+

A portfolio manager pointed out a “unique” market development that could already be helping to tighten global crude inventories, even as major oil producers look to boost output for a fifth straight month.

Goldman Sachs now sees the next Fed rate cut coming months earlier

Wall Street bank now thinks Powell and colleagues will reduce borrowing costs in September

Why out-of-favor Apple holds the key to tech stocks in the coming weeks

Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat, says Apple shares could be ready to finally shine and drive a bigger tech rally.

Why Bobby Bonilla’s $30 million retirement deal wasn’t as sweet as people think

The New York Mets owed the third baseman a $5.9 million payment in 2000. He negotiated $30 million in annual payments, spread over 25 years, instead.

My mother, 89, keeps getting her credit card scammed. I buy her a new one and it happens again. What’s going on?

“It hasn’t stopped.”
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