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Markets didn’t know which way to go after Wednesday’s Fed rate cut. Expect more volatility ahead.

Investors didn’t know what to make of some of the Federal Reserve’s messaging on Wednesday. That could portend more volatility ahead.

Cracker Barrel tried to win back customers by abandoning its logo and remodels. But it still sees fewer diners up ahead.

Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. fell after hours on Wednesday after the Americana-themed restaurant chain forecast falling traffic for the fiscal year ahead and sales that were below Wall Street’s expectations, as it deals with blowback over efforts to change its logo and remodel its stores.

Protein snacks are getting more popular thanks to weight-loss drugs, says General Mills

While people on GLP-1 drugs are reducing their overall calories, the packaged-foods producer says they have a growing hunger for protein as they lose muscle mass.

This $1.6 billion deal is a sign that the worst of the crisis in office real estate is in the past

The market for office space has struggled to bounce back from the pandemic — but there are encouraging signals in marquee markets.

Google, Meta and Amazon are facing an expensive AI risk that nobody is paying attention to

As Big Tech companies ramp up their capital expenditures, rising depreciation costs are threatening their margins and Wall Street seems to be vastly underestimating the impact.

‘Am I the biggest loser with the Fed rate cut?’ I’m 68, retired and live off IRAs and Social Security

The Federal Reserve cut policy rates by 25 basis points, to a range of 4% to 4.25%, and pencils in two more reductions this year.

Tesla’s stock-market win streak might be over — but it’s made Elon Musk $38 billion richer

Tesla shares are on track to snap their longest stretch of gains since May, but investor sentiment seems to be improving as Musk devotes himself more to the EV maker.

Social Security says personal data of Americans is secure, contradicting whistleblower allegations

Serious lapses put Social Security numbers and other private information at risk, whistleblower claimed.

These 3 charts show how the rise of technology stocks has transformed the U.S. equity market

Some on Wall Street like to compare the current artificial-intelligence driven stock-market boom with the dot-com bubble of the 1990s.

Walmart’s stock is approaching a new high. But analysts say the months ahead could get ‘noisier.’

BofA analysts cite AI, younger consumers and delivery speeds as positives for the big-box chain — but steeper price competition likely lies ahead.

My 95-year-old father cosigned my brother’s mortgage. Will Medicaid take the house?

A future executor is trying to consider the long game with their father’s estate.

Don’t let gold’s record run distract you from silver’s ‘explosive potential’ right now

As gold prices have climbed to new records, silver has emerged from the shadows — outshining the yellow metal with its own gain and reaching its highest price in 14 years.
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