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California wildfires highlight the fast pace of home building in fire-prone areas

“More people are building in fire-prone areas than ever before, and they are not building with fire resistance in mind, because it’s expensive,” one expert said.

Meta cuts DEI, marking another cultural shift ahead of Trump’s White House return

Facebook parent Meta is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a memo sent to employees, marking the tech giant’s latest cultural shift ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

U.S. stocks are expensive ‘on almost any valuation metric.’ Why they could remain so for a while.

U.S. stocks are trading at a pretty lofty level, but investors shouldn’t expect mean reversion anytime soon, according to BofA Global Research.

The California wildfires could push more people toward travel insurance. This type offers extra peace of mind — for a price.

Insurers have seen a rise in cancel-for-any-reason policies. Here’s what travelers should know before buying in.

Here’s when you can file your 2024 taxes — and what’s new this year with refunds, tax laws and free tax prep

Income-tax refunds averaged more than $3,100 last year. How much will they be this year?

Can I move money from my IRA to an HSA? ‘Medical expenses keep growing.’ 

“If there was a way to pay for them out of pretax funds, it would be most helpful.”

Cinemark’s stock is dubbed a top pick amid ‘compelling’ slate of 2025 movies

Movie-theater chain Cinemark will reap the benefits of an improving box office in 2025, according to analyst firm Benchmark.

What may happen in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires

The quantum-computing-stock meltdown, surging bond yields and how to decide whether or not a Roth retirement account is best for you.

Cooking the books: Pals Donald Trump and Vince McMahon both resolve hush-money cases

Trump was sentenced Friday to no jail time for covering up payments to women, while McMahon settled with the SEC for similarly hiding payoffs from WWE’s books.

Shares in TikTok’s rivals gain as Supreme Court weighs U.S. ban for social-media app

The shares of publicly traded companies that compete with TikTok were gaining Friday as the video-sharing platform’s attorney faced tough questions from Supreme Court justices during oral arguments over a law that could ban the service in the U.S. on national-security grounds.

Major corporations are rushing to issue bonds as Treasury yields spike

Higher bond yields are spooking stocks, but retirees are helping to drive demand for annuities and corporate debt.

Nvidia’s stock is down 9% from its recent record. That shows the short term is winning out for now.

Nvidia’s stock is off 9% from an all-time high hit earlier this week, with investors focused more on the here and now than on new eye-popping projections of market opportunity.
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