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Oil prices consolidate after surging on rising geopolitical jitters

Oil futures were slightly lower early Monday, consolidating after a surge that saw the U.S. benchmark jump more than 6% last week as investors reacted to Russia’s nuclear threats as its war with Ukraine intensified.

I’m a mother, 48, of three girls. I earn $200,000 and have a $576,000 mortgage. Should I take out a $60,000 home-equity loan and upgrade my BMW X3?

“Right now, I do not have a car payment and I pay off my credit-card bills of between $2,000 and $7,000 every month.”

Scott Bessent’s hedge fund has seen up-and-down returns

Key Square Group, the hedge fund started by Scott Bessent in 2015, has seen its assets under management drop sharply over the past six years on the back of a series of major losses

How Apple could be an AI winner, says one venture-capital investor active in the sector

Apple has done research to run large language models with limited memory.

Inflation was only the ‘breaking point’ that led to Trump’s win. Here’s what voters were really mad about, economist says.

In a TikTok video, one labor economist argues that price increases only amplified a decades-long problem. Here’s the real reason Americans are so mad about the economy, she says.

Treasury yields drop after Bessent picked for Treasury

Bond yields dropped on Monday on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary will help lower budget deficits while slowing the implementation of tariffs.

UniCredit makes $11 billion bid for rival Italian bank

UniCredit on Monday launched a bid for a rival Italian bank in a move that was seen as decreasing the chances it will acquire Germany’s Commerzbank.

Disillusioned with Trump win, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have already left the U.S.

The couple have reportedly moved to the U.K. in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, and plan to sell their home in Santa Barbara, Calif.

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star Zoe Saldana finally sells her Beverly Hills mansion for $10 million

Saldana slashed the price of the property on multiple occasions, reducing it by a total of $6.5 million.

Will inflation stick around? What oil, gold and stocks are signaling about rising prices.

Inflation worries have come back to haunt U.S. financial markets as inventors fret over the potential policy changes under President-elect Donald Trump’s second term could stoke a resurgence of price pressures. 

More retailers squeeze in earnings reports before Black Friday with holidays and tariffs in focus

With Black Friday and the holiday shopping sprint just days away, quarterly results from retailers like Macy’s Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. this week will help set the tone for the rest of the season, as inflation-squeezed shoppers continue to zero in on discounts.

I’m inheriting $600,000. If I ditch my parents’ longtime adviser, what should I do instead?

You need to find the right financial adviser for you, regardless of previous relationships
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