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More than half of aspiring home buyers say they earn too little to afford a house, survey says

Meanwhile, a fifth of aspiring buyers think they will never be able to save enough for a home, according to a new Bankrate survey.

Alcoa offers $2.2 billion in takeover bid for Australia’s Alumina

Aluminum producer Alcoa has agreed to an all-stock deal to acquire Australia’s Alumina that values its equity at some 3.35 billion Australian dollars (US$2.20 billion).

AT&T to credit some customers who were affected by service outage, CEO says

AT&T Inc.’s chief executive apologized on Sunday for an hours-long nationwide service outage that affected many of its wireless customers last week, and said it will credit the accounts of some of those affected as compensation.

Should stock-market investors stop worrying about the Fed and just keep loving AI?

Stock-market investors seem to care more about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang than Fed Chair Jerome Powell. That may not continue.

Clothing and electronics retailers report this week, analyst caution endures

In the week ahead, results from retail chains like Macy’s Inc., Urban Outfitters Inc., TJX Cos. and Best Buy Co. will offer an update on whether consumer appetites might get any more discretionary this year.

Trump could deliver lower oil prices but ‘mixed’ performances for oil and gas stocks

With a Biden-Trump rematch looking likely, here’s what the 2024 presidential race could mean for fossil fuels.

South Carolina primary: Trump beats Haley, but here’s why she’s staying in the GOP race

There are expectations among political analysts that Nikki Haley will do as promised and not drop out of the 2024 Republican primary in the near future.

We want to retire to somewhere our kids and grandkids would want to live too. Our budget is $7,000 a month — where should we go?

Looking for ideas on the best place for you to retire? Email [email protected]

Buffett praises ‘architect’ Munger, but doesn’t reveal new investment in Berkshire’s 2024 shareholder letter

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett began his annual missive to investors with a touching tribute to his longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, whom he credited as the conglomerate’s “architect.”

I’m 73 and my financial adviser told me to buy $1.5 million in annuities — should I do this? 

“I have $1.5 million in my 401(k) and $1.1 million in my IRA.”

Amazon’s stock could lose to Walgreens’ this year if the Dow jinx holds

The keepers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average have been very good at making sure the changes they make to the venerable stock market barometer are seamless to investors, but nobody’s perfect.

Fed plans to keep interest rates high through the spring — no doubt about it

Top Federal Reserve officials are entirely in lip-sync these days about keeping a key short-term interest rate at a 23-year high, at least through the spring. They don’t see the need to cut rates any time soon.
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