Trump Piles on Economic Sanctions to Defeat Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out sweeping measures to sever all of Tehran’s financial lifelines. And he promised to punish its trading partners, which includes China.
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Wall Street Is About to Stay Up All Night. Who Really Comes Out Ahead?
Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange plan to expand trading hours in December. Thinner overnight markets could bring new risks for retail investors.
Formula One’s Drive to Capture American Viewers Makes the Stock a Buy
The sport has finally made inroads in the elusive U.S. market. Its future looks bright.
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Walmart Suffers Worst Day in 4 Years
Same-store sales rose just 2.6%, the slimmest increase since early 2020. New price caps on popular drugs are to blame.
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Deere Is Today’s Top S&P 500 Stock. Here’s Why.
The agricultural machinery maker posts fiscal third quarter earnings per share of $5.10 from agricultural equipment sales of about $7.4 billion.
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Blame AI as Alibaba Stock Drops After Earnings
Alibaba stock has dropped this year as profit is squeezed by investment in artificial intelligence.
Wolfspeed Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat
In addition to meeting analyst expectations for fourth quarter revenue, it also beat on earnings per share.
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Boeing and 9 More Stocks for Manufacturing’s Revival, From Our Roundtable Pros
U.S. manufacturing could be headed for an AI-fueled revival. Our roundtable pros size up the trend and offer 10 promising stocks.
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Why 2026 Is Biotech’s Comeback Year
Headwinds in the sector are clearing. That is good news for venture firms seeking liquidity and for a stock market looking for growth stories, Nilesh Kumar writes in a guest commentary.
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The ‘Arctic Silk Road’ Is Here
The U.S. needs to catch up to China in the race to establish dominance in the Far North, Christopher Tang writes.
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Vanguard Conquered the ETF World. Where It’s Aiming Next.
Here’s how CEO Salim Ramji plans to bring the asset-management company’s low-cost, high-return formula to cash savings, financial advice, and active fixed income.
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Ryan Cohen Is Ready to Talk About eBay. For Real.
GameStop’s bid to buy eBay was loudly rejected by the company’s board. Ryan Cohen remains committed to the deal and says it will ultimately be up to shareholders.
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Is the 60/40 Dead or Just Playing Possum?
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Own Too Much Nvidia? Deal With Capital Gains.
Retirees may be able to lower their tax bills by spreading out sales and using other strategies.
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AI Can’t Solve Retirement Anxiety. That’s a Job for Financial Advisors.
Advisors don’t need to compete with artificial intelligence on answers. They need to provide what anxious clients can’t get from AI: human judgment based on context machines don’t have.
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Wealth Management Firm Mariner Becomes Early Adopter of an AI ‘Workforce’ With Help From Humanity Labs
The firms’ five-year partnership aims to add the equivalent of more than 700 full-time employees with an artificial intelligence model.
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