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A Drought Is Hitting Farmers Hard. Watch Prices in the Produce Aisle.
Just over half of the states and Puerto Rico are in moderate drought or worse. The good news: Rain in the forecast.
Intel Stock Has Been on a Tear. It’s a Buy Even After a 220% Rally.
The bet is that the company can regain its place at the semiconductor table—and that shares still have plenty of room to run.
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Steel Dynamics Reports Solid Earnings. Changes in Trade Policy Helped.
Steel Dynamics reports earnings per share of $2.78 from sales of $5.2 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $2.78 from sales of $5.1 billion.
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3M’s Earnings Top Wall Street Estimates. The Stock Stumbles.
Growth has returned slowly for 3M but beating earnings estimates hasn’t always helped the stock. Here are two challenges to watch for.
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Cleveland-Cliffs Earnings Boosted by Trump Trade Enforcement. The Stock Is Still Down.
The steel maker reported first-quarter Ebitda of $95 million, including an $80 million one‑time energy cost impact. Wall Street was looking for Ebitda of about $92 million.
EV Maker Polestar Posts Record Annual Loss. The Road Ahead Doesn’t Look Any Smoother.
CEO Michael Lohscheller says the electric-vehicle maker expects market conditions to become more challenging.
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They Dared to Leave Merrill Lynch. These Top Advisors Ended Up in Court.
When a group of financial advisors quit to open their own firm, their departure sparked a wave of resignations at Merrill—and a marathon effort to win over clients and $129 billion in assets.
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An Iran War Deal Won’t Be Effective Without Tackling This Iranian Problem
Unless dismantled, Iran’s financial infrastructure, which relies on crypto, will threaten a lasting deal, Albert Wolf writes in a guest commentary.
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Tax Refunds Are Higher. That’s Only a Fraction of the Story.
The reality of Tax Day 2026 was different than the one the president celebrated, Daniel Bunn writes in a guest commentary.
Long Read
A Market Technician’s Take on the Mag 7, Dow Transports, and More
Katie Stockton, founder of Fairlead Strategies and a market technician, sees a mixed picture for the megacap tech stocks, but upside for the Dow transports.
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How Bain Capital Is Scouring the Globe for Excess Returns
Managing partner David Gross touched on a bit of everything in a sitdown with Barron’s Andy Serwer.
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Market Drops Hurt Your Retirement. But This Is the Bigger Risk.
New calculations from the 4% rule creator show that the 1929 crash wasn’t as bad as inflation during the ‘70s and ‘80s.
4 minute read
Why You Should ‘Test-Run’ Retiring Abroad Before You Make the Leap
More Americans are thinking of retiring outside the country. What to know before you make the move.
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Do Financial Advisors Commit Malpractice When They Don’t Consider Annuities?
Some financial advisors overlook income-generating annuities for their clients. That’s a mistake, writes David Lau of DPL Financial Partners.
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Baird Recruits $1 Billion Investment Advisory Team in Indianapolis
The new Baird team, HWB Partners, serves institutions and ultrahigh-net-worth clients.
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