The Mag 7 had the magic touch, pulling the Nasdaq out of its funk and lifting the Dow to breakeven. Most S&P 500 stocks were down, however.
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Victoria’s Secret Is Looking Like the Victoria’s Secret of the Past—and That’s Good
Two Wall Street analysts raise their price targets on Victoria’s Secret, citing a return to the brand’s roots and more opportunities to shop the runway.
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How Selling Beer to Sober Gen Zs Will Add Fizz to Bud Light Brewer’s Stock
Americans and Europeans are drinking less booze, but that’s no problem for AB InBev. The Bud and Michelob brewer’s shares are trading at a discount as new zero-alcohol concoctions hit store shelves.
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Cleveland-Cliffs Expects 2027 Will Be a Very Good Year With Help From Tariffs
Cleveland-Cliffs reports third-quarter Ebitda of $612 million from sales of $5.6 billion. Wall Street was looking for about $601 million and $5.7 billion, respectively.
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Travelers Posts Big Earnings Beat. The Stock Adds to Strong 2026 Gains.
Travelers stock rises modestly even as the property and casualty insurer reports better-than-expected earnings.
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How Selling Beer to Sober Gen Zs Will Add Fizz to Bud Light Brewer’s Stock
Americans and Europeans are drinking less alcohol, but that’s no problem for AB InBev. The Bud and Michelob brewer’s shares are trading at a discount as new zero-alcohol concoctions hit store shelves.
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CPI Is Precise. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Right.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics should give markets more information about its inflation data, Nishant Sahdev writes.
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The Danger in Financial Doublespeak
Start calling things what they are not and risks balloon, Aaron Klein writes.
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Bank of America CEO Sparks Bank Stock Selloff
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said at a conference on Monday that sales and trading revenue for the fiscal third quarter will be “flat.”
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Apple’s $4 Trillion Handoff: Cook Steps Down, Ternus Steps Up
Under CEO Tim Cook, Apple added $4.32 trillion in market cap. John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering, takes over on Tuesday.
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Why the COLA Is Still the Best Inflation Protection Around
It’s not enough, yet it’s the best we have.
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You’re Taking Care of the the Grandkids. How You Can Make It Work for You.
Some 45 million grandparents contribute an average of 500 hours of child care annually, according to the AARP.
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Investors Should Sort Portfolios by Liquidity, Not Just Asset Class
What matters most to clients is how fast they can get their cash back when they need it, writes this entrepreneur and family office executive.
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The IRS Is Taking a Closer Look at 351 Exchanges. Here’s the Issue Worrying Regulators.
Regulators warn that advisors and clients can’t use the conversions as a pass-through to avoid capital-gains taxes.
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