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Walmart could get squeezed alongside its ‘middle of the middle’ U.S. shoppers, analysts say
Walmart Inc. was downgraded to sector weight from overweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets with concerns that the retail giant could…
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Should I claim Social Security at 70, or take it earlier and invest the money?
Few things are certain, yet Social Security retirement benefits are among the safest sources of retirement income: Inflation-adjusted monthly benefits…
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Stock futures struggle, with tech braced for more selling amid Netflix gloom
Stock futures were dropping on Friday following another whipsaw session, with the Nasdaq Composite facing more pressure as Netflix Inc.…
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European stocks tumble, led by tech stocks, renewables after Wall Street rout
European stocks fell sharply on Friday led by technology, which echoed a late-session selloff on Wall Street. Profit warnings in…
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‘Good luck! We’ll all need it’: U.S. market approaches end of ‘superbubble,’ says Jeremy Grantham
The U.S. is approaching the end of a “superbubble” spanning across stocks, bonds, real estate and commodities following massive stimulus…
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This sector of the S&P 500 is expected to show the fastest sales and dividend growth in 2022 and 2023
Which sector of the S&P 500 do you think will post the best sales growth this year and in 2023?…
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Peloton stock plunges below IPO price for first time in nearly two years after report of production halt
Shares of Peloton Interactive Inc. were cratering Thursday after a report indicated that the company temporarily planned to halt production…
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U,S. jobless claims jump 55,000 to three-month high of 286,000 as omicron bites
The numbers: Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits surged by55,000 last week to 286,000 and hit a more than three-month high,…
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Dismal pension funds pin their hopes on inflation
America’s biggest private sector pension plans did so badly last year that they earned barely half as much as the…
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Do 401(k) plans unfairly help the wealthy?
As claims go, it’s a bold one. Over the course of 82 pages, Michael Doran, a much-beloved but press-shy professor…
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