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What the plunge in shipping traffic from China tells us about tariffs, stocks and the economy
Potential shortages and higher costs has been a worry for households and business. Yet there's another way to look at the plunge in shipping traffic: U.S. firms that rely on Chinese manufacturing for ...
News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day - Friday at 7 PM ET
The cable operator reported its first-quarter earnings ahead of Friday's opening bell. Chief executives are warning that big-ticket items will cost more, while travel becomes an early trade-war ...
'I ended up getting very sick': I'm divorcing an abuser. I've had two terrible attorneys - and fired them both. Do I sue?
I'm currently divorcing an abuser. So far, I have had two attorneys.
'I'm literally afraid to look at my balance': I have $300K in a 2025 target-date fund. Is there a chance it will recover?
The bulk of my money, around $300,000, is in a Fidelity account invested in a target-date retirement fund pegged to 2025. I'm about two years out from when I had hoped to retire completely. I have two ...
Kevin Warsh says the Fed is broken. He's taking dead aim at Powell's job.
Warsh also blamed the high inflation seen in the wake of the pandemic on the Fed signaling that it was willing to accept higher inflation to help battle unemployment. The Powell Fed "misjudged the ...
'I survived a head-on car wreck': I'm on Medicaid, but inheriting $290K. How do I protect it from the 5-year look-back rule?
About 30 years ago, I survived a head-on car wreck. It was not my fault. I was put on 100% disability and I have not worked since. Now, at age 68, I got a job offer to work three days a week ...
'An argument ensued': My mother entrusted my inheritance to her second husband. It all went horribly wrong.
Months before my mother transitioned, she told me there was a substantial inheritance coming to me and my sons. She highlighted a few things that she wanted me to do for my kids, etc. She never said ...
IPC Indice de Precios Y Cotizaciones Ends the Week 6.98% Higher at 56720.12, Largest One-week Percentage Gain Since June 2020 — Data Talk
The IPC Indice de Precios Y Cotizaciones is up 3701.55 points or 6.98% this week to 56720.12 --Largest three-week point and percentage gain since the week ending Jan. 20, 2023 ...
Dollar Gains 0.05% to 1.3856 Canadian Dollars — Data Talk
Dollar/Canadian dollar: 1.3856 Canadian dollars per dollar (0.7217 dollar per Canadian dollar) --Off 4.67% from its 52-week high of 1.4535 hit Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 --Up 3.16% from its 52-week low of ...
Dollar Loses 1.10% to 19.5050 Mexican Pesos — Data Talk
Dollar/Mexican peso: 19.5050 Mexican pesos per dollar (0.0513 dollar per Mexican peso) --Largest three-week percentage decline since Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 --Off 6.45% from its 52-week high of 20.8489 ...
A 'property-tax revolt' is underway across the country. These numbers explain what's driving it.
Attom's property-tax numbers are the latest high-level look at a growing issue for homeowners, prospective home buyers and politicians that comes as home values, along with costs for local services, ...
Euro Loses 0.27% to $1.1365 — Data Talk
--Off 1.29% from its 52-week high of 1.1514 hit Monday, April 21, 2025 --Up 10.92% from its 52-week low of 1.0246 hit Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 ...