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Wall Street’s view of a ‘Kevlar economy’ has just been shattered, but red flags were lurking under the radar

The recent batch of indicators has punctured the notion on Wall Street that the U.S. economy is bulletproof and can

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Is eBay actually sexy again as the ecommerce old-timer’s stock surges to an all-time high?

Ebay turns 30 this September and the company is showing some signs that it’s starting to turn back the clock.

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New 529 plan rules let Gen Z invest in careers, not just college

529 accounts are tax-advantaged savings plans designed primarily for education expenses, and recent legislation has significantly broadened their uses. As

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Trump defeats Australia’s mad cow disease restrictions in deal to ship American beef overseas

Australia announced it will reduce restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration claimed as a major

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GM’s $1 billion tariff hit is evidence of American companies, consumers eating import tax costs

General Motors is the latest U.S. auto giant to say tariffs have taken a chunk from their earnings. The company

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Quantum computing is so fire — No, seriously. BofA says it could be humanity’s biggest breakthrough since the discovery of fire

In a recent note on quantum computing, analysts at Bank of America had to reach way back—way, way back—for a

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Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief

Senate Republicans voted to preserve funding for HIV/AIDS relief on Tuesday night, abandoning a controversial $400 million proposed cut to

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US risks financial crisis ahead of midterm elections: former IMF official

The world is losing faith in the dollar, and the U.S. could suffer a financial crisis next year, according to

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Jamie Dimon gets real with Europe about shrinking to just 65% of American GDP over 10-15 years: ‘That’s not good’

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon delivered a stark assessment of Europe’s economic prospects at an event in Dublin hosted by

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Forget a ‘shadow’ Fed chair, here’s how the central bank could have two different leaders at once

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell actually wears two hats: He is chair of the Fed’s board of governors and chair