Why consumers overspend during the holidays — and what to do about it

Why consumers overspend during the holidays — and what to do about it

Betsie Van Der Meer | Digitalvision | Getty Images The holiday season is a time to give thanks, reflect on the past year, and spend time with family and friends. However, if... Read more »
How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

A “Keep America Great” hat tops off a Christmas tree at a “Merry Christmas” rally hosted by President Donald Trump at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 18, 2019. Scott... Read more »
UK Housing Deals Jump as Stamp Duty Deadline Looms

UK Housing Deals Jump as Stamp Duty Deadline Looms

Mortgage approvals hit their highest levels since August 2022 last month.  Source link Read more »
S&P Sticks With France Rating in Reprieve for Premier Barnier

S&P Sticks With France Rating in Reprieve for Premier Barnier

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier won a minor reprieve in his battle to pass a budget and remain in power as S&P Global Ratings reiterated its assessment of the country’s debt. Source... Read more »
Mark Mobius’ 2025 investment advice: buy US tech cos focussed on emerging markets

Mark Mobius’ 2025 investment advice: buy US tech cos focussed on emerging markets

Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius has highlighted US tech companies with a focus on emerging economies as the best investment opportunities for the coming year. According to Mobius, firms leveraging technology... Read more »
Here’s how retirees can get the biggest tax break for charitable gifts

Here’s how retirees can get the biggest tax break for charitable gifts

Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images If you’re retired and planning a year-end donation to charity, there’s a key move to maximize your tax break, financial experts say.   Qualified charitable distributions,... Read more »
These ETFs may prove a cautious way to bet on market gains in 2025

These ETFs may prove a cautious way to bet on market gains in 2025

Investors should look beyond the most popular, large cap stock funds next year, but that doesn’t mean they have to get too defensive, according to Astoria Portfolio Advisors. John Davi, Astoria’s CEO... Read more »
Tungsten mine opens in Korea as U.S. seeks non-China critical minerals

Tungsten mine opens in Korea as U.S. seeks non-China critical minerals

Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010. Stringer | Reuters BEIJING — China will start limiting exports of critical... Read more »
GM, Stellantis shares fall on Trump tariff threat for Mexico, Canada

GM, Stellantis shares fall on Trump tariff threat for Mexico, Canada

A carrier trailer transports Toyota cars for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. Jorge... Read more »
Australia Passes Pension Law Amid Debate on Early Access to Cash

Australia Passes Pension Law Amid Debate on Early Access to Cash

Australia’s Senate passed law to define the purpose of the nation’s booming A$4.1 trillion ($2.7 trillion) pension system, amid debate about whether first home buyers should be allowed early access to savings.... Read more »
Asian Stocks to Slip as Treasury Trading Resumes: Markets Wrap

Asian Stocks to Slip as Treasury Trading Resumes: Markets Wrap

Stocks in Asia are poised to open lower on Friday, while US equity futures gained ahead of markets reopening following the Thanksgiving holiday. Source link Read more »
Bank of America backs Mexico’s economy despite Trump’s tariff concerns

Bank of America backs Mexico’s economy despite Trump’s tariff concerns

In a recent press conference, Emilio Romano, Bank of America’s director of Mexico operations, expressed optimism about the bank’s future in the country. Despite recent uncertainty caused by President-elect Donald Trump’s threats... Read more »
56% of Americans say their parents never discussed money with them.

56% of Americans say their parents never discussed money with them.

10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, money is one topic that likely won’t be discussed. Yet experts say it’s a perfect time to start... Read more »
Financials are best-performing stocks of 2024. One corner could outperform

Financials are best-performing stocks of 2024. One corner could outperform

Financial stocks are the best-performing group in 2024 and, even though they’re widely thought to have more room to run as a sector, a subset of them are even more favorably positioned.... Read more »
JWN, DELL, SEDG and more

JWN, DELL, SEDG and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nordstrom — The retail stock fell 8.1% after CEO Erik Nordstrom said the company has seen a slowdown in sales, starting in late... Read more »
‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in years

‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in years

Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.” Disney The domestic box office is poised for its biggest Thanksgiving haul since the pandemic thanks to a Polynesian princess, a pair of... Read more »
Buying Into China Stimulus Is ‘Painful Trade,’ Lombard Odier Says 

Buying Into China Stimulus Is ‘Painful Trade,’ Lombard Odier Says 

While China’s stimulus blitz delivered initial euphoria to the nation’s $10 trillion stock market, for Lombard Odier’s Asia investment chief it’s what happened after that has him on edge. Source link Read more »
Asian Bonds to Trail EM Peers If Trump Enacts Milder Tariffs

Asian Bonds to Trail EM Peers If Trump Enacts Milder Tariffs

Emerging Asian bonds are turning more expensive, making them less attractive than their global peers if Donald Trump’s tariff policies turn out to be milder than feared. Source link Read more »
S&P 500 and Nasdaq extend losses as markets assess US PCE data; HP, Dell slide while Urban Outfitters surges

S&P 500 and Nasdaq extend losses as markets assess US PCE data; HP, Dell slide while Urban Outfitters surges

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite extended losses on Wednesday as investors digested an in-line inflation report.  The personal consumption expenditure index (PCE) rose in October but was above the US... Read more »