In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook, right, and Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president of retail, open the doors during the grand opening of Shanghai’s new Apple retail store, March 21, 2024. Strstr | Afp | Getty Images Apple reports earnings for the second fiscal quarter on Thursday
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The Federal Reserve held rates steady Wednesday — again deciding not to cut — which means anyone who carries a balance on their credit card isn’t getting a break from sky-high interest charges. “It is becoming clearer and clearer that the Fed isn’t going to lower interest rates anytime soon,” said Matt Schulz, chief credit
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Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Between rising costs for groceries and fuel, increased debt levels, and shrinking savings, people are having trouble seeing the overall economic growth reflected in their bank accounts. Our recent research with CNBC showed that the “vibecession” has a hold over many people, and now those sentiments appear to resonate with
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In this article SBUX CMG MCD QSR-CA YUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Starbucks logo is seen as members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images It’s finally here: the long-predicted consumer pullback. Starbucks
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In this article KRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Hundreds of small and regional banks across the U.S. are feeling stressed. “You could see some banks either fail or at least, you know, dip below their minimum capital requirements,” Christopher Wolfe, managing director and head of North American banks at Fitch Ratings, told CNBC.
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The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will leave interest rates unchanged as inflation continues to prove stickier than expected. However, the move also dashes hopes that the Fed will be able to start cutting rates soon and relieve consumers from sky-high borrowing costs. The market is now pricing in one rate cut later in the year, according to the CME’s
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In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon responds to a question during a keynote conversation at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Marcus | Reuters Qualcomm reported fiscal second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that surpassed Wall Street expectations,
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Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty Images Many people claim Social Security retirement benefits at the earliest possible claiming age of 62. But that decision prompts their monthly benefits to be reduced for the rest of their lives. Working with a financial advisor should help encourage prospective beneficiaries to understand the value of delaying their benefit
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Amid deeply troubling public employee recruitment and retention challenges, the Alaska Senate recently passed a bill to return public employees to a defined benefit pension plan. This would reverse a 2005 decision that closed Alaska’s two statewide pension plans to new hires. I’m in Alaska this week meeting with stakeholders and sharing the findings from
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In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CVS Health on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that missed expectations and slashed its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the U.S. insurance industry. Shares of the company plunged nearly 18% on Wednesday, and were headed for their worst
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In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Narayana Nadella speaks at a live Microsoft event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 26, 2016. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Microsoft has signed a deal with Brookfield Asset Management to invest more than $10 billion to
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