What Do Tariffs and Increased Recession Risk Mean for Banks?
The aftermath of President Trump’s tariffs has hit banks hard. The sector is tied to the US economy’s macro performance. A ...
Is the Tax-Exempt Status for Municipal Bonds at Risk?
This threat to the tax-exemption of municipal-bond interest is not new and often follows a regime change in Washington, D.C.
My brother took control of our late mother's estate - and gave me a measly $1,500 check. What can I do?
When my mother passed away, my younger brother, who lived with her, took care of her estate. She was always helping him with his bills. He was not forthcoming with me and our two older sisters. We did ...
11 ways to prepare for a recession - from financial pros who've survived previous economic downturns
The best advice I gave out during the 2007-'09 recession is to track your daily spending. We obsess over retirement funds, but we spend the vast majority of our money on daily purchases. If we can ...
Why Tilray is betting on the growing popularity of THC drinks as cannabis sales drop
Meanwhile, Tilray's third-quarter cannabis revenue fell to $54.3 million from $63.4 million in the year-ago period, partly due to a decision to "pause" its presence in "margin dilutive" categories ...
America's richest banker says Trump is on the right track with 'shock and awe' tariffs
Billionaire Andy Beal, the nation's wealthiest banker, said on Monday that President Donald Trump should stay the course with "shock and awe" tariff policies that have roiled financial markets.
3 bedrock investing principles to follow no matter what the market does
Thankfully, we have decades' worth of market data, and the collective experience of generations of investors, to guide us. If your goal is building wealth over the long term rather than attempting to ...
Here's how much Elon Musk has lost as Tesla protests spread from Wall Street to Main Street
The backlash has turned Tesla's stock into a political football and sparked widespread "Tesla Takedown" protests against Musk. There have also been some counterprotests in support of Musk and Tesla, ...
AMD's stock gets downgraded, as a price war with Intel may be ahead
AMD's stock is bucking the downgrade so far, up 1.6% in Tuesday's premarket trading as S&P 500 futures rise. The stock has fallen 31% so far in 2025.
Microsoft isn't abandoning OpenAI, but it's definitely cozying up to DeepSeek
Microsoft isn't abandoning OpenAI, but is hedging its bets by embracing these alternatives. For investors watching this space, Microsoft's diversification strategy speaks volumes about where the ...
Opinion
How Trump's tariffs speed America down the road to recession
Trump can boost U.S. growth again by articulating a much more reasonable tariff policy, cutting taxes and boosting the federal deficit. But increased spending risks higher inflation and interest rates ...
These ETFs protect against 'black swan' stock-market events like we've just seen
Black-swans events are rare - hence the name - but when they happen they are sudden, awful and unpredictable. The U.S. stock market's double-digit percentage loss over the past three trading sessions ...