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Walgreens agrees to pay up to $350 million to U.S. government in opioid settlement
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy ...
M&A activity falls as Wall Street clients tap the brakes on deals
In the face of uncertainty around tariffs and other policy changes, companies have been pausing major deal decisions, despite ...
What the ‘fire Powell’ trade could look like as Trump attacks Fed chair again
The firing of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by President Donald Trump would lead to “the most dramatic rush to the exit ...
Overly bearish investors risk writing off 2025 too soon. These strategies offer upside and downside protection.
Ed Yardeni argues that, to match the doom and gloom from Wall Street bears, the stock market would need to see a Lehman-esque ...
U.S. stock futures sink after China ratchets up trade threats
U.S. stock futures fell Sunday after another rough week on Wall Street, and as China threatened to retaliate against ...
Running on empty: Inside China’s quiet pension-funding crisis
Surveys show that more than 40% of flexible workers — including delivery drivers, livestreamers and freelancers — are opting ...
My friend cleaned out her father’s bank account and travels using credit cards. What can I do to make them see the light?
In order to retrieve any money from her late father’s retirement, her brother would need to have evidence to take a ...
Student-loan borrowers will see Social Security checks, tax refunds disappear over defaulted debt, Trump administration says
Millions of borrowers are behind on their student loans following the end of the pandemic pause and changes to the loan ...
Opinion: Trump attacking Fed Chair Jerome Powell is a public relations ploy — and it’s working
Trump is now engaged in a brilliant campaign to blame it all on somebody else.
As tariffs stoke fears of supply-chain disruptions, here’s where Vanguard sees demand for bonds
The bond market has been volatile in April amid concern that tariffs will spark supply-chain disruptions, potentially leading ...
U.S. Futures Up, European Stocks Down
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.9% to $66.87 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 1% to $63.06 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.7% to ...
‘She’s kept him afloat’: I’m 78 and leaving my daughter, 41, my life savings, but her partner doesn’t pay rent. What do I do?
I would like to leave the bulk of my savings to my daughter when I pass.