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I’m a 73-year-old widower who wants to take 6% out of my 401(k) instead of 4%. Can I afford it?
“I will receive $105,000 per year in retirement. I earn $135,000 a year now.”2 days ago - Business -
‘I can’t deal with managing them’: I juggle 18 credit cards. How do I close them without ruining my credit score?
“I have very high limits, so charges barely make a blip on my credit-utilization ratio.”2 days ago - Business -
Buy gold after its pullbacks — because it may hit $3,000 in 2025
Gold prices have been showing signs of life against a backdrop of worrisome headlines tied to the Russia-Ukraine war — but one analyst said investors should take advantage of pullbacks to buy the ...2 days ago - Business -
Why Nvidia investors are missing the forest for the trees
Nvidia’s GAAP gross margins — forecast at 73% for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter — are still enviable across the semiconductor industry.2 days ago - Business -
‘We are at a low here, folks,’ Boeing’s new CEO tells employees. ‘I’m tired of it.’
Kelly Ortberg had a tough message for Boeing employees, including that the company is at a ‘low’ as employees spend more time arguing among themselves than figuring out how to beat Airbus.2 days ago - Business -
Snoop Dogg lists a 6-bedroom Georgia mansion on one acre for just $575,000
Snoop Dogg is looking to drop the residence in Douglasville, Ga., like it’s hot—and for a surprisingly modest price.2 days ago - Business -
Designer Marc Jacobs talks about the 4-year renovation of his $9 million upstate New York house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Jacobs opens up about the lengthy and complex renovations to the waterfront home, and explains why he bought the property in the first place.2 days ago - Business -
Snowflake’s stock flies higher as software company’s outlook impresses
Snowflake’s last three earnings reports spurred negative stock reactions, but investors seem to like the company’s upbeat guidance this time around3 days ago - Business -
Crypto traders are betting on bitcoin at $174,000 in 2026. What options on BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF tell us.
A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.3 days ago - Business -
Nvidia’s stunning 2024 return has all the makings of a stock-market dynasty
Similarities abound to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls — only this time for Nvidia bulls.3 days ago - Business -
Palo Alto Networks’ beat and raise wasn’t enough for investors. Here’s what was missing.
Merely in-line expectations for cybersecurity company’s fiscal year drags on the stock.3 days ago - Business -
Another bullish call for stocks in 2025. Wells Fargo raises S&P 500 target on strong economy, Trump’s policy changes.
Another Wall Street firm is increasing its S&P 500 target for next year, with a view that stocks are poised to extend their bull-market run to at least the end of 20253 days ago - Business -
Williams-Sonoma’s stock rockets to all-time high as market-share gains fuel earnings beat
Williams-Sonoma Inc.’s stock was up 26% on Wednesday after the home-goods retailer reported improved sales and market-share gains, as well as stronger-than-expected profit, despite a “difficult ...3 days ago - Business -
Treasury yields rise by most in a week amid focus on prospects for U.S. economy
U.S. government debt sold off on Wednesday, sending yields up by the most in a week, as geopolitical anxiety eased and investors awaited President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary.3 days ago - Business -
Delta Air Lines sees opportunity in the ‘premium consumer’ as it lays out long-term financial targets
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday said it sees an opportunity to tap into affluent travelers as it laid out its long-term goals the next three-to-five years.3 days ago - Business -
Oil prices end lower as U.S. supplies rise for a third week
Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday, as a third straight weekly rise in U.S. crude supplies and worries about global demand outweighed support from a “meaningful escalation” this week in ...3 days ago - Business -
Chewy’s stock jumps toward fresh highs after BofA’s U-turn to a bullish call
Chewy shares charged up to fresh highs for the year on Wednesday, as BofA Securities reversed course to be the most bullish on Wall Street toward the online pet-products retailer, after being the ...3 days ago - Business -
This veteran tech investor won’t sell Nvidia shares now — regardless of earnings
Money manager Louis Navellier says Nvidia is the most ‘monopolistic and powerful’ stock he’s ever seen.3 days ago - Business -
TJX boosted by strength in Europe, as retailer posts earnings beat and raises guidance
TJX Cos.’ stock was flat in afternoon trade Wednesday after rising from its morning lows, which came even after the discount retailer’s fiscal third-quarter earnings topped estimates and it again ...3 days ago - Business -
Two powerful banking regulators say they won’t step down just because Trump won
Two of the U.S. government’s most powerful banking regulators have said that they have no plans to step down, in response to pointed questions about their futures under a Trump administration from ...3 days ago - Business -
Nvidia earnings will drive stocks tied to AI’s growth. Here’s what to look for.
AI chip suppliers are enjoying a spending boom from ‘hyperscalers,’ which in turn use the technology to boost sales and profits.3 days ago - Business -
Ford’s troubles continue. Its stock price slumps as automaker plans job cuts
Ford outlined plans to lay off 4,000 employees in the U.K. and Germany in response to a series of losses it blamed on unprecedented competitive, regulatory and economic headwinds in Europe’s car ...3 days ago - Business -
Can Netflix’s stock hit $1,100? Wall Street’s biggest bull charts the path.
An analyst cheers the potential for more live programming — and perhaps a stock split next year.3 days ago - Business -
Why economists think Trump’s immigration crackdown could hike prices on groceries, housing and day care
The president-elect’s mass-deportation plan could disrupt industries like agriculture and construction, experts say — potentially passing on higher costs to consumers.3 days ago - Business -
Trump’s return to the White House is ushering in a ‘stock picker’s paradise’
The second Trump administration could be a boon for stock pickers, according to a team of equity strategists at Barclays.3 days ago - Business -
Sage Therapeutics to end development of key therapy after a third trial failure
It was the third failed trial for the therapy, called dalzanemdor, which also failed to meet its goals in a Phase 2 trial as a treatment for mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia in ...3 days ago - Business -
European Central Bank warns that concentration in highly-valued U.S. tech stocks poses financial stability risk
High equity valuations and investors’ concentration in big U.S. tech stocks are among the main risks to financial stability, says the ECB3 days ago - Business -
I was invited to join a VIP investment club. It promoted bitcoin and other crypto — that’s when the trouble started.
“The people in charge, I realize now, somehow managed to manipulate a small-cap stock so the members made profits.”3 days ago - Business -
Here’s why JPMorgan’s stock gets one analyst’s only downgrade after the Trump bank-stock rally
There’s only one other “deep value stock” among the large U.S. commercial and investment banks, according to one Oppenheimer analyst.3 days ago - Business -
As Nvidia reports, here’s the history of what happens next after ten giant stocks outperform
The fund manager AllianceBernstein looked at periods where the top 10 stocks dominated over the last three decades.3 days ago - Business -
Nio’s stock dives as earnings, outlook disappoint despite record deliveries
Nio’s stock drops after quarterly results and revenue outlook disappoint, despite record deliveries.3 days ago - Business -
Traders trim Bank of England rate cut bets after U.K. inflation rebounds
The chances of another rate cut this year by the Bank of England has diminished after data showed an acceleration in the pace of Britain’s inflation last month.3 days ago - Business -
S&P 500 bounces as stocks’ bull-market cycle seen potentially speeding up in 2025
The S&P 500 has bounced from its drop last week, a decline that had eroded its U.S. election bump without knocking the index off course toward a potentially big 2024 gain.3 days ago - Business -
Ex-Nomura staffer charged after attempted murder at elderly client’s home
A former Nomura employee has been charged with robbery, attempted murder, and arson of an inhabited building following an incident at an elderly client’s home in Hiroshima3 days ago - Business -
Here’s what bond and gold traders are signaling about Russia’s nuclear shift
Traditional flight-to-safety trades took off on Tuesday in response to the worsening conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but a closer look at the extent of the bond market’s moves and a rise in ...3 days ago - Business -
RFK Jr. may start a food and drug ‘culture war.’ Investors are running for cover.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is one of several unorthodox appointments rolled out in recent weeks, and ...3 days ago - Business -
Here’s your $22 million chance to be neighbors with Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, and why billionaires love this town so much
A staggering waterfront “smart home” that is located in a billionaire-loved Seattle suburb has been put on the market for $22 million3 days ago - Business -
NFL star Josh Jacobs is selling his custom-built dream home in Las Vegas for $6 million
Since moving to the Packers, the running back can afford to have his pick of the most exclusive homes in the Green Bay area.3 days ago - Business -
Hedge funds have already started bailing out of ‘Trump trades’
Hedge funds switched to become net sellers of financial and industrial stocks having previously piled into the two sectors in the immediate wake of the U.S. elections, new analysis by Morgan ...3 days ago - Business -
Nvidia earnings are on deck. Here are the 5 big things to know.
Nvidia’s fiscal third-quarter report is due out after Wednesday’s closing bell.3 days ago - Business