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Meme coins led crypto’s rally last year. Now they may be hurting the entire crypto market.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’

Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

Momentum investors have amplified the bond-market rally, says JPMorgan. Here’s how far they can take things.

One of the reasons that government bonds have surged in value lately is that momentum investors have amplified the move.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

401(k) millionaires jump 27% as workers keep saving through bumpy markets

Millionaires aren’t made overnight. These have been investing for an average of 26 years.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

Jim Cramer says 'it's a new market' — plus, time to take some gains in this stock

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - Feb. 27

Extremely fearful stock-market sentiment shows investors scare easily right now

It doesn’t take much to spook stock-market investors in 2025.

MarketWatch - 6d

Dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors adopt a defensive strategy amid market selloff

U.S. dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors are on the hunt for ways to play defense amid concerns over economic growth and President Trump’s tariff plans.

MarketWatch - 6d

‘She’s not working outside the home’: My mother, 63, inherited $100,000. Is she too old to invest in the stock market?

“Are the only options to create a CD ladder or leave it in a high-interest savings account?”

MarketWatch - 6d

How you as an investor can avoid mistakes that are made even by Warren Buffett and other market veterans

Also: Warnings from the stock and real-estate markets; Eli Lilly’s success; a mixed response to Nvidia; and how cuts to Social Security and other government agencies can affect you or loved ones.

MarketWatch - 6d

Trump's latest midday surprise briefly jolts the market — plus, our February winners and losers

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

CNBC - 5d

Why Trump’s move to boost the U.S. copper market is a ‘pipe dream’ that could raise prices

President Donald Trump has made it clear that he is concerned about the United States’ dependence on foreign countries for much of its copper and is looking to boost domestic mining of the metal, ...

MarketWatch - 5d

Nvidia bounces back from post-earnings slide, climbing above $3 trillion market cap

Nvidia is still the second most valuable U.S. tech company, behind Apple and ahead of Microsoft.

CNBC - 5d

Why the February jobs report may push a jittery stock market toward a correction

Angst over the health of the U.S. economy has investors nervous about the possibility of an approaching recession — and the next big jobs report may not be enough to calm nerves for very long.

MarketWatch - 3d

Why Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa program could make the pricey U.S. housing market even more expensive

An influx of immigrants who pay $5 million for a visa could increase demand in the “ultra-high end of the real-estate market,” said a National Association of Realtors economist.

MarketWatch - 3d

2025 NFL All-Free Agent Team: Vikings, Chiefs, Eagles headline best veteran talent on the market

Assembling a full lineup from projected free agents

CBS Sports - 3d

From Nvidia to Palantir and Tesla, investors are getting an education on the riskiest way to trade the market

Leveraged and inverse ETFs trading on hot tech stocks like Nvidia, Tesla and Palantir can generate big returns, but equally big losses.

CNBC - 3d

Synthetic hair marketed toward Black women contains carcinogens and lead, report finds

Ingredients that can cause cancer were found in 10 synthetic hair products marketed toward Black women. Nine of these products also contained lead.

NBC News - 2d

Stocks kick off March with biggest drop in months as Trump tariffs rattle market

U.S. stocks endured another serious setback on Monday as what one trader described as a tariff “tape bomb” from President Trump caused the S&P 500 to tally its biggest daily drop in months.

MarketWatch - 2d

Smartphone startup Nothing tries to stir market out of 'sea of sameness' with $400 phone

Nothing's new Phone (3a) features different shapes and so-called "Glyph" lights on the back that light up to preset ringtones and notification sound effects.

CNBC - 2d

85% of the stock market's return since 1960 came down to this factor—how to boost it in your portfolio

Reinvested dividends make an enormous difference in investment returns over time.

CNBC - 2d

This stock market pro is following Warren Buffett’s lead, saying it’s ‘not a time to be making big bets’

Strategist David Rosenberg: ‘It’s a time to hunker down.’ Cash, defensive stocks and non-U.S. markets are your best choices now, he says.

MarketWatch - 2d

Saquon Barkley contract extension: Highest-paid RBs in NFL after Eagles star resets market for position

Barkley is the first $20 million a year running back

CBS Sports - 1d

Canada, Mexico tariff deal could be in works, Lutnick suggests. Here’s what markets will watch.

A deal to roll back U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods may be in the works, a top Trump administration official suggested Tuesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to give a major address ...

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump says a 'little disturbance' from tariffs is OK, as markets reel from trade war fears

President Donald Trump conceded before a joint session of Congress that his steep new tariffs will cause "a little disturbance."

CNBC - 1d

German spending plans send powerful message to Putin and Trump — and to markets, analysts say

German bund yields saw historic jumps on Wednesday as traders had their first opportunity to react to plans by the country for a huge uplift in spending that the eurozone economy has for decades ...

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump says a "little disturbance" in markets is ok after stocks plunge amid trade war

The S&P lost all post-Election Day gains as stocks tumbled for a second day Tuesday amid President Trump's trade war. Mr. Trump addressed the market and detailed his plan for tax cuts during his ...

CBS News - 1d

Kyrie Irving has torn ACL; Saquon Barkley resets RB market; No. 22 Texas A&M upsets No. 1 Auburn

It's been a disastrous month for the Mavericks

CBS Sports - 1d

Cramer says investors should put these 3 stocks on their buy lists in this oversold market

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - 1d

Ranking NFL teams with best free agent crop: Eagles, Vikings have key starters set to hit open market

Here's a look at the teams that could be impacted the most by free agent departures

CBS Sports - 22h

We're tapping our large cash position to buy more of 3 stocks after the market pullback

We've started to get more aggressive with deploying our cash in recent days.

CNBC - 23h

It's 'never been easier' to become an online scammer as cybercrime markets flourish, security experts warn

"It has become child's play to create really convincing fake emails, audio notes, images or videos designed to scam ... victims," says Netskope's Tony Burnside.

CNBC - 10h

‘There’s a Big Market for Fighters Now’: Four Opinion Writers on the Democratic Party and Andrew Cuomo

Four writers talk about the ex-governor’s mayoral run and what it means that voters are now so willing to accept tarnished figures they previously rejected.

The New York Times - 9h

Hedge funds still have big bets on the market, even if they’re less bullish, J.P. Morgan says

Hedge funds still have big bets on the market, but they don’t appear to be as bullish as they previously were, according to an analysis from J.P. Morgan.

MarketWatch - 4h

2025 free agent cornerback rankings: Best fits for D.J. Reed, Darius Slay, and other veterans on open market

Here's how the cornerback market stacks up in free agency

CBS Sports - 4h

Jim Cramer buys stocks during the market sell-off as he tries to make sense of it all

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - 1h

DOGE job cuts push U.S. layoffs to postpandemic high. Is the labor market crumbling?

The number of publicly announced layoffs in the U.S. jumped in February to the highest level since the pandemic 4 1/2 years ago — but not because the jobs market is suddenly in a free fall. It isn’t.

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