During the 2026 home-buying season, I’ve noticed two ongoing narratives so far. First, mortgage rates continue to hover around 6.5%. Second, home prices are mostly flat. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of…
In many retirement systems, age 73 marks the point at which tax-deferred accounts are required to begin withdrawals of long-accumulated assets, according to the Internal Revenue Service. The headline cost of that first required withdrawal…
Cathie Wood, chief of Ark Investment Management, likes to double down on her favorite tech stocks, especially when the prices are falling. That’s what she just did, buying a megacap tech stock amid a broader…
For most of 2026, Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) investors enjoyed good gains as the Middle East crises pushed crude price to record highs. The Iran war had throttled the Strait of Hormuz, the…
Hamilton College’s Stephen Wu, PhD. explores how sports betting can be uniquely triggering for some people—especially when apps are always within reach. We break down the “loop” that can form between cues (scores, odds, notifications),…
It seems like costs just keep going up and up. I know every time I go to the grocery store for a few things, I feel like I spend a fortune. Apparently, I am not…
TheStreet aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Why we love this deal Not everyone looks forward to Amazon…
Americans saving for retirement are increasingly focused on maximizing the wealth they will accumulate to sustain their post-career lives and achieve long-held retirement goals. Years of experience reporting on personal finance have repeatedly shown me…
Loyalty programs, when they work well, offer meaningful rewards in exchange for spending at a specific retailer or restaurants. For the program to be successful, rewards have to be attainable while also being big enough…
Broadcom (AVGO) just got a new validation point in the artificial intelligence chip race: OpenAI’s first custom chip, Jalapeño, unveiled on June 24. The chip was designed with Broadcom and built for inference, the computing…