I love a good egg. Poached, scrambled, sunny side up. Eggs are my go-to side dish, especially when I am not sure what to cook for dinner. But for a while the price of eggs was skyrocketing. And alas for me and other Americans, eggs became a luxury rather than a staple. I found myself […]

Expanded deductions for older Americans are changing the tax-planning equation for retirees, according to Jeffrey Levine, chief planning officer at Focus Partners Wealth. In an interview as part of the Focus on Finance Forum series, Levine explained that many retirees may now qualify for the 0% long-term capital gains tax bracket because of larger standard

Gold prices seemed to be mounting a comeback, but JPMorgan just made the rally harder to trust. Investors expected the shiny yellow metal to continue pushing higher into year’s end, buoyed by rate-cut hopes, central-bank buying, and safe-haven demand. Reuters reported that spot gold was up over 2% for the week, even as JPMorgan recently

Intel spent most of 2023 and 2024 as one of the most beaten-down chip stocks on Wall Street. Frank Lee, an HSBC semiconductor analyst, was among the skeptics. In late 2025 he had the company on reduce with a $24 price target and a straightforward message: time to bail out. On July 2, Lee published

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) could be encountering a further hurdle in its $110 billion chase of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Britain does not necessarily want to block the accord. The greater danger may be that Britain recognizes the cost of delay. The U.K. government is reviewing whether it should intervene in Paramount’s planned acquisition of Warner

Millions of retirees with traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans must take required minimum distributions (RMDs) before the December 31 annual deadline.  Missing that withdrawal can trigger an IRS penalty equal to 25% of every dollar not withdrawn on time, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Fidelity Investments and Vanguard are both highlighting this risk in

A new federal savings account for children launches July 4. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley each committed to matching the government’s $1,000 opening deposit for their employees’ children before the program even opened. Both banks confirmed the match on July 2, Reuters reported. More than 87 companies and organizations had made similar commitments by the

Building a nationwide wireless network has long been one of the most expensive challenges in telecommunications. That’s why the U.S. has effectively been dominated by three national carriers, despite repeated efforts to create more competition. That’s a space Dish had sought to fill. =When Dish launched Project Genesis in 2022, the goal was to offer

While corporate giants are winning over the typical morning coffee consumer, many popular independent food spots are secretly struggling.  The numbers suggest that the pastry business is doing well, with Dunkin’ currently dominating in the United States with more than 10,000 locations and a strong position in the coffee space. Placer.ai found that Dunkin’s customer

Your parent picks up the phone, and on the other end is someone claiming to be a government agent, a few hours later, their brokerage account is being emptied. The mutual fund company sees the warning signs but, unlike broker-dealers already covered by FINRA rules, currently lacks federal authority to freeze the withdrawal before the