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• The Margin: The price of organic strawberries has soared 224% in the past year [1171d]
• The Ratings Game: Live Nation reported record results. Investors, for now, aren’t convinced. [1171d]
• In One Chart: Fewer S&P 500 companies mention ‘inflation’ during earnings calls despite elevated concern over price pressures [1172d]
• Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips can give your finances a strong safety net [1172d]
• The Ratings Game: Autodesk stock is biggest loser on S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 as Wall Street focuses on cash flow [1172d]
• In One Chart: One year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: how global financial assets have performed since the start of the war? [1172d]
• The Wall Street Journal: Thomas H. Lee, leveraged-buyout pioneer, dies of apparent suicide at 78 [1172d]
• The Ratings Game: Citi reiterates buy on Goldman ahead of investor day, with hopes for more color on bank’s growth picture [1172d]
• Personal Finance Daily: Money can destroy a relationship: Are you financially compatible with your partner? and 1 in 4 Americans would need to use a credit card to pay a $1,000 expense [1172d]
• Crypto: Bitcoin drops 4% as cryptos react to hot inflation data [1172d]
• The Ratings Game: Universal Display’s stock advances as Wall Street overlooks outlook miss [1172d]
• Front Office Sports: FIFA expects North American World Cup to anchor $11 billion cycle [1172d]
• Retirement Weekly: News and analysis for those planning for or living in retirement [1172d]
• Retirement Weekly: How much would you pay to never lose money in a bear market? [1172d]
• The Moneyist: ‘She was smart and beautiful’: Our daughter died from alcohol-related causes. Her ex-husband was her beneficiary and promised to give us that money. He has not. Should we pursue him? [1172d]
• Retirement Weekly: Getting remarried? How to blend your family and your finances [1172d]
• Retirement Weekly: Can I donate to a charity directly from my 401(k)? [1172d]
• The Fed: Fed’s Collins sees initial signs of deceleration in goods-price and wage inflation [1172d]
• : Amazon hit with OSHA citation at seventh warehouse this year [1172d]
• The Wall Street Journal: NATO would envelop Ukraine in defense pact under new plan pitched by big European members of Western alliance [1172d]
• Market Extra: ‘Alarming reacceleration’ behind Fed’s preferred inflation gauge upends markets [1172d]
• : Two million Cosori air fryers recalled because they can overheat and cause a fire [1172d]
• : More than 110,000 tech-sector employees have lost their jobs since the start of 2023 [1172d]
• : One laid-off tech worker’s odyssey: 5 months, 25 interviews and 100 job applications [1172d]
• : How Ukraine is planning to recover with help from Western companies [1172d]
• Coronavirus Update: WHO panel is reviewing whether COVID vaccines need updating, as agency monitors 7 omicron subvariants [1172d]
• The Margin: Country star Brad Paisley and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky join forces on a new song, ‘Same Here’ [1172d]
• The Fed: Fed’s Jefferson says high inflation may come down ‘only slowly’ [1172d]
• Brett Arends's ROI: Bull market? The public isn’t buying it [1172d]
• Economic Report: U.S. new-home sales rise by 7.2% despite weakness in the broader sector [1172d]
• Economic Report: Consumer sentiment hits 13-month high in February [1172d]
• The Big Move: ‘We love our forest life’: I’m 62 and work full-time. I own a $600,000 California home perched on the edge of wilderness. Has the time finally come to downsize? [1172d]
• Mark Hulbert: This asset class is better than bonds at hedging a stock portfolio [1172d]
• MarketWatch First Take: Big Tech hit $1.5 trillion in sales last year, but the days of mega growth seem to be over [1172d]
• Market Extra: What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for markets a year later [1172d]
• The Ratings Game: Block wins praise for ‘adulting’ as its stock shoots higher [1172d]
• The Ratings Game: Nvidia’s stock-market hot streak is far from over, according to Wall Street analysts [1172d]
• : U.S. slaps new sanctions on Russia as Ukraine invasion reaches one-year mark [1172d]
• The Margin: Let them eat turnips? The salad crunch is on and Brits have had quite enough, thank you. [1172d]
• Economic Report: Consumer spending posts biggest gain in almost two years on strong auto sales [1172d]
• Economic Report: Inflation jumps in early 2023, PCE shows, and stays stubbornly high [1172d]
• Key Words: ‘Ukraine is open for business’: Western companies urged to be part of Ukrainian recovery [1172d]
• Metals Stocks: Gold set for weekly loss after falling to 2023 low [1172d]
• Earnings Results: Beyond Meat’s stock pops on better-than-expected sales, earnings [1172d]
• : ‘We just wear blankets’: Inside Britain’s outrage over energy prices and the largest industrial action in decades [1172d]
• Deep Dive: Are you nearing retirement? Here’s how to transition your portfolio from growth to income. [1172d]
• Futures Movers: Oil heads for weekly loss as futures inch higher on Friday [1172d]
• Movers & Shakers: Boeing stock slips after deliveries of 787s halted; Beyond Meat shares rally after plant-food maker’s results [1172d]
• : The cooling of the red-hot lithium market is far from over, warns Goldman Sachs. [1172d]
• Need to Know: Bonds are right and stocks are wrong. Here’s what you should do about it, says BlackRock [1172d]
• : Cineworld stock tanks over 20% after warning that potential takeover bids may be no panacea for shareholders [1172d]
• Brett Arends's ROI: ‘Happy’ mutual funds beat the market [1172d]
• Help Me Retire: We’re in our 60s and have lost $250,000 in our 401(k) plans — can we still retire? [1172d]
• Bond Report: Short-term yields near 15-year highs ahead of inflation report [1172d]
• Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures weaken ahead of key inflation data [1172d]
• NerdWallet: Money can destroy a relationship: Are you financially compatible with your partner? [1172d]
• Kelley Blue Book: The 2023 Mazda CX-50 vs. the Ford Escape: Which compact SUV is better? [1172d]
• Next Avenue: What’s the best way to leave your house to your heirs? [1172d]
• : This VC firm says white-collar layoffs will soon reach blue-collar workers and that AI users will try to end-run the big tech giants [1172d]
• Dow Jones Newswires: International Consolidated Airlines Group swings to profit, sees further recovery in 2023 on busy skies [1172d]
• Dow Jones Newswires: German consumer sentiment set to improve further in March as recession fears ease [1172d]
• Dow Jones Newswires: BASF plans further cost costs after posting $5.16 billion loss [1172d]
• Dow Jones Newswires: Sanofi gets FDA approval for hemophilia drug [1172d]
• Dow Jones Newswires: Tom Lee, leveraged-buyout pioneer, dies at 78 [1172d]
• Dow Jones Newswires: U.K. consumer confidence improves more than expected in February [1172d]