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• The Human Cost: Lukas Gage’s viral video audition haunts the ‘hot labor summer’ actors’ strike sweeping Hollywood [1019d]
• : Private-equity mogul Leon Black agreed to pay $62.5 million to settle Epstein-related claims: report [1019d]
• Economic Report: U.S. bank lending falls slightly in latest week [1019d]
• : Women’s World Cup players must capitalize on money-making opportunities right now — while the eyes of the world are on them [1019d]
• : Social Security, caregiving and prescription drug costs: Hot topics among older voters in the 2024 election [1019d]
• : Pfizer says tornado significantly damaged warehouse storing drugs and raw materials [1019d]
• Weekend Sip: How Jennifer Lopez describes her new booze brand: ‘This Bronx girl on a yacht’ [1019d]
• Futures Movers: Oil prices score a 4th straight weekly gain [1019d]
• : Ron DeSantis threatens legal action against Budweiser for ‘radical’ advertising campaign [1019d]
• Retirement Weekly: Pets may be an answer to our loneliness problem; when to ignore the big money on Wall Street; and what to do with your 401(k) when you retire [1019d]
• The Tell: ‘Liquidity is B.S.!’ Stop using it to explain stock-market moves, economist says [1019d]
• : AI will require ‘some new laws,’ Biden says, even as tech giants agree to safeguards [1019d]
• Retirement Weekly: This new ETF can protect your portfolio from losses — but there’s a catch [1019d]
• Retirement Weekly: The right beliefs and habits can save your retirement [1019d]
• Retirement Weekly: Should I roll my Roth 401(k) into a Roth IRA? What are the rules? [1019d]
• Brett Arends's ROI: Are Social Security and Medicare doomed? Someone wants you to think so. [1019d]
• Retirement Weekly: News and analysis for those planning for or living in retirement [1019d]
• The Ratings Game: Harley-Davidson’s stock flies high after an analyst upgrades it to buy [1019d]
• : 4 lessons Tony Bennett taught us about aging [1019d]
• Key Words: Magic Johnson may change Washington Commanders name again: ‘Everything’s on the table’ [1019d]
• In One Chart: Buy gold and sell U.S. dollars, this strategist says. Here’s why. [1019d]
• : FTX foundation planned to buy island nation as ‘bunker’ to wait out apocalypse, lawsuit says [1019d]
• Earnings Results: Technology sector is ‘under a lot of stress,’ another ad agency says [1019d]
• : Biden would beat Trump even if a third-party candidate joins White House race: poll [1019d]
• : Why Tony Bennett’s passing signifies the end of an era [1019d]
• Earnings Results: Why American Express is feeling good about credit, even as it builds reserves [1019d]
• : ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ set for blockbuster opening weekend amid ‘Barbenheimer’ buzz [1019d]
• The Margin: RIP Tony Bennett: World mourns ‘one of the great voices of all time’ silenced [1019d]
• : Here’s why Wall Street has fallen out of love with Tesla — for now [1019d]
• : RedHill Biopharma shares erase gains after company announces stock offering [1019d]
• Metals Stocks: Gold prices turn lower for the week as investors look to Fed meeting [1019d]
• : This Barbie ‘holy grail’ doll is on sale for $25,000 — but one rare Barbie collectible could fetch $1 million [1019d]
• : Bank of Russia hikes rates by a full point as country struggles to find workers after sending men to fight [1019d]
• : If the hound-of-hell heat wave wasn’t enough, Spain’s political temperature is also soaring ahead of divisive weekend election [1019d]
• Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Despite hype, tech earnings still won’t show many results from AI yet [1019d]
• The Ratings Game: Carvana’s stock catches another downgrade as questions linger — despite recent momentum [1019d]
• : Apple appears to be making rapid inroads in buy-now-pay-later [1019d]
• The Fed: FedNow launches today. What to know about the Fed’s real-time payment service. [1019d]
• : Longtime tech entrepreneur Anshu Agarwal joins venture firm to ‘let founders do their magic’ [1019d]
• Banking: U.S. Federal Reserve confirms July 27 meeting on Basel III endgame capital proposals for banks [1019d]
• The Ratings Game: XPeng’s stock falls after analyst’s ‘profit-taking’ call ahead of earnings [1019d]
• Earnings Outlook: It’s Microsoft’s most consequential earnings in ages — but the future is even brighter [1019d]
• Earnings Results: Amex earnings show record spending as travel and entertainment stay hot [1019d]
• Deep Dive: These 13 S&P 500 stocks stand out for expected growth through 2025 [1019d]
• Need to Know: Even this long-time bull is worried about cracks in the tech stock rally. Here’s how Tom Lee expects the market to shake out. [1019d]
• Help Me Retire: We have $2 million and plan to retire soon, but we aren’t sure how our 401(k) plans are taxed [1019d]
• The Fed: Everyone thinks the Fed’s rate hike next week will be the final one — except the Fed [1019d]
• Bond Report: Bond yields stay near highs after jobless claims decline [1019d]
• Movers & Shakers: CSX shares come off the rails while Peloton goes up a gear, and other early Friday movers [1019d]
• Market Snapshot: U.S. equity futures point higher after tech stock stumble [1019d]
• The Ratings Game: As Ozempic/Wegovy frenzy continues, Morgan Stanley lifts forecasts for weight-loss drugs to $77 billion [1020d]
• NerdWallet: Don’t raid your retirement accounts—but here’s when you can do it safely, if you have to [1020d]
• Kelley Blue Book: The pros and cons of leasing vs. buying an electric car [1020d]
• Next Avenue: Where can you breathe easy in retirement? How to find a community with clean air. [1020d]
• : Biden tasks group to explore ways to prevent future debt-limit standoffs [1020d]