You may have noticed something peculiar if you were doomscrolling as Hurricane Milton devastated Florida this week: social media creators who stuck out the storm in unsafe evacuation zones, seemingly for the sake of creating content. One Instagram influencer said she was staying in her beachfront Sarasota condo to help…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Investments myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Revived investor enthusiasm for bonds and growing confidence in a “soft landing” for the US economy is buoying some of the world’s biggest financial groups and sparking record inflows into fixed-income exchange traded…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is expected to release a report Saturday detailing her medical history and health information, a senior aide said. It’s an effort to draw a contrast between the 59-year-old Democratic nominee and her 78-year-old Republican rival, Donald Trump, who is vying to become the oldest person…

By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Mention college and the conversation swiftly turns to student loans — with good reason. The current loan-based system to pay for postsecondary education is failing too many students, including a surprisingly large number of debtors nearing or in their retirement years. For one thing, $1.6…

Mortgage rates jumped markedly this week, sending demand down for a second straight week. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage surged to 6.32% from last week’s reading of 6.12%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was…

A measure of wholesale prices showed no change in September, pointing to a continued easing in inflation, the Labor Department reported Friday.The producer price index, which measures what producers get for their goods and services, was flat for the month and up 1.8% from a year ago. Economists surveyed by…

France’s newly-installed government on Thursday presented a draft budget containing 60 billion euros ($65.6 billion) in tax hikes and spending cuts, as analysts warned the package may not be enough to stave off ratings downgrades for the economy.The 2025 budget features a greater focus on tax-raising measures than some were…

Several hundred “underperforming” 7-Eleven locations across North America are closing, the convenience store announced. Seven & I Holdings, the chain’s Japan-based parent company, revealed in an earnings report Thursday that 444 locations of 7-Eleven are shutting down because of a variety of issues, including slowing sales, declining traffic, inflationary pressures…

Fellow Investors, The third quarter of 2024 has ended, and our portfolio increased by 2.5% despite substantial volatility over the past three months. We continue to seek superior returns by focusing on “off the beaten path” investments in small companies. To this end, if you were to fully acquire every…