A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Wealthy investors and family offices shied away from stocks leading up to market swings this week, but many saw…

Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump tried to pressure the Federal Reserve into cutting rates — a breach of protocol that threatened to undermine the independence of the central bank and its ability to keep jobs booming and inflation low. If reelected, Trump said Thursday he’d go further: He’d try to…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Global stock markets regained ground on Friday, taking their momentum from Thursday’s surge on Wall Street, meaning equities have now clawed back the bulk of their losses from Monday’s heavy sell-off. A drop…

The Supreme Court’s two-year-old decision to overturn Roe v. Wade remains unpopular with a wide majority of Americans, according to a poll Friday that landed as Vice President Kamala Harris hammers on reproductive rights as a centerpiece of her campaign for the White House. Two-thirds of Americans oppose the high…

It’s a common problem these days, with nearly one in seven older people diagnosed with some kind of dementia. These folks lose their financial judgment early in the process of cognitive decline. Caring family members get alarmed, and try to reason with their impaired elder. That leads to conflict, as…

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Aerospace veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg becomes Boeing’s new CEO on Thursday with a singular mission: restoring the reputation of a U.S. manufacturing icon.That enormous goal will involve thousands of daily decisions that will determine whether Boeing can earn back the trust of regulators, airlines and the public; end persistent production…

Initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled less than expected last week, countering other signs that the labor market is weakening.First-time filings for jobless benefits came to a seasonally adjusted 233,000 for the week, a decline of 17,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised level and lower than the Dow Jones…

First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, putting some of the worst recession fears on hiatus. Initial claims fell to 233,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised 250,000, according to Department of Labor data released Thursday. “Anything in that range tends to suggest a fairly healthy labor market,” wrote economist Joseph…