Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseThere is such a thing as an unimportant US presidential election. Had Bill Clinton lost to Bob Dole in 1996, or George W Bush to John Kerry the other…

Donald Trump is trying to crush Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ persona as a force of change and to destroy her personal credibility as a potential president as their still-fresh competition careens into the final nine weeks before Election Day. In recent days, the ex-president has unveiled a broad assault using…

Major milestones are a good opportunity to pause, reflect, and think about where we are heading. This year is a major milestone for the retirement industry as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) reaches its 50th anniversary today. ERISA is the federal law that for the first…

The housing affordability crisis is hitting swing states hard. These battleground states, which could potentially be won by either candidate, are especially focused on the issue of affordability in the upcoming election. About nine in 10 adult Gen Zers reported housing affordability is important when deciding who to vote for,…

Few Gen Z adults are saving for retirement.Just in 1 in 5 members of Gen Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, are contributing to a retirement account, according to a recent Bank of America survey.That hesitancy to invest might be driven by fear, as “a lot of people feel…

Huawei said Monday it plans to hold a product launch event this month just hours after Apple’s annual iPhone reveal as the Chinese technology giant looks to upstage its U.S. rival.The event will take place on Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Beijing time, Huawei said in a post on Chinese…

A Texas judge late last month struck down a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements that was supposed to take effect this Wednesday. Existing noncompete agreements will therefore now remain in place. And employers may still ask you to sign one as a condition of employment. That is, unless and until…

Investment Thesis GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) is a battleground stock. In the same way, as many stocks become battlegrounds at some point in time, this battleground business is being unjustifiably sold off. Here I want to address the top 3 arguments that bears put forth against GigaCloud. More specifically, I address…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Bahrain’s Investcorp, best known for its investments in luxury groups including Gucci and Tiffany, has shaken up its leadership team in a move that hands more power to executive chair Mohammed Alardhi.The…

The Saturday discovery of the deaths of six hostages has thrown negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas into tumult, with the White House national security adviser saying that “the next few days will be critical” in the push to free those still held by Hamas. National…