Introduction Things aren’t going so well anymore. The AI-fueled tech rally has stalled, and all eyes are now on the “real” economy, which is showing some serious cracks. The just-released unemployment numbers, for example, came in much lower than expected, with nonfarm payrolls indicating just 114 thousand new jobs in…

Kamala Harris has attacked Donald Trump as a threat to individual freedom, economic security and the rule of law in the US since launching her White House campaign nearly two weeks ago.But the vice-president and her Democratic allies have found a novel way of describing Trump and the Republican party…

For more on the high-stakes battle for control of the Senate, watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” on Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET. Sen. Sherrod Brown doesn’t plan to campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris. He plans to skip the Democratic National Convention. And the Democratic…

Conventional wisdom regarding Traditional IRA’s is to not take distributions from your Traditional IRA because you will have to pay tax on it. Let the assets in your Traditional IRA continue to grow tax deferred and take distributions based on the IRS Required Minimum Distribution rules (RMD’S). Another strategy is…

Every aspect of homebuying has gotten more expensive in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Home prices have been hitting new record highs for most months and mortgage rates are still hovering in the high 6% range. All these factors have added up to pricey down payments. The average down…

A Tiktok trend is encouraging people to save more money. It’s called the ‘no-buy year.’ The rules are simple. Make a list of the non-essential items you will not spend money on for a set length of time and stick to it.  Many people start at the beginning of the year,…

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has agreed to an offer from Fox News to hold a debate with Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4, he said in a post on Truth Social late on Friday.”Rules will be similar to the rules of my debate with Sleepy…

There’s a joke in Norway that people move here for two reasons: a job or love. I’m in the latter group. I met my Norwegian partner in my international Master’s program in Migration and Intercultural Relations.I decided to do my master’s in Europe after a post-college graduation gap year in…

America’s robust post-pandemic job market is teetering on the brink after a lousy July hiring report in which the unemployment rate shot up to 4.3%, a three-year high. The Federal Reserve now has egg on its face after it kept interest rates near a quarter-century high earlier this week. And…

The Weir Group PLC (OTCPK:WEIGF) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2024 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Jon Stanton – CEOBrian Puffer – CFO Conference Call Participants Andrew Wilson – JPMorganJonathan Hurn – BarclaysEdward Hussey – UBSKlas Bergelind – CitiBen Heelan – Bank of AmericaMax Yates – Morgan StanleyBruno…