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And back up goes Wall Street. U.S. stocks are rallying Monday after President Donald Trump said “it will all be fine,” just days after he sent the market r...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a revised budget proposal(link is external) last week, kicking off final negotiations with the Legislature. The May Revisi...
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Gold prices have indeed soared to all-time highs in 2025, prompting headlines about a historic rally. But according to Bank of America (BofA) Global Research, t...
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U.S. stocks coasted to the finish of their latest winning month. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Tuesday to close out its fifth straight winning month after set...
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Last week, lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation that would make the New Markets Tax Credit a permanent part of the tax code, solidifying a program that h...
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Deutsche Bank predicts Bitcoin could be added to central bank reservesby 2030 as its volatility falls and its behavior resembles gold, despite not being “backed...
Mohnish Pabrai, a prominent value investor who manages approximately $900 million in assets through his Pabrai Investment Funds, has identified a simple mathema...
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Gold has been on a tear lately, notching several record highs, most recently nearing the $4,000 mark, as investors and central banks seek a safe haven amid a bu...
James Jannard, the billionaire founder of Oakley, has re-listed his Beverly Hills megamansion for $65 million, down from the original $68 million price listing ...
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Tim Block has run eight marathons and is training for another. But with his work as senior director in Enterprise’s Southeast market office combined with an act...
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President Donald Trump played down the significance of his proposed 50-year mortgage plan in a recent interview, calling it “not even a big deal… it might help ...
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Wall Street is discussing a possible government bond crisis,not because one is imminent, but because Europe’s fiscal instability makes U.S. bonds seem safer by ...
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A quaint, 37-home neighborhood an hour from Miami is attracting moneyed residents, including actor Mark Wahlberg, despite not having a private golf club or coas...
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage held steady this week at its lowest level in nearly 10 months, an encouraging sign for prospective homebuyers who ha...
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The US Treasury’s gold reserves have surpassed $1 trillion in value — more than 90 times what’s stated on the government’s balance sheet — as the precious metal...
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