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My daughter has $500K in med-school expenses. Can my wife and I afford to pay it off?
We don't have any loans or long-term debt. Our house is worth $500,000 and our cars are paid off. We pay our credit cards in ...
CVS Health Currently Down Seven Consecutive Days, On Track for Longest Losing Streak Since October 2023 — Data Talk
--Worst seven day stretch since the seven days ending May 19, 2025, when it fell 7.47% --Down 44.09% from its all-time ...
Stock-market complacency is on a collision course with tariffs. Investors, buckle up.
Investor sentiment has been infected by a complacency about the stock market. If this doesn't change soon, it could result in ...
Business Inventories Held Steady for Second Month in May
U.S. business inventories were unchanged for a second-straight month in May, according to monthly Commerce Department data ...
Taiwan Semi Earnings: Firm Shrugs off Tariff Blows Amid Insatiable AI Demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM raised its full-year revenue growth guidance by 30% in USD terms from the mid-20s. Its ...
How do I ask my boyfriend to pay for half of our birth-control costs? 'I don't want him to feel like I'm nickel-and-diming him.'
I'm considering asking him to pay half of the balance because he's also reaping the benefits. (That said, I would probably have an IUD even if we weren't together.) The IUD is valid for at least five ...
Eaton Corp. on Track for Record High Close — Data Talk
Eaton Corp. Plc (ETN) is currently at $378.37, up $15.48 or 4.27% --Would be new all-time high (Based on available data back to Jan. 21, 1972) --Would be first record closing high since Dec. 4, 2024, ...
Prudently Leveraging Strong Wealth Management Franchise Should Propel Growth for Raymond James
We are raising our fair value estimate for Raymond James to $163 from $147, driven by a more constructive outlook on its mid-term cash flow generation potential. This fair value estimate implies a ...
Medicaid, ACA costs will keep rising - and this insurer's stock is tumbling
Shares of Elevance Health Inc. tumbled toward a more than four-year low Thursday, after the health insurer slashed its full-year profit outlook and said pressures from rising Medicaid and Obamacare ...
Trump says Coke with cane sugar is on its way. But Americans seem fine with the current version.
Coca-Cola switched from using cane sugar to high-fructose corn syrup in the U.S. version of its signature sip decades ago. Corn syrup is generally considered cheaper to use - hence, its widespread ...
'We are acquaintances, not friends': My neighbors need somewhere to stay after a house fire. Do I say yes?
I want to balance your generosity of spirit with a degree of caution.
Comex Silver Settles 0.54% Higher at $38.056 — Data Talk
Front Month Comex Silver for July delivery gained 20.30 cents per troy ounce, or 0.54% to $38.056 today --Largest one day dollar and percentage gain since Friday, July 11, 2025 ...