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Bank of Japan’s big move isn’t dispelling market fears that central banks are out of ammo
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Clinton-Trump debate showdown carries potential to sock stocks

Investors will be keeping a close eye on the first of the presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for signs of a momentum shi...
Oil traders listen to OPEC talk, wait for action
Treasury yields log largest weekly decline in 2 months
U.S. stocks end lower as oil slides, but post weekly gains
Hedge-fund manager warns of biggest market correction since 2008
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Snap’s Spectacles: Cheers for circular video but the design is up for debate

Response is mixed, and a little confused, over Snapchat’s — scratch that, Snap Inc.’s — first push into hardware with a late-Friday rollout of its ...
- GOOG -0.04%
What to watch for in Nike earnings

Nike, which has run into issues with competition and more, will report first-quarter earnings on Tuesday.
- NKE -0.47%
Twitter’s stock rockets after report a buyout is near

Twitter’s stock rocketed to its best one-day gain since going public, after CNBC reported that the social media company was nearing a buyout deal.
- TWTR 21.42%
Snapchat releases first hardware product, Spectacles

What initially appears to be a normal pair of sunglasses turns out to be Spectacles, the first hardware product from Snap Inc.

Simon Maierhofer

The S&P 500 is setting up for a slingshot move

The way both stocks and the VIX are set up suggests another move higher for equities, but it also never hurts to take a little off of the table jus...
Nigam Arora

Get ready to trade the first presidential debate

There are a number of short-term, high-risk trades that could be taken in the wake of whoever is seen as “winning” the debate, so for those qualifi...
Thomas H. Kee Jr.

After the Fed, the focus is on earnings

With the Fed meeting behind us, investors are going to be looking at upcoming earnings, and those expectations are something worth looking twice at.
Rob Isbitts

8 investment themes to rally around

One aspect of my approach to investing that has been a guiding light over the years is to have a finite list of long-term investment themes that ar...

Stocks to Watch

Next Week’s Worries: Stocks Finish Week Higher as Fed Holds, Attention Turns to Election

Stocks finished the week higher despite a drop today as the Federal Reserve elected to keep interest rates on hold. Will the start of the President...
Tech Trader Daily

Apple iPhone 7 Promotions Could Diminish Customer Value at AT&T et. al.

You may have notice carriers have been rolling out the deals in North America for Apple’s (AAPL) new iPhone 7, with AT&T (T), T-Mobile US (TMUS), S...
Focus on Funds

Barron’s 400 Rebalance Leaves Index Heavy In Homebuilding and Construction
Asia Stocks to Watch

Why Goldman Has Swapped China Mobile For China Unicom

Goldman Sachs moves markets.China Unicom (762.Hong Kong/CHU) soared 5% in Hong Kong after Goldman upgraded this stock to Buy and added it to its "c...

Jeremy Corbyn seeks to unify U.K.’s Labour Party after re-election as leader

Veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday called for the U.K. Labour Party’s disaffected parliamentarians to rally behind him after he was re-elect...
Brazil’s Supreme Court gives OK to open probe of new president Temer

Brazil’s Supreme Court late Friday gave the green light to prosecutors to open a probe into corruption allegations that President Michel Temer is l...
Good news for the rest of the U.S. — Chicago’s crime plague isn’t contagious

Violent crime in the nation as a whole is steady, and that’s nothing to shrug off, said the New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for ...
Presidents Obama, Bush open Smithsonian’s latest — the African-American History Museum

7 websites North Korea didn’t want you to see

Diplomats feud over Syria’s busted truce

Police hunting for suspected shooter after five killed at mall north of Seattle

88% of couples claim they don’t fight about money: study

Experts say the key is communication.
This gadget turns fruit into booze

Home-brewing kit Alchema takes fruit and turns it into craft wine or cider.
A gin for every season

New line has versions of the spirit to suit the time of year.
Trump criticizes the way universities spend their money

He derided the schools for spending too much money on administrators and the fund managers who are responsible for their endowments.

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30 yr fixed Jumbo	4.43%
30 yr fixed	3.50%
15 yr fixed	2.65%
10 yr fixed	2.68%
30 yr fixed refi	3.39%
15 yr fixed refi	2.67%
5/1 ARM	2.93%
5/1 ARM refi	3.05%

National averages from Bankrate.com

$30K HELOC	4.60%
$50K HELOC	4.29%
$75K HELOC	4.29%
$100K HELOC	3.97%
$30K Home Equity Loan	4.43%
$50K Home Equity Loan	4.03%
$75K Home Equity Loan	4.02%
$100K Home Equity Loan	3.98%

National averages from Bankrate.com

5 yr CD	1.17%
2 yr CD	0.74%
1 yr CD	0.55%
MMA $10K+	0.24%
MMA $50K+	0.37%
MMA Savings	0.27%
MMA Savings Jumbo	0.35%

National averages from Bankrate.com

60 Mo Used Car	2.95%
48 Mo Used Car	2.95%
36 Mo Used Car	3.30%
72 Mo New Car	3.28%
60 Mo New Car	3.07%
48 Mo New Car	3.02%
60 Mo Auto Refi	2.80%
36 Mo Auto Refi	2.60%

National averages from Bankrate.com

	Avg. APR	Last Week	6 Months
Low Interest	11.98%	11.98%	11.96%
Business	13.12%	13.12%	13.12%
Student	13.42%	13.42%	13.42%
Balance Transfer	14.39%	14.39%	14.36%
Airline	15.13%	15.13%	15.17%
Reward	15.30%	15.30%	15.26%
Cash Back	15.33%	15.33%	15.21%
Instant Approval	18.04%	18.04%	18.04%
Bad Credit	22.86%	22.86%	22.56%

Source: CreditCards.com

Quentin Fottrell answers your questions about inheritance, tipping, weddings, re-gifting, or any tricky money issues relating to family and friends. Have a question? Send it to the Moneyologist.

Should I cancel the iPhone 7 I pre-ordered for my ex-boyfriend?

This reader also wonders whether there’s an upside to Apple’s iPhone delay.
After cheating on my wife and having twins out of wedlock, I face child support and alimony

This husband wonders how his infidelity will be treated in divorce court.
Do I have to repay $21,000 I borrowed from my late mother?

Her brother wants to take this debt out of her inheritance.
My wife doesn’t work, splurged $10,000 — and wants her name on my home

This husband’s savings are being depleted by a partner who likes to spend.

Avoid these 5 mistakes as you get ready to retire

The biggest regret those of us in our 50s and 60s have about our later years is not having planned early enough for our retirement years.
How to get the best, affordable health care

We’re told often by policy makers, health insurers and our employers that, these days, you need to be a smart health care consumer. But how?
4 ways to protect yourself from inflation in retirement

One problem with being a retiree on a fixed income — it’s a fixed income. But living costs rise with inflation, so you’ll want your investment inco...
- FINPX 0.24%
How to retire early: A 5-step plan

Retirement planning doesn’t have to be a complex process. Here are the key strategies learned by people who have retired early — 35 years early.

George Sisti

A financial plan to help you simplify and succeed

Strategies to reach your goals.
Dan Moisand

If you’re thinking of skirting IRA-related tax rules, you should think again

Some tax rules are open to interpretation, others not so much. Although far from clear, the flow of money with respect to IRA distributions, contri...
Mitch Tuchman

Ellis, Bogle agree that investing fees are the problem

The father of index funds and the former chair of the Yale endowment agree: High fees do not mean high returns.
Stan Haithcock

The demographic tidal wave for contractual guarantees

Mistrust of the stock market and the volatility that goes with it, put together with longer life expectancies, has created a growing group of inves...

Why a Salesforce deal to go after Twitter makes no sense

Is Marc Benioff’s current shopping spree about to get out of control? That’s the question Salesforce.com Inc. investors are asking themselves after Friday, when CNBC reported that Twitter Inc. has engaged in a series of conversations with a number of potential buyers, including Salesforce.
These are the nine most beloved stocks on Wall Street today

Their 12-month price targets range from 11% upside potential to 35%, says Phil van Doorn.
Salesforce considers takeover of Twitter

Salesforce.com is considering taking over Twitter amid the social-media’s company’s efforts to continue to grow.
Social Media ETF surges to new high on report of possible Twitter deal

The only exchange-traded fund that solely tracks social media companies is at record levels, extending its pronounced 2016 outperformance on a repo...
Vancouver’s new tax slows foreign property buying to a trickle

Foreign purchases of homes in Canada’s west-coast city of Vancouver, British Columbia, plunged after a new property tax for foreign buyers took eff...

New York

New York’s Turtle Bay, a (relatively) affordable mix of homes, amenities

New York City's Turtle Bay is a quaint Midtown East enclave that is often referred to as one of the wealthiest yet affordable neighborhoods in Manh...
Dallas

Dallas home market keeps rocketing skyward and it’s getting frightening

The up, up, and up of the Dallas housing market is frightening to me. It resembles the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis era.
Las Vegas

Why home investors should consider a surprisingly family-friendly Las Vegas

Family-friendly Las Vegas is being heralded as one of the hottest investment opportunities in the nation. It pays to consider Las Vegas for your ne...
Los Angeles

Los Angeles enters a new era as a global city, with home demand and prices to match

Los Angeles has become a magnet for the young, the aspiring, the driven and the rich of the world. And that has driven housing demand and home pric...