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Falling rates could “drive more potential buyers into the market for spring home-buying season,” says Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

The layoff announcement comes a week after eBay agreed to buy secondhand-clothing site Depop and follows job cuts earlier this year by Amazon and Pinterest.

“You could even retire at 55 with $500,000 and be perfectly fine. Am I right?”

Here are the biggest movers in midday trading.

More young workers are being nudged into these tailored 401(k) accounts. Should you make the switch?

A new LinkedIn report supports some of the billionaire’s predictions, showing that job postings mentioning “storytellers” doubled over the last year.

After months of silence, Aravind Srinivas explains what Perplexity has been building—and why now

Bernstein and Bank of America both say this retailer is set to outperform as others are struck by AI disruption fears and renewed tariff uncertainty.

New data suggests that fears about the demise of computer science majors may be overblown—with demand outpacing MBAs and starting salaries growing year-over-year.

Everyday traders recorded their highest levels of net buying in the stock during the first 80 minutes of a trading day going back to at least 2012, data shows.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones turns lower Thursday. Nvidia stock pulls back from a post-earnings gain.

The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.

By NHTSA standards, the Tesla Robotaxis are 8x worse than human drivers.

Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest man, has only donated one-fifth of what his ex-wife has. Her giving last year is more than his over his lifetime.

Cerulli Associates anticipates $105 trillion in wealth will be passed down to heirs through 2048, with about $54 trillion of that inheritance going to spouses.

Nano Banana 2 is Google's newest version of its Gemini AI image generator, with increased speed and real-time sourcing.

Analysts remained mixed across the board in their long-term stances toward Salesforce.

The NBA hopes to revamp the incentives among European basketball clubs to improve player development and revenue generation.

The president has commanded a massive military buildup in the region, as he negotiates a new nuclear deal with Iran.

Customers can expect to receive $100 refund on average, though State Farm says it will vary by state and by the amount of premium paid.

The student was taken by Department of Homeland Security officials from a university-owned residential building in the morning.

This is what family caregivers are up against as the population ages.

Survivor, one of the most successful reality TV shows of all time, kicked off its 50th season this week.

Rolex is training college dropouts and disillusioned office workers to become watchmakers. More than 560 people applied for just 27 spots in 2024—a 4.82% acceptance rate, close to Harvard’s.