Why Nov. 1 is a make-or-break day for millions of Americans’ finances

If the government shutdown stretches beyond October, experts warn that Nov. 1 could mark a grim cutoff for low- and ...

Stock Market on Oct. 24, 2025: Dow, S&P 500, tech-heavy Nasdaq close at record highs after softer-than-expected CPI inflation report

Stocks rallied Friday as investors weighed the latest data on inflation from the consumer-price index (CPI). The Dow booked its biggest weekly percentage gain since July.

Why 10-year Treasury yield may hit 6% in next year or two on problematic inflation

U.S. stocks jumped Friday after September’s consumer-price index came in below expectations, helping to support the case for ...

Beyond Meat jumps on the latest twist in its meme-stock saga

Shares of Beyond Meat have been on a wild meme-stock ride recently. The meat-substitute company announced preliminary ...

September CPI Today: Softer inflation report sets up another Fed interest-rate cut

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the consumer price index for September. It will be the only government indicator released during the shutdown and play a major role in how much the Federal ...

I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire?

This is my second time writing to you. It seems my previous plans to retire and move to the Philippines with my wife have ...

Inflation rises slower than expected in September, CPI shows, and tees up another Fed interest-rate cut

Consumer prices rose in September slower than expected, likely locking the Federal Reserve into cutting interest rates next ...

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end at record peaks after inflation report, booking weekly gains

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the S&P 500 notching a new all-time high after investors got a fresh reading on ...

Beware of this tax shock when buying a newly built home — one first-time homeowner’s monthly payment jumped $1,000

Americans’ property-tax bills have risen sharply in recent years. But the newest cohort of homeowners — particularly those ...

‘She did a lot of things behind my back’: My father excluded me from his will. My ‘sneaky’ sister, his executor, is to blame.

I was not provided with any information, including the copy of our father’s death certificate, a copy of the will and/or ...

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set fresh intraday record highs as stocks push higher

U.S. stocks hit their highest levels of the session in recent trading, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite all setting ...

After CPI, fed-funds futures point to strong chance of 2 more Fed rate cuts by yearend

Traders in the federal-funds-futures market appeared nearly certain Friday that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates ...