Tuesday, November 10
Money, markets & the moves that matter
Clear reporting on stocks, investing, business and the politics behind the price — for people who would rather understand their money than guess at it.
The Markets
Short-term moves from the trading floor next to the long-term thinking that outlasts them.
Red Zone Woes Sink Texas A&M in Frustrating Trip to Columbia
Texas A&M walked away from Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday with plenty of yardage but no victory, falling 17-9 to number 21 South Carolina. On paper, the…
Political Headwinds Stall Musk Empire Integration Plans
The ambitious prospect of merging SpaceX and Tesla seems to have hit a significant…
Read the storyThe Big Aristotle Plays It Safe With A Massive Retirement Safety Net
Shaquille O’Neal is widely known for his larger than life personality and dominant presence…
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Small habits, compounding results
Headlines move markets for a day. Habits move your finances for decades. Four rules our reporters keep coming back to, whatever the week brings.
General guidance, not personal advice.
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Pay yourself first
Automate a transfer to savings on payday, before rent and before the takeaway. Money you never see is money you rarely miss.
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Learn the rule of 72
Divide 72 by your yearly return to estimate how long your money takes to double. At 8% a year, that is roughly nine years.
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Treat fees as a tax
A 1% annual fee can quietly eat a fifth of a portfolio over thirty years. Check what your funds charge — then compare.
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Keep a three-month cushion
An emergency fund turns a broken boiler or a lost contract from a crisis into an inconvenience. Build it before you invest.
Business
Earnings calls, takeovers and the founders betting the company on the next quarter.
Espionage Scandal Rocks Nvidia as Markets Brace for More Volatility
Investors are staring down a precarious opening session tonight as Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures prepare to trade following a brutal stretch for Wall Street. The…
How far does your dollar travel?
Enter an amount and watch it cross eight borders. The line on each card traces the exchange rate over the last 10 sessions — rising means your dollar now buys more.
€89.17
$1 = 0.8917 EUR
£74.50
$1 = 0.7450 GBP
¥15,818
$1 = 158.18 JPY
Fr82.07
$1 = 0.8207 CHF
¥667.03
$1 = 6.6703 CNY
C$141.36
$1 = 1.4136 CAD
A$144.85
$1 = 1.4485 AUD
kr980.11
$1 = 9.8011 SEK
Politics
Budgets, ballots and rate decisions, read for what they do to your wallet.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling Across Tribal Lands and State Lines
Crystalyne Curley first discovered her passion for politics during a third grade field trip to the Navajo Nation Council, where she watched tribal lawmakers…
Sport News
Results, record contracts and the money that moves the game.
