Thursday, October 29
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.
Detroit Giant Swaps Wall Street Tradition for Tech Hub Status
General Motors is preparing to shake up its financial identity by moving its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq starting next month.…
Markets Eye High Stakes Week as Global Central Banks Prepare Rate Moves
Wall Street is attempting to shake off a bruising stretch as stock futures ticked…
Read the storyWashington Scales Up Financial Arsenal to Break China’s Grip on African Minerals
The United States is significantly ramping up its economic presence in Africa by leveraging…
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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.
Silicon Valley’s Newest Public Offering Includes a Warning About Human Extinction
Anthropic is preparing to enter the public market with an ambitious vision of transforming the global economy, but its official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals…
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.
€89.82
$1 = 0.8982 EUR
£75.26
$1 = 0.7526 GBP
¥15,796
$1 = 157.96 JPY
Fr83.06
$1 = 0.8306 CHF
¥666.64
$1 = 6.6664 CNY
C$140.47
$1 = 1.4047 CAD
A$142.19
$1 = 1.4219 AUD
kr993.08
$1 = 9.9308 SEK
Politics
Budgets, ballots and rate decisions, read for what they do to your wallet.
High Turnout Sets Stage for Tight Texas Senate Clash
Texas is seeing a significant surge in early voting as the state becomes a primary focal point in the current midterm cycle. The high…
Sport News
Results, record contracts and the money that moves the game.
