Key Takeaways After President Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement, a resulting fall in stock prices triggered an expected rise in bond prices. That in turn lowered mortgage rates. But after three days, bond yields abruptly reversed course, defying standard market logic. The result for home buyers was brutal: 30-year mortgage rates surged a dramatic 44 […]
The U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card, once a highly rewarding card for anyone with sufficient investments in U.S. Bank accounts, is now a bit less brilliant. After launching just seven months ago, the card is already undergoing a major overhaul to a rewards program that burned too bright for this world. For now, these
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address during the Nvidia GTC 2025 at SAP Center on March 18, 2025 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nvidia said on Tuesday that it will take a quarterly charge of about $5.5 billion tied to exporting H20 graphics processing units to China and other
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You’re discussing a recent market dip in a social media investment forum when a message arrives. Someone claiming to represent a famous investor such as Bill Ackman or Cathie Wood has noticed your comments and offers to include you in an exclusive investment group where they trade tips on accumulating extraordinary returns. Their profile looks
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The entrance portal to the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, Florida, on April 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Epic things are coming to Orlando. In a little more than a month, Universal will officially open the doors of its newest theme park, the first major theme park in the Florida area in 25
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For many investors, this might seem like the worst possible time to invest in Bitcoin (BTC -0.42%). After all, Bitcoin is now down nearly 25% from an all-time high of $109,000 in January. And tariff uncertainty and market volatility will continue to weigh heavily on the crypto market for the foreseeable future. But all is
Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday, one of the company’s busiest days at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Getty Images Amazon is reaching out to third-party merchants, who account for the majority of products the company sells, to gauge how President
Having a tough week? Have you considered spending some money on yourself? You’d be in good company. Three in 10 (30%) Americans say they’ve spent money on items to improve their mood in the past 12 months, according to a recent NerdWallet survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll. Some research indicates it may be
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Zach Lytle, 26, worked as a software engineer for three years before quitting in April 2024 to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, a more than 2,600-mile trail that spans from Mexico to Canada. Lytle isn’t alone. Many Gen Zers and millennials are taking career breaks despite having relatively short careers. On social media, influencers have
U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves to take China to task on trade are likely to backfire as his sweeping global tariffs hit allies as well as rivals, according to former national security advisor John Bolton. “This is certainly not the way you treat your friends. You don’t slap them in the face publicly and say,