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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 2h
Although October historically has been the most volatile month of the year for stocks, you shouldn’t bet that it will continue to be in the future. That’s because there’s no plausible theory to explain why it should be more volatile than any other month. trib.al/ANM2R55
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 29/09/2026
I decided to use my journalist privileges to phone a friend (or a source, to be precise) and ask Brian Kelly, aka The Points Guy, for help choosing my first travel rewards card without making costly mistakes. Watch the full interview and read this week's edition of Don't Short Yourself here:
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The No. 1 mistake beginners make with travel cards, according to The Points Guy
The Points Guy’s Brian Kelly gave me a crash course in annual fees and flexible redemptions to offset rising travel costs
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 28/09/2026
For decades, Wall Street’s golden rule has been to buy winning stocks and hold them forever. But according to Adam Parker, founder of Trivariate Research, that strategy may be reaching its expiration date.⁠ ⁠ Read more here: trib.al/IKTVBbe
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump’s ban on Canadian alcoholic products, which is set to take effect Tuesday, targets some of our northern neighbor’s most famous brands. But a number of well-known beers and liquors won’t be going away, thanks to a workaround involving bulk shipments. trib.al/7HSEcvH
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 25/09/2026
🗞️ Also in Weekend Reads: The bond market selloff’s consequences for AI, a threat to the buy-and-hold investment style and advice from The Moneyist.
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This is why you might see 8% mortgage rates soon
Also in Weekend Reads: The bond market selloff’s consequences for AI, a threat to the buy-and-hold investment style and advice from the Moneyist.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 25/09/2026
You can’t bail out the ocean by using a bigger bucket. The Treasury Department has tried anyway — for the second time in just two weeks. trib.al/MEic8IE
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 24/09/2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as they landed in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 23.⁠ ⁠ Read more about the Trump-Xi meeting here: trib.al/7aiiWUy
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 23/09/2026
The Nasdaq Composite Index’s rapid rally to record highs may scare off some new investors who would prefer to wait for a pullback to start buying. But in fact, there’s data to suggest it is better to jump right in. trib.al/ybhAllS
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 23/09/2026
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 22/09/2026
My debt has made me rethink something I hear constantly from people my age: How are we supposed to enjoy our lives while also doing everything we’re told we’re supposed to do financially? The first priority is getting the basics under control. Here’s how I’m getting back on track: trib.al/ftPcNH6
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 21/09/2026
The high cost of buying a home means that many 20- and 30-somethings are re-evaluating traditional personal-finance advice that assumed homeownership is essential to building wealth. trib.al/CwrNCdB
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 21/09/2026
On an intraday basis, AMD became the 14th U.S. company to see its market capitalization top $1 trillion. trib.al/WJIQkAm
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 16/09/2026
For an upcoming personal finance story, we are looking into the behaviors, values and goals that drive Gen Z investing decisions. If you’re an investor and under 30 years old, we'd greatly appreciate it if you took a few minutes to fill out this survey. forms.gle/qzFWbs7d8wAA...
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MarketWatch Gen Z investor survey
I'm Genna Contino, a personal finance reporter at MarketWatch. I'm writing about how Gen Z's approach to investing and wealth building differs from older generations and I’d like your help. Whether yo...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 18/09/2026
The U.S. stock market ended Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each posting modest gains. But the Dow fell, booking its worst week since March amid higher Treasury rates and elevated oil prices.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 18/09/2026
Major U.S. equities benchmarks closed mostly higher Friday, with a rise in tech stocks helping to lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index to modest gains. - The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to end at 7,650.50. - The Nasdaq gained 0.4% to finish at 26,522.55. - The DJIA fell 0.2% to close at 51,682.64.
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq end higher, but U.S. stocks mostly fall on the week
Major U.S. equities benchmarks closed mostly higher Friday, with a rise in technology stocks helping to lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index to modest gains. The S&P 500 rose 12.74 points on Fr...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 18/09/2026
A niche corner of the derivatives world is colliding with the universe of exchange-traded funds. trib.al/8CELLoE
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 17/09/2026
Democrats and Republicans who struggle to find common ground on just about anything these days have discovered one topic in the midterm elections that they agree on: data centers. trib.al/nnPHYOf
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 16/09/2026
The central bank's announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern, and a news conference by Chairman Kevin Warsh follows at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Follow our live coverage of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, and what it means for markets, the economy and your money here:
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Fed decision moments away: Rate hike all but certain as investors await Warsh’s move — live updates
Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, and what it means for markets, the economy and your money. The central bank's announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. E...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 16/09/2026
For an upcoming personal finance story, we are looking into the behaviors, values and goals that drive Gen Z investing decisions. If you’re an investor and under 30 years old, we'd greatly appreciate it if you took a few minutes to fill out this survey. forms.gle/qzFWbs7d8wAA...
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MarketWatch Gen Z investor survey
I'm Genna Contino, a personal finance reporter at MarketWatch. I'm writing about how Gen Z's approach to investing and wealth building differs from older generations and I’d like your help. Whether yo...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 15/09/2026
“These records really confirm what advocates, providers and lawmakers have been warning about since WISeR was launched,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told @marketwatch.com. “It’s troubling that CMS knew about much of this and didn’t communicate it to the public.”
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Medicare is using AI to approve claims. The result has been ‘alarmingly high denial rates.’
A pilot program using artificial intelligence to approve care for Medicare beneficiaries has resulted in high levels of denials and delayed decisions and prompted warnings from a vendor about a lack o...
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I discussed with @marketwatch.com problems arising with the Medicare WISeR program, which not only added new prior auth to traditional Medicare, but which is delaying seniors’ access to care, using AI to process claims & PAs, and has financial incentives to deny. www.marketwatch.com/story/medica...
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Medicare is using AI to approve claims. The result has been ‘alarmingly high denial rates.’
A pilot program using artificial intelligence to approve care for Medicare beneficiaries has resulted in high levels of denials and delayed decisions and prompted warnings from a vendor about a lack o...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 15/09/2026
You want to make sure your pet can receive the care they need when an emergency happens — but is pet insurance the best way to prepare for that? ⁠ Find out what you need to know before buying pet insurance here: trib.al/wHtmJ6N (We also included some pictures of a few adorable fur babies 🥰)
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 14/09/2026
Robots are already transforming factories and warehouses. But the vision of autonomous machines working almost anywhere remains far from a reality. What will it take to get us there? Find out here: youtu.be/s2DcNxlCeQs
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Why Humanoid Robots Are So Hard To Mass-Produce | Cost of Tomorrow
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 14/09/2026
The next inflation scare isn’t at the pump — it’s on the farm.
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The price of almost everything on your dinner table is climbing at once — and Wall Street is taking notice
Rising crop prices are making the current inflation problem bigger than just oil and the Iran war.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 04/09/2026
Here’s how trading hours and other services are affected by the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7: trib.al/28Uermm
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 03/09/2026
Nvidia on Thursday announced a deal to buy Hugging Face, a repository for open-source AI models that has been growing in stature in recent years. Nvidia will pay roughly $11.9B to Hugging Face shareholders, according to the deal’s terms, and $1B to Hugging Face employees. trib.al/ZuFBtyt
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 02/09/2026
Tesla investors are gearing up for the company’s cybercab launch event, with experts split over whether it will be a huge deal or merely symbolic. The company is expected to announce that it will begin deploying the custom robotaxi vehicles on its ride-hailing service. trib.al/4cMLhq1
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 01/09/2026
Prices are not always set in stone, even if they appear to be. Sometimes you just have to be willing to ask for a lower price. trib.al/YpXB7vk
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 01/09/2026
As the U.S. stock market heads into September, the S&P 500 stands a technical chance of dodging a big loss in what is historically a turbulent month. trib.al/JH08lHV
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 31/08/2026
The AI boom era has led Citigroup to set a $12 trillion market-capitalization projection for SpaceX. Here’s what investors need to know about investment-bank research. trib.al/3TJOn9m
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 28/08/2026
🗞️ Also in Weekend Reads: How to start investing, an AI boost for an old industry and advice from the Moneyist.
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Meet Generation Renter — young Americans who no longer expect to ever own a home
Also in Weekend Reads: How to start investing, an AI boost for an old industry and advice from the Moneyist.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 28/08/2026
People once believed if they worked hard, they could become homeowners, but ‘we’re coming to terms with the fact that perhaps most won’t. And that’s the new normal.’ trib.al/szXqa9V
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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Affordability challenges have made it nearly impossible for young people to live on their own, even as renters. In 2025, nearly half of adults under age 30 lived with their parents. @jillianberman.bsky.social @marketwatch.com www.marketwatch.com/story/the-re...
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The renter generation: Young Americans, shut out of homeownership, brace to rent forever
People once believed if they worked hard, they could become homeowners, but ‘we’re coming to terms with the fact that perhaps most won’t. And that’s the new normal.’
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 26/08/2026
Shares of Meta Platforms have seen choppy trading on Wednesday as Wall Street assesses the implications of the social-media company’s settlement in a closely watched legal battle over child safety. Read more here: trib.al/E1aMw41
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 26/08/2026
Nvidia is due to report fiscal second-quarter earnings after Wednesday's closing bell, in what will be a closely watched gauge of AI spending. Follow along here for live updates: trib.al/j2bUMQd
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Nvidia earnings are only hours away. Here’s everything you need to know.
Nvidia is due to report fiscal second-quarter earnings after Wednesday's closing bell, in what will be a closely watched gauge of AI spending.
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Pearl @pearlscore.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Between maintenance and utilities, many buyers don't know the true cost of their homes until it's too late. 5 expensive surprises new homeowners face—and how to avoid them www.marketwatch.com/story/5-expensi… via @marketwatch.com
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5 expensive surprises new homeowners face — and how to avoid them
Buying a house is a serious undertaking, but the cost of owning one is a different ballgame.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 18/08/2026
Overwhelmed by planning the perfect trip, I contacted a travel agent. Her services were free, and I didn’t have to do the heavy lifting, but I still had the final say on the official itinerary. ⁠ Read the latest Don't Short Yourself to find out how using a human travel agent helped Genna cut costs.
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I used a human travel agent instead of AI — and cut $2,000 off my European vacation
Plus: Take our investing survey
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 14/08/2026
For an upcoming story, we are looking into the behaviors, values and goals that drive Gen Z investing decisions. If you’re an investor — anything from workplace 401(k) contributions to active day trading counts here — and under 30 years old, we'd appreciate it if you could fill out this survey.
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MarketWatch Gen Z investor survey
I'm Genna Contino, a personal finance reporter at MarketWatch. I'm writing about how Gen Z's approach to investing and wealth building differs from older generations and I’d like your help. Whether yo...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 14/08/2026
Are you more financially literate than these students hanging around Washington Square Park? We sure hope so. Find out by taking the quiz here: trib.al/q3kXnrT
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Payton Herres @paytonsnewheart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Featured in @marketwatch.com 📰 Grateful to @jaimylee.bsky.social, @mcuban.bsky.social, and @warrisbokhari.bsky.social and @getclaimable.bsky.social Patients shouldn’t have to go viral for medication access.
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‘I didn’t know what else to do:’ Patients take their health-insurance battles to Facebook and LinkedIn
Pushed to their limits, patients are turning to social media to plead for help getting their medical care covered.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 13/08/2026
Netflix is once again an apple in Bill Ackman's eye, as the streamer was among six stocks Pershing Square added in the last six months. trib.al/jPnQwLR
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 13/08/2026
Have you changed jobs in recent years and/or taken a pay cut to work in a "safer" industry or a role with more job security? If so, we'd like to hear from you for an upcoming MarketWatch story. Please email weston.blasi@dowjones.com.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 11/06/2026
Our advice column, Dollar Signs, is looking for new questions and we want to hear from you! Submit all your money/money-adjacent questions in the Google Form and we'll do our best to provide balanced, expert-backed advice. There is no question too silly! trib.al/8zpBZst
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Dollar Signs Submission Form
MarketWatch's Dollar Signs advice column is looking for new questions and we want to hear from you! Curious about how to deal with a fussy co-worker? Need help solving a financial disagreement with ...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 11/08/2026
A reader asks: I’m in my 30s, living in NYC and my egg retrieval is coming up. I’m not sure how to handle it at work. My doctor said that I’ll need to take the day off because of the effects of the anesthesia.⁠ ⁠ Does this count as a sick day, or would I need to use a personal day?⁠ trib.al/aYvxeB6
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 10/08/2026
In a competitive labor market, teens are turning away from part-time or summer jobs. MarketWatch personal finance reporter Venessa Wong breaks down why this shift hurts their career opportunities and long-term savings.
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Why your kid’s part-time job could ultimately be worth $500K in savings - MarketWatch
In a competitive labor market, teens are turning away from part-time or summer jobs. MarketWatch personal finance reporter Venessa Wong breaks down why this shift hurts their career opportunities and ...
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Guy Berger @econberger.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thanks to Andrew Keshner at @marketwatch.com for chatting with me about the rise of health insurance costs and their impact on workers' finances. www.marketwatch.com/story/disapp...
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Disappointed by your skimpy pay raise? Blame your healthcare benefits.
It’s been two decades since companies’ health-benefit costs have climbed this fast.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 02/07/2026
Opening a ‘Trump account’ for your children? Here is the risk you need to recognize first. trib.al/uB7BiA2
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Opening a ‘Trump account’ for your children? Here is the risk you need to know first.
The new accounts ban bonds and international stocks, forcing parents to bet their children’s financial future entirely on U.S. equities.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 02/07/2026
‘We are more likely to be living in poverty’: Social Security is a lifeline for women, so why are we ignored? trib.al/AFHmewX
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Social Security is a lifeline for women, so why are we often ignored?
“We are more likely to be living in poverty.”
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 02/07/2026
I’m 53 and want to retire in 12 years. Is 5% enough to put in my 401(k)? trib.al/R9i4P5U
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I’m 53 and have been working for 28 years. Is 5% enough to contribute to my 401(k)?
If you want enough for retirement, you have to push your saving limits today
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.com · 02/07/2026
ChatGPT is ready to connect to your bank accounts. Should you let it in? trib.al/6l2lnJv
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ChatGPT is ready to connect to your bank accounts. Should you let it in?
OpenAI is letting users link their bank accounts to its chatbot, but cybersecurity experts have safety concerns. Here’s what you should know.
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