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S&P 500 scores 5th straight record high ahead of Europe-U.S. trade meeting

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Idzelis | 7/25/2025 6:34 PM

Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge dropped this week as U.S. stocks continued to set record highs, with investors appearing encouraged in part by the White House’s progress on the global trade front. ... Read full Story

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PayPal’s ‘battleground’ stock sees longest winning streak in years. Earnings are on deck.

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/25/2025 5:10 PM

PayPal’s stock is on track to rise for the eighth session in a row, but analysts have a hard time making a call about the future. ... Read full Story

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Dow left behind as S&P 500 soars to record after record. What gives?

By MarketWatch.com | William Watts | 7/25/2025 4:29 PM

The S&P 500 is set to score a record finish every day of this past week while the Dow has yet to return to record territory in 2025. ... Read full Story

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Charter’s Spectrum is bleeding subscribers — and the stock had its worst day ever

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 7/25/2025 4:10 PM

A downbeat earnings report, plus investor disdain for the pending Cox Communications merger, drove a record selloff in the stock. ... Read full Story

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‘Vegas is not fun anymore’: $9 cups of coffee and pricier rooms are steering travelers away from the vacation mecca

By MarketWatch.com | Charles Passy | 7/25/2025 4:02 PM

Las Vegas has become pricier by many measures, though local officials point to a decline in international travel as the key reason for a recent tourism slump. ... Read full Story

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Social Security Administration quietly corrects blog on taxation of benefits — but confusion persists

By MarketWatch.com | Jessica Hall | 7/25/2025 2:42 PM

Public comments on the agency’s blog show beneficiaries remain confused about the new law. ... Read full Story

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My friends expect me to pay for everything because I make more money. Am I a jerk for not wanting to pick up the tab?

By MarketWatch.com | Aditi Shrikant | 7/25/2025 12:39 PM

“They sometimes even joke with me about being cheap when I don’t pick up bills.” ... Read full Story

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This chart shows how prices have gone up because of Trump’s tariffs

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 7/25/2025 12:28 PM

One team of economists found clear price increases for American consumers due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. I, a chart, they compare the price tags for imported goods with those for goods made in the U.S. ... Read full Story

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How to find purpose and passion in retirement without a title, salary or to-do list

By MarketWatch.com | Jessica Hall | 7/25/2025 12:14 PM

A new book aims to teach people to slow down and contemplate what their ideal retirement might look like. ... Read full Story

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How you can keep your job as Trump and Google propel AI spending

By MarketWatch.com | Philip van Doorn | 7/25/2025 11:31 AM

Also: A deeper dive into the meme-stock craze and important trends for home buyers and sellers to learn about. ... Read full Story

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Why stock investors should be glad that House lawmakers are taking a long summer recess

By MarketWatch.com | Mark Hulbert | 7/25/2025 8:32 AM

The Dow and the S&P 500 do much better when Congress is out of session, ... Read full Story

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Higher car prices help AutoNation beat sales and profit estimates, and its stock is rising

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 7/25/2025 8:05 AM

Customers shrugged off higher prices and drove up sales. ... Read full Story

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This is what Columbia’s $200 million deal with the Trump administration means for other schools

By MarketWatch.com | Jillian Berman | 7/25/2025 7:49 AM

The agreement could push other colleges to preemptively change policies, experts say ... Read full Story

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Speculative trading is booming again. That could turn into a headwind for the S&P 500, says Goldman Sachs.

By MarketWatch.com | Jamie Chisholm | 7/25/2025 7:42 AM

Investors have been piling into highly risky shares. ... Read full Story

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This nuclear-power company could dominate AI data centers like Nvidia does with chips

By MarketWatch.com | Jurica Dujmovic | 7/25/2025 7:40 AM

NuScale Power has the government support, the technology and the financial backing to succeed. Will that be enough? ... Read full Story

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Centene reports a rare loss as medical costs surge, and the stock hits a decade low

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 7/25/2025 7:08 AM

Centene’s stock extends its record monthly selloff after the health insurer reported a surprise quarterly loss as benefit payouts exceed expectations. ... Read full Story

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Tesla investors left in the lurch as EV maker keeps its outlook vague

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 7/25/2025 6:00 AM

One of the more glaring omissions from Tesla’s late Wednesday earnings was that the EV maker Tesla did not update its 2025 outlook as promised. ... Read full Story

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FCC shows that its holdup of the Paramount-Skydance merger was political all along

By MarketWatch.com | Lukas I. Alpert | 7/24/2025 9:18 PM

In a statement, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the deal was allowed to go through only after the new owners agreed to make ideological changes to its news programming and end DEI policies ... Read full Story

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Deckers shares rally, as some fog clears on year ahead for maker of Hoka, Ugg shoes

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 7/24/2025 8:16 PM

Deckers’s stock jumped 12% after hours on Thursday after the footwear maker reported fiscal first-quarter results that beat estimates, helped by big gains in its Hoka sneakers and Ugg shoes. ... Read full Story

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Intel earnings tell two stories, as revenue impresses but losses pile up from restructuring

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 7/24/2025 8:15 PM

The chip maker’s stock was moving lower after mixed results and guidance. ... Read full Story

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animal

This desert beetle runs to cool off

by Science News | Jul 25 2025

art

Among Andalusian Vineyards, a Vivid Carpet Creates a Space for Gathering

by Colossal | Jul 25 2025

basketball

Warriors' Stephen Curry explains why NBA players are 'underpaid' and how the league can fix it

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jul 25 2025

connecticut

CT forced to ‘ration’ EV rebates ahead of expiring federal tax credits

by CT Mirror | Jul 25 2025

fashion

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH in talks to sell Marc Jacobs in deal that could fetch $1B: report

by NY Post | Jul 25 2025

FFNEWS

Saia beginning to shake off growing pains

by FreightWaves | Jul 25 2025

food

The 4 Must-Know Terms For Ordering A Steak In France

by The Daily Meal | Jul 25 2025

how_to

How Can You Turn Your Thoughts Into a Visible Ideas Board? I Spoke to an AI Company About it

by CNET | Jul 25 2025

knowledge

Only One Country’s Flag Doesn’t Have Red, White or Blue—Can You Guess It?

by Reader's Digest | Jul 25 2025

opinion

Trump’s tariff plan seems to be working — proving all the naysayers wrong

by New York Post | Jul 25 2025

politics

6 in 10 voters view Democrats negatively: WSJ poll

by The Hill | Jul 25 2025

real_estate

Hamptons housing crunch forcing even wealthy buyers to settle for less-glamorous LI spot — where sales are surging

by NY Post | Jul 25 2025

retirement

These retirement hot spots are the priciest in America

by Fox News | Jul 19 2025

shopping

An Affordable Microbrand Hits the ’60s Dive Watch Blueprint with a Splash of Color

by Gear Patrol | Jul 25 2025

technology

Scientists create first artificial cell that moves on its own by chemical reactions

by Interesting Engineering | Jul 25 2025

Word of the Day

embellish

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 26, 2025 is:

embellish • \im-BELL-ish\ • verb

To embellish something is to make it more appealing or attractive with fanciful or decorative details.

// The gift shop had cowboy shirts and hats embellished with beads and stitching.

// As they grew older, the children realized their grandfather had embellished the stories of his travels abroad.

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Examples:

"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025

Did you know?

Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."

S&P 500 scores 5th straight record high ahead of Europe-U.S. trade meeting

PayPal’s ‘battleground’ stock sees longest winning streak in years. Earnings are on deck.

Dow left behind as S&P 500 soars to record after record. What gives?

Charter’s Spectrum is bleeding subscribers — and the stock had its worst day ever

‘Vegas is not fun anymore’: $9 cups of coffee and pricier rooms are steering travelers away from the vacation mecca

Social Security Administration quietly corrects blog on taxation of benefits — but confusion persists

My friends expect me to pay for everything because I make more money. Am I a jerk for not wanting to pick up the tab?

This chart shows how prices have gone up because of Trump’s tariffs

How to find purpose and passion in retirement without a title, salary or to-do list

How you can keep your job as Trump and Google propel AI spending

Why stock investors should be glad that House lawmakers are taking a long summer recess

Higher car prices help AutoNation beat sales and profit estimates, and its stock is rising

This is what Columbia’s $200 million deal with the Trump administration means for other schools

Speculative trading is booming again. That could turn into a headwind for the S&P 500, says Goldman Sachs.

This nuclear-power company could dominate AI data centers like Nvidia does with chips

Centene reports a rare loss as medical costs surge, and the stock hits a decade low

Tesla investors left in the lurch as EV maker keeps its outlook vague

FCC shows that its holdup of the Paramount-Skydance merger was political all along

Deckers shares rally, as some fog clears on year ahead for maker of Hoka, Ugg shoes

Intel earnings tell two stories, as revenue impresses but losses pile up from restructuring

E*TRADE

TD Ameritrade

This desert beetle runs to cool off

Among Andalusian Vineyards, a Vivid Carpet Creates a Space for Gathering

Warriors' Stephen Curry explains why NBA players are 'underpaid' and how the league can fix it

CT forced to ‘ration’ EV rebates ahead of expiring federal tax credits

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH in talks to sell Marc Jacobs in deal that could fetch $1B: report

Saia beginning to shake off growing pains

The 4 Must-Know Terms For Ordering A Steak In France

How Can You Turn Your Thoughts Into a Visible Ideas Board? I Spoke to an AI Company About it

Only One Country’s Flag Doesn’t Have Red, White or Blue—Can You Guess It?

Trump’s tariff plan seems to be working — proving all the naysayers wrong

6 in 10 voters view Democrats negatively: WSJ poll

Hamptons housing crunch forcing even wealthy buyers to settle for less-glamorous LI spot — where sales are surging

These retirement hot spots are the priciest in America

An Affordable Microbrand Hits the ’60s Dive Watch Blueprint with a Splash of Color

Scientists create first artificial cell that moves on its own by chemical reactions

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