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Why the case for a Fed interest-rate cut in July may be getting stronger

By MarketWatch.com | Joy Wiltermuth | 7/2/2025 8:20 PM

Weaker labor-market data this week could bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to resume rate cuts soon. ... Read full Story

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Datadog’s stock soars on S&P 500 nod — as the wait continues for Robinhood

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/2/2025 8:12 PM

The maker of monitoring software for businesses will replace Juniper Networks, a fellow information-technology company that was just acquired by HPE. ... Read full Story

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‘I do all the yard work, cooking and cleaning’: I live with my daughter and her lazy boyfriend. She wants me to buy her house. Do I say yes?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 7/2/2025 7:00 PM

“When I say anything, I am immediately wrong, unless my daughter wants something.” ... Read full Story

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‘I’m single’: At 70, I have $500,000 in stocks and $220,000 in savings. How do I invest my $130,000 windfall?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 7/2/2025 7:00 PM

“I’m receiving enough Social Security to live on.” ... Read full Story

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Tesla’s stock roars back after EV deliveries weren’t as bad as feared

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 7/2/2025 6:30 PM

The number for deliveries in the second quarter actually were pretty close to expectations. ... Read full Story

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Can Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his business empire recover financially, now that he’s been found not guilty of some charges?

By MarketWatch.com | Charles Passy | 7/2/2025 5:59 PM

The hip-hop mogul has already seen his net worth plummet from $900 million to $400 million, according to one estimate. ... Read full Story

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Amazon’s Prime Day sale is longer than ever — and even more important than usual for the company. Here’s why.

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 7/2/2025 5:38 PM

MarketWatch polling suggests interest in Amazon’s super-sized Prime Day is muted. BofA analysts say the longer event suggests Amazon has more capacity to offer discounts, despite tariff fears. ... Read full Story

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This Republican state misses out on $2.1 billion a year under Trump’s big bill

By MarketWatch.com | Brett Arends | 7/2/2025 2:35 PM

This state faces the biggest federal Medicaid funding shortfall under the Senate version of the bill. And it’ll probably end up costing even more. ... Read full Story

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Wall Street is worried about jobs — raising the political stakes for tomorrow’s report

By MarketWatch.com | Brett Arends | 7/2/2025 2:24 PM

Thursday’s employment report could result in a Trump tantrum about interest rates if it comes in weak. ... Read full Story

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Here’s the latest sign Intel’s turnaround won’t be so easy, according to this analyst

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 7/2/2025 2:21 PM

The chip maker is reportedly considering not offering its 18A node externally because it has been unsuccessful in attracting new customers. ... Read full Story

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Why anyone selling a home should be following the ‘Zillow ban’ lawsuit closely right now

By MarketWatch.com | Aarthi Swaminathan | 7/2/2025 2:12 PM

The real-estate industry is battling it out over control of for-sale listings, and home sellers in particular could get hurt. ... Read full Story

finance

There’s a 68% chance that stocks will rise by year-end. Do you feel lucky?

By MarketWatch.com | Mark Hulbert | 7/2/2025 12:31 PM

U.S. stocks are likely to be higher on Dec. 31 — and it has nothing to do with politics or the economy. ... Read full Story

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Centene’s Medicaid business and healthcare costs are a problem, and its stock plunges

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 7/2/2025 8:37 AM

Centene’s stock suffers a historic plunge as underestimation of healthcare costs leads the insurer to withdraw its full-year earnings outlook. ... Read full Story

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The last holdout bears are Democrats, these strategists say. Their capitulation could fuel the next leg higher for stocks.

By MarketWatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer | 7/2/2025 8:33 AM

The stock market has seen a historic rally this spring, but not all investors are on board. Ned Davis researchers point the finger at Democrats. ... Read full Story

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ADP says economy loses jobs for the first time since 2023 due to trade wars

By MarketWatch.com | Jeffry Bartash | 7/2/2025 8:22 AM

Privately run businesses reduced jobs in June for the first time in more than two years, as ongoing U..S. trade wars created a “hesitancy to hire and a reluctance to replace departing workers,” the payroll processor ADP said Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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Fourth of July gasoline prices may be the lowest in years. Will gas stay this cheap all summer?

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 7/2/2025 7:50 AM

U.S. drivers may pay the lowest Independence Day prices for gasoline at the pump since 2021. But whether cheaper fuel prices will stick around for the rest of the summer is a bit harder to predict. ... Read full Story

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The silver supercycle: Gold’s partner could be the trade of the decade. This is how to play it.

By MarketWatch.com | Charlie Garcia | 7/2/2025 7:50 AM

Hi-ho silver: Industries need it; monetary rebels want it; and state governments are whispering about silver as money again. ... Read full Story

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This income fund pays more than a bank account while keeping price volatility low

By MarketWatch.com | Philip van Doorn | 7/2/2025 7:09 AM

Portfolio manager Laura Mayfield says some individual investors “are focused on the dividend-yield return, but some might be leaving some money on the table.” ... Read full Story

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Adobe rating lowered to sell on competition from Midjourney, other AI tools

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 7/2/2025 7:09 AM

Software maker Adobe was on the receiving end of a downgrade to sell, with the analyst arguing generative artificial intelligence is eroding the company’s moat. ... Read full Story

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My wife and I are in our late 60s. Do I sell stocks to pay our $30,000 credit-card debt — or do it gradually over 3 years?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 7/2/2025 6:32 AM

“We have around $375,000 in investments in mutual funds and stocks with Morgan Stanley.” ... Read full Story

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Explore Centuries of Art History 15 Minutes at a Time in James Payne’s ‘Great Art Explained’

by Colossal | Jul 02 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

book

Clouds

by BookPage | Jul 02 2025

connecticut

Qué saber sobre las ciudades de CT catalogadas como jurisdicciones ‘santuario’

by CT Mirror | Jul 02 2025

entertainment

Skincare Experts Lisa Garcia and Natalia Guzman Reveal How to Get — and Maintain — a Glowing Complexion

by ET Online | Jul 02 2025

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Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

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Medical pros beg people to avoid viral ‘Innotox’ trend — which can cause muscle paralysis and even death

by NY Post | Jul 02 2025

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Inside the Gaps – What the FMCSA Isn’t Catching in Trucking Safety

by FreightWaves | Jul 02 2025

food

The Store-Bought Dill Pickle We Ranked The Absolute Best Came From This Nostalgic Brand

by The Daily Meal | Jul 02 2025

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Prepare to Share All Your Pics With Meta if You Turn On Facebook's New AI Photo Tool

by CNET | Jul 02 2025

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NJ’s new budget may get walloped as US Senate passes Trump’s tax bill

by NJ Spotlight | Jul 02 2025

nutrition

Seed Oils: Are They Healthy or Not? Nutrition Experts Explain

by thehealthy.com | Jun 20 2025

technology

Chia seed-sized lab-grown hearts mimic real tissue to decode cardiac disease in children

by Interesting Engineering | Jul 02 2025

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Saratoga prepares for July 4 racing festival

by NEWS10 ABC | Jul 02 2025

world

Israel agrees to latest U.S. proposal for cease-fire with Hamas

by United Press International, Inc. | Jul 02 2025

Word of the Day

galumph

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 2, 2025 is:

galumph • \guh-LUMF\ • verb

To galumph is to move in a loud and clumsy way.

// I could hear them galumphing around in the attic in search of old family photo albums.

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Examples:

“Dragons! Dragons roaring! Dragons squawking! Dragons sizing each other up! Dragons galumphing over the sand so awkwardly it reminds you that dragons are creatures of the air, not the earth.” — Glen Weldon, NPR, 28 July 2024

Did you know?

Bump, thump, thud. There’s no doubt about it—when someone or something galumphs onto the scene, ears take notice. Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass: “He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back.” Carroll likely constructed the word by splicing gallop and triumphant, as galumph did in its earliest uses convey a sense of exultant bounding. Other 19th-century writers must have liked the sound of galumph, because they began plying it in their own prose, and it has been clumping around our language ever since.

Why the case for a Fed interest-rate cut in July may be getting stronger

Datadog’s stock soars on S&P 500 nod — as the wait continues for Robinhood

‘I do all the yard work, cooking and cleaning’: I live with my daughter and her lazy boyfriend. She wants me to buy her house. Do I say yes?

‘I’m single’: At 70, I have $500,000 in stocks and $220,000 in savings. How do I invest my $130,000 windfall?

Tesla’s stock roars back after EV deliveries weren’t as bad as feared

Can Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his business empire recover financially, now that he’s been found not guilty of some charges?

Amazon’s Prime Day sale is longer than ever — and even more important than usual for the company. Here’s why.

This Republican state misses out on $2.1 billion a year under Trump’s big bill

Wall Street is worried about jobs — raising the political stakes for tomorrow’s report

Here’s the latest sign Intel’s turnaround won’t be so easy, according to this analyst

Why anyone selling a home should be following the ‘Zillow ban’ lawsuit closely right now

There’s a 68% chance that stocks will rise by year-end. Do you feel lucky?

Centene’s Medicaid business and healthcare costs are a problem, and its stock plunges

The last holdout bears are Democrats, these strategists say. Their capitulation could fuel the next leg higher for stocks.

ADP says economy loses jobs for the first time since 2023 due to trade wars

Fourth of July gasoline prices may be the lowest in years. Will gas stay this cheap all summer?

The silver supercycle: Gold’s partner could be the trade of the decade. This is how to play it.

This income fund pays more than a bank account while keeping price volatility low

Adobe rating lowered to sell on competition from Midjourney, other AI tools

My wife and I are in our late 60s. Do I sell stocks to pay our $30,000 credit-card debt — or do it gradually over 3 years?

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Explore Centuries of Art History 15 Minutes at a Time in James Payne’s ‘Great Art Explained’

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Clouds

Qué saber sobre las ciudades de CT catalogadas como jurisdicciones ‘santuario’

Skincare Experts Lisa Garcia and Natalia Guzman Reveal How to Get — and Maintain — a Glowing Complexion

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Medical pros beg people to avoid viral ‘Innotox’ trend — which can cause muscle paralysis and even death

Inside the Gaps – What the FMCSA Isn’t Catching in Trucking Safety

The Store-Bought Dill Pickle We Ranked The Absolute Best Came From This Nostalgic Brand

Prepare to Share All Your Pics With Meta if You Turn On Facebook's New AI Photo Tool

NJ’s new budget may get walloped as US Senate passes Trump’s tax bill

Seed Oils: Are They Healthy or Not? Nutrition Experts Explain

Chia seed-sized lab-grown hearts mimic real tissue to decode cardiac disease in children

Saratoga prepares for July 4 racing festival

Israel agrees to latest U.S. proposal for cease-fire with Hamas

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