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Fed’s Waller sees path to multiple interest-rate cuts this year

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 6/1/2025 8:21 PM

The Federal Reserve will likely be able to lower interest rates this year, and recent data supports this outlook, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said. ... Read full Story

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Oil prices set to drop more as OPEC+ agrees to another sharp production hike

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 6/1/2025 4:00 PM

The largest group of oil-producing nations agreed over the weekend to sharply increase crude production for the third month in a row, a move intended to reassert control over the market by driving oil prices lower. ... Read full Story

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As Congress returns, here’s where the Senate could make changes to the GOP’s megabill

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 6/1/2025 1:00 PM

The Trump team and House leaders are pushing the Senate to aim for speed rather than lots of revisions to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ... Read full Story

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Stock market’s haul in May comes as tariff turmoil and job angst lurk on the horizon

By MarketWatch.com | Joy Wiltermuth | 6/1/2025 12:00 PM

S&P 500 seizes huge May gains — and lands back on the doorstep of record territory ... Read full Story

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Amid tariff agita, Wall Street is a bit more cautious than normal on second-quarter earnings

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 6/1/2025 10:00 AM

Earnings Watch: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Victoria’s secret and other retailers report during the week ... Read full Story

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My life partner is 18 years my senior. He wants to leave his $4.5 million fortune to me — not his two kids. Do we tell them?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 5/31/2025 1:00 PM

“No doubt they would feel the arrangement is unfair, and that would potentially end our relationship.” ... Read full Story

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My friend is getting divorced. Her husband kindly said, ‘Take the house.’ Is there a catch?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 5/31/2025 11:30 AM

“After my friend said that perhaps she’ll just settle for the house, her husband agreed and moved to file for divorce quickly.” ... Read full Story

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My father-in-law has dementia and is moving in with us. Can we invoice him for a caregiver?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 5/31/2025 11:00 AM

“Do we have an obligation to provide my wife’s troubled sibling with an accounting of my father-in-law’s expenses?” ... Read full Story

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Here’s how Trump could turn Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into cash cows delivering billions to taxpayers

By MarketWatch.com | Chris Matthews | 5/31/2025 9:40 AM

The move could come at the expense of existing shareholders. ... Read full Story

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Why the government’s debt problem is your borrowing problem — but also your opportunity to save

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 5/31/2025 9:00 AM

People shopping for a car loan or a mortgage should understand the implications of high bond yields. ... Read full Story

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Can media company spinoffs of brands like CNN and CNBC be good for investors? Here’s what history tells us.

By MarketWatch.com | Lukas I. Alpert | 5/31/2025 8:30 AM

Recent corporate media spinoffs have been a mixed bag, with many failing due to the way they were set up, Wall Street analysts say. ... Read full Story

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‘I am getting very frustrated’: My mother’s adviser has not returned my calls. He manages $1 million. Is this normal?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 5/31/2025 7:32 AM

“I am not used to this way of doing business.” ... Read full Story

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These 3 corporate tax breaks in the Republican megabill look key for investors

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 5/31/2025 7:00 AM

As a Republican-run Washington works to enact the party’s big tax and spending package, one key for many businesses has been to revive a trio of tax breaks that they have lost in the last few years. ... Read full Story

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Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50%, touts U.S. Steel-Nippon deal still short on details

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 5/30/2025 7:22 PM

The president said he is doubling duties on steel imports while talking up U.S. Steel’s deal with the Japanese company. ... Read full Story

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S&P 500 scores best May since 1990, but stocks end month with fresh tariff worries

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Idzelis | 5/30/2025 6:32 PM

U.S. stocks roared back in May as global trade tensions eased, but tariff-related developments around the month’s end suggest a smooth climb from here may be challenging. ... Read full Story

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‘You are going to panic,’ Jamie Dimon tells regulators about what will happen when the bond market cracks

By MarketWatch.com | Joy Wiltermuth | 5/30/2025 4:50 PM

The bond market is on edge, but less so this week after smooth Treasury auctions and talk of a key banking reform this summer. ... Read full Story

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A pivotal OPEC+ decision this weekend could tank crude-oil prices by 10%

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 5/30/2025 4:01 PM

A decision by major oil producers this weekend could pull prices for crude down to their lowest levels since 2021, with demand tough to gauge against a trade-war backdrop and some countries failing to comply with output quotas. ... Read full Story

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U.S.-China trade talks: Why rare-earth minerals are a sticking point in getting back on track

By MarketWatch.com | Robert Schroeder | 5/30/2025 3:37 PM

Component of cellphones and EVs is a thorn in negotiations. ... Read full Story

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Regeneron dashes Wall Street’s hopes as COPD treatment trial suffers a failure

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 5/30/2025 3:19 PM

Regeneron’s stock is having its worst day in 14 years after the failure of late-stage trial of its COPD treatment, after analysts had just placed a high probability of a positive result. ... Read full Story

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Marvell tried to ease a big investor concern, but the stock’s slump shows that doubts still linger

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 5/30/2025 2:21 PM

Investors still have questions about the computer-chip company’s next-generation custom chips for Amazon and Microsoft. ... Read full Story

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art

Order an Object at the New V&A East Storehouse to Get Up-Close to 5,000 Years of Cultural Heritage

by Colossal | Jun 03 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

book

LGBTQ+ fiction bursting with pride

by BookPage | Jun 04 2025

entertainment

New Music Friday May 30: Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Bono, Gloria Estefan, Conan Gray, Tate McRae and More

by ET Online | May 30 2025

exercise

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

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

golf

The P.G.A. Championship: Pressure and Expectations

by NY Times | May 14 2025

knowledge

What Generation Are You? Find Out in Our Guide to Generation Years and Names

by Reader's Digest | May 30 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

music

Lil Wayne Announces Tha Carter VI Tour With Three NY Shows

by NYS Music | Jun 03 2025

new_jersey

How should NJ spend its share of national opioid settlement funds?

by NJ Spotlight | Jun 03 2025

odd_fun

Watch: Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 03 2025

real_estate

Only buildings with top tenants are selling in this unicorn market

by NY Post | Jun 03 2025

science

Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition'

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 03 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

technology

Scientists unveil breakthrough drug that could halt and reverse deadly liver fibrosis

by Interesting Engineering | Jun 03 2025

Word of the Day

bogus

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 4, 2025 is:

bogus • \BOH-gus\ • adjective

Bogus is an informal word used to describe something that is not real or genuine, making it a synonym of such words as fake, false, and counterfeit.

// We were disappointed to find out that the purses we bought were bogus.

// The company was investigated over several bogus claims that their products could guarantee better health for their customers.

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Examples:

“A former West Covina resident admitted to selling at least $250,000 in bogus sports and entertainment memorabilia, including forged photos and signatures of the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ stars.” — Noah Goldberg, The Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025

Did you know?

In her 1840 novel A New Home—Who’ll Follow?, author Carolina Kirkland wrote about a scandal affecting the fictitious frontier town of Tinkerville, whose bank vaults were discovered to contain “a heavy charge of broken glass and tenpenny nails, covered above and below with half-dollars, principally ‘bogus.’ Alas! for Tinkerville, and alas, for poor Michigan!” Alas indeed. Bogus (an apparent U.S. coinage) was first used in the argot of wildcat banks (like the one in Tinkerville) as a noun referring to counterfeit money. It later branched out into adjective use meaning “counterfeit or forged.” Although the noun is now obsolete, the adjective is still used today with the same meaning, and is applied not only to phony currency but to anything that is less than genuine, making it part of a treasury of similar words ranging from the very old (sham) to the fairly new (fugazi).

Fed’s Waller sees path to multiple interest-rate cuts this year

Oil prices set to drop more as OPEC+ agrees to another sharp production hike

As Congress returns, here’s where the Senate could make changes to the GOP’s megabill

Stock market’s haul in May comes as tariff turmoil and job angst lurk on the horizon

Amid tariff agita, Wall Street is a bit more cautious than normal on second-quarter earnings

My life partner is 18 years my senior. He wants to leave his $4.5 million fortune to me — not his two kids. Do we tell them?

My friend is getting divorced. Her husband kindly said, ‘Take the house.’ Is there a catch?

My father-in-law has dementia and is moving in with us. Can we invoice him for a caregiver?

Here’s how Trump could turn Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into cash cows delivering billions to taxpayers

Why the government’s debt problem is your borrowing problem — but also your opportunity to save

Can media company spinoffs of brands like CNN and CNBC be good for investors? Here’s what history tells us.

‘I am getting very frustrated’: My mother’s adviser has not returned my calls. He manages $1 million. Is this normal?

These 3 corporate tax breaks in the Republican megabill look key for investors

Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50%, touts U.S. Steel-Nippon deal still short on details

S&P 500 scores best May since 1990, but stocks end month with fresh tariff worries

‘You are going to panic,’ Jamie Dimon tells regulators about what will happen when the bond market cracks

A pivotal OPEC+ decision this weekend could tank crude-oil prices by 10%

U.S.-China trade talks: Why rare-earth minerals are a sticking point in getting back on track

Regeneron dashes Wall Street’s hopes as COPD treatment trial suffers a failure

Marvell tried to ease a big investor concern, but the stock’s slump shows that doubts still linger

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Order an Object at the New V&A East Storehouse to Get Up-Close to 5,000 Years of Cultural Heritage

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

LGBTQ+ fiction bursting with pride

New Music Friday May 30: Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Bono, Gloria Estefan, Conan Gray, Tate McRae and More

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

The P.G.A. Championship: Pressure and Expectations

What Generation Are You? Find Out in Our Guide to Generation Years and Names

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Lil Wayne Announces Tha Carter VI Tour With Three NY Shows

How should NJ spend its share of national opioid settlement funds?

Watch: Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft

Only buildings with top tenants are selling in this unicorn market

Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition'

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

Scientists unveil breakthrough drug that could halt and reverse deadly liver fibrosis

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft

2.Watch: Two alligators removed from pools in a single day in Florida county

3.Watch: Opossum rescued from Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

4.Man wins $30,000 from lottery ticket given to him by his nephew

5.Message in a bottle from Hawaii found in Florida 8 years later

6.Look: Bear found napping in Florida condo lobby

7.Watch: Porcupine stows away in wrecked plane transported more than 500 miles

8.Escaped zebra causes chaos on Tennessee highway, flees into woods

9.Watch: Truck rollover releases 14 million bees onto Washington road

10.Australian woman completes 7,079 pull-ups in 24 hours