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Powell’s goal at this week’s Fed meeting: Don’t give Trump an easy target.

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 1/27/2025 7:02 AM

Eight days after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials will gather in Washington to discuss the outlook for interest-rate policy, with a goal of simply trying to stay out of the way. ... Read full Story

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U.S. stock futures fall ahead of Fed meeting, key earnings week for Big Tech

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 1/26/2025 10:55 PM

U.S. stock futures sank Sunday night, ahead of a big week for Big Tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s meeting. ... Read full Story

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Trump’s 25% tariffs against Colombia could affect prices of coffee, flowers, gas

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 1/26/2025 5:19 PM

President Donald Trump slapped steep retaliatory tariffs and other measures against Colombia on Sunday, after that country refused to allow two flights carrying deported migrants to land. ... Read full Story

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This Wegovy user spent $5,000 on a new wardrobe after losing 80 pounds — and she’s not alone

By MarketWatch.com | Charles Passy | 1/26/2025 2:47 PM

Clothing companies are just one of the potential beneficiaries of the boom in GLP-1 medications. ... Read full Story

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Trump vs Powell: Who will drive the stock market as the Fed holds its first meeting of the year?

By MarketWatch.com | Isabel Wang | 1/26/2025 12:09 PM

The Federal Reserve’s first meeting of 2025 this week may throw a wrench into the stock-market rally just as investors worry President Donald Trump’s potentially inflationary policies could complicate the central bank’s effort to tame the last bout of price pressures ... Read full Story

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Stocks are pricey, but these overlooked sectors may be your best bet

By MarketWatch.com | Isabel Wang | 1/26/2025 11:52 AM

A rip-roaring rally at the onset of President Donald Trump’s second term in office has brought the S&P 500 back to record territory, stretching market valuations to extremes. ... Read full Story

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Big tech is spending billions on AI. How much time will Wall Street allow for the payoff?

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 1/26/2025 10:01 AM

Earnings Watch: Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Tesla report quarterly results, as analysts start to focus more on AI results. Earnings are also due from Starbucks and Boeing. ... Read full Story

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‘Her crooked son has taken everything’: My fiancé’s 100-year-old aunt was swindled out of $100,000. How can we help?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 1/25/2025 12:56 PM

“Her son threatened to put her in a nursing home if she didn’t send his check by Friday.” ... Read full Story

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Airfares could soar almost 20% in the next few months. Here’s how to save on flights.

By MarketWatch.com | Charles Passy | 1/25/2025 11:41 AM

Blame it on the law of supply and demand, say experts, as people are eager to travel. ... Read full Story

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I’m 63 and tried claiming Social Security early, but it was declined because I’m still working. Is that allowed?

By MarketWatch.com | Alessandra Malito | 1/25/2025 10:55 AM

“I was told as long as I work, I have to wait until I am 67 to start drawing my Social Security.” ... Read full Story

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With ‘DOGE,’ Elon Musk could face a task tougher than rocket science

By MarketWatch.com | Chris Matthews | 1/25/2025 8:22 AM

Washington has been awash in speculation as to what exactly this entity will attempt to do in the days following its creation by Trump’s executive order. ... Read full Story

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Will Trump’s tough stance on remote work drag everyone else back to the office? Don’t bet on it.

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 1/25/2025 8:11 AM

In his first day back on the job, President Donald Trump officially joined a fight that some bosses are picking to end remote work and get their staff back in the office five days a week. ... Read full Story

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Why 2024 was arguably the toughest year for home buyers and sellers in 30 years

By MarketWatch.com | Aarthi Swaminathan | 1/25/2025 8:02 AM

Existing-home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level since 1995, Realtors say. ... Read full Story

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Forget the ‘Magnificent Seven.’ Here are the biggest investment themes in the next five years.

By MarketWatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer | 1/25/2025 7:57 AM

Bank of America offers what it sees will be the top 10 themes by 2030, and investment recommendations to go with those. ... Read full Story

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Elon Musk wants to kill the penny. The little coin has won this battle before.

By MarketWatch.com | Chris Matthews | 1/25/2025 7:33 AM

Elon Musk has promised to find upward of $2 trillion in savings in a federal budget that is projected to spend $7 trillion in 2025 — and if he has to rifle through the nation’s couch cushions to do so, so be it. ... Read full Story

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The U.S. economy was already revved up before Trump took office. Could it get a lot better?

By MarketWatch.com | Jeffry Bartash | 1/25/2025 7:15 AM

Donald Trump has vowed to turbo-charge the U.S. economy, but it’s been expanding well above its typical speed for more than two years and it probably finished 2024 with another burst of strong growth. ... Read full Story

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Target joins Walmart in pulling back on DEI. But this big retailer and its shareholders are staying the course.

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 1/24/2025 5:58 PM

Target said that it was ending its diversity, equity and inclusion goals as it tries to align itself with an “evolving external landscape.” ... Read full Story

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Trump tariff talk is heating up on Wall Street, signaling a rocky road ahead for investors

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Idzelis | 1/24/2025 4:55 PM

S&P 500 companies’ mentions of tariffs on earnings calls have surged, according to Citi Research. ... Read full Story

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Trump says there are bigger China threats than TikTok. Here’s where he could be going wrong.

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 1/24/2025 4:45 PM

President Trump this week said “TikTok is largely about kids” and there are bigger threats. China hawks aren’t convinced. ... Read full Story

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Space-sector IPOs set to take off as industry braces for a busy 2025

By MarketWatch.com | James Rogers | 1/24/2025 4:34 PM

Fortuna Investments CEO Justus Parmar expects to see “a new vintage of space companies that hit the market” in 2025. ... Read full Story

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Mazda Reportedly Launches Its First New Logo Of The 21st Century

by carbuzz.com | Jan 28 2025

beauty

Sydney Sweeney's 5 Most Stunning Hair Transformations

by The List | Jun 01 2024

exercise

Want To Live Longer? Try Weekend-Only Exercise, Says New Study

by thehealthy.com | Sep 21 2024

game

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 Is Now Live, Will Test Cross-Play And Split-Screen Co-Op

by GameSpot | Jan 28 2025

health

America’s Best Hospitals for 2025 Named by Healthgrades

by Healthline.com | Jan 28 2025

how_to

Filing a Tax Return for a Dead Person? Here's Everything You Should Know

by CNET | Jan 28 2025

knowledge

Here’s the New Way Fliers Are Being Rude—And What You Can Do About It

by Reader's Digest | Jan 17 2025

lifestyle

Katy Perry candidly comments on health and parenthood at 40 amid reveal of time away from home

by Hello! Magazine | Jan 28 2025

new_jersey

Push to restore cost-of-living adjustments for some state retirees

by NJ Spotlight | Jan 28 2025

people

Lady Gaga makes political promise following Donald Trump's return to power

by marca.com | Jan 28 2025

real_estate

Beverly Hills mansion built for the late novelist Jackie Collins lists for a breathtaking $66M

by NY Post | Jan 28 2025

retirement

Gen X helps drive retirement savings balances to new record

by Fox News | Dec 05 2024

soccer

Marseille could target Aymeric Laporte in summer window

by Yahoo Sports | Jan 28 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

wellness

How to Drink Alcohol Again After a Break (Without Getting Sick)

by Self.com | Jan 28 2025

Word of the Day

sward

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 28, 2025 is:

sward • \SWORD\ • noun

Sward is a literary word that refers to an area of land covered with grass.

// The hikers emerged from the forest to find a green sward stretching out before them, and dotted with yellow and purple flowers.

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Examples:

“A century or so ago, if you lived in the Boston area and were obsessed with trees, you were in good company. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which had united enthusiasts of rare apples and ornamental maples since 1832, had helped found Mount Auburn Cemetery and endowed it with an immense, exotic plant collection. ... Tree mania seems to have come late to Greenlawn, however. Photographs taken sometime before 1914 show a bleak, bare sward.” — Veronique Greenwood, The Boston Globe, 18 Dec. 2023

Did you know?

Sward sprouted from the Old English sweard or swearth, meaning “skin” or “rind.” It was originally used as a term for the skin of the body before being extended to another surface—that of the Earth. The word’s specific grassy sense dates to the 16th century, and lives on today mostly in novels from centuries past, such as Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles: “The sun was so near the ground, and the sward so flat, that the shadows of Clare and Tess would stretch a quarter of a mile ahead of them, like two long fingers pointing afar to where the green alluvial reaches abutted against the sloping sides of the vale.”

Powell’s goal at this week’s Fed meeting: Don’t give Trump an easy target.

U.S. stock futures fall ahead of Fed meeting, key earnings week for Big Tech

Trump’s 25% tariffs against Colombia could affect prices of coffee, flowers, gas

This Wegovy user spent $5,000 on a new wardrobe after losing 80 pounds — and she’s not alone

Trump vs Powell: Who will drive the stock market as the Fed holds its first meeting of the year?

Stocks are pricey, but these overlooked sectors may be your best bet

Big tech is spending billions on AI. How much time will Wall Street allow for the payoff?

‘Her crooked son has taken everything’: My fiancé’s 100-year-old aunt was swindled out of $100,000. How can we help?

Airfares could soar almost 20% in the next few months. Here’s how to save on flights.

I’m 63 and tried claiming Social Security early, but it was declined because I’m still working. Is that allowed?

With ‘DOGE,’ Elon Musk could face a task tougher than rocket science

Will Trump’s tough stance on remote work drag everyone else back to the office? Don’t bet on it.

Why 2024 was arguably the toughest year for home buyers and sellers in 30 years

Forget the ‘Magnificent Seven.’ Here are the biggest investment themes in the next five years.

Elon Musk wants to kill the penny. The little coin has won this battle before.

The U.S. economy was already revved up before Trump took office. Could it get a lot better?

Target joins Walmart in pulling back on DEI. But this big retailer and its shareholders are staying the course.

Trump tariff talk is heating up on Wall Street, signaling a rocky road ahead for investors

Trump says there are bigger China threats than TikTok. Here’s where he could be going wrong.

Space-sector IPOs set to take off as industry braces for a busy 2025

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Mazda Reportedly Launches Its First New Logo Of The 21st Century

Sydney Sweeney's 5 Most Stunning Hair Transformations

Want To Live Longer? Try Weekend-Only Exercise, Says New Study

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 Is Now Live, Will Test Cross-Play And Split-Screen Co-Op

America’s Best Hospitals for 2025 Named by Healthgrades

Filing a Tax Return for a Dead Person? Here's Everything You Should Know

Here’s the New Way Fliers Are Being Rude—And What You Can Do About It

Katy Perry candidly comments on health and parenthood at 40 amid reveal of time away from home

Push to restore cost-of-living adjustments for some state retirees

Lady Gaga makes political promise following Donald Trump's return to power

Beverly Hills mansion built for the late novelist Jackie Collins lists for a breathtaking $66M

Gen X helps drive retirement savings balances to new record

Marseille could target Aymeric Laporte in summer window

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

How to Drink Alcohol Again After a Break (Without Getting Sick)

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