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The Medicare Trustees report contained no bad news. Now for the bad part.

By MarketWatch.com | Alicia H. Munnell | 9/4/2024 7:53 AM

expenditures are high and projected to rise because national healthcare costs are out of control ... Read full Story

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Dick’s Sports Goods’ stock up as profit and revenue beat analyst estimates

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 9/4/2024 7:46 AM

Retailer posts “very strong” results. ... Read full Story

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What sinking copper and oil prices say about the state of the economy

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 9/4/2024 7:41 AM

Commodities have declined in the third quarter, marked by hefty losses in oil and copper, as downbeat economic data from China and the U.S. fuel worries about a slowdown in demand. ... Read full Story

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Dollar Tree’s stock dives after a big earnings miss as customers spend less

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 9/4/2024 7:28 AM

Dollar Tree cited increasing pressure on its middle- and higher-income customers. ... Read full Story

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Who is killing the great game-changing tech start-ups of America?

By MarketWatch.com | Jeffrey Funk | 9/4/2024 7:25 AM

Billions of dollars in losses crush innovation. Round up the usual venture capital suspects. ... Read full Story

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Oil consolidates after wiping out 2024 gains on growth fears, possible Libya deal

By MarketWatch.com | William Watts | 9/4/2024 7:24 AM

Oil futures rose modestly Wednesday, stabilizing a day after weak U.S. manufacturing data triggered a widespread selloff. ... Read full Story

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Beware of Big Tech grabbing control of its own AI regulation

By MarketWatch.com | Peter G. Kirchschläger | 9/4/2024 7:15 AM

Despite unwillingness to police itself, tech giants want to create rules governing digital transformation and artificial intelligence. ... Read full Story

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In an increasingly manic market, this slow-and-steady fund has broken out

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 9/4/2024 7:07 AM

A fund focusing on low volatility stocks actually recorded a record high. ... Read full Story

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Home buyers wade back into housing market as mortgage rates fall for fifth week in a row

By MarketWatch.com | Aarthi Swaminathan | 9/4/2024 7:00 AM

Mortgage applications rose 1.6% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. ... Read full Story

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U.S. Steel may could leave Pittsburgh if Nippon deal gets scrapped: Wall Street Journal

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 9/4/2024 7:00 AM

Chief Executive David Burritt says U.S. Steel needs $3 billion in upgrades to compete. ... Read full Story

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Hormel Foods’ earnings dinged by continued pressure on whole-bird turkey prices

By MarketWatch.com | Ciara Linnane | 9/4/2024 6:59 AM

Austin, Minn.-based Hormel has been beset by lower prices for whole bird turkeys this year, as well as a production interruption at a Planters facility in Virginia and lower center-store and contract manufacturing volumes. ... Read full Story

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Company blames ‘forced sale’ for wipeout that saw 98% share-price dive

By MarketWatch.com | Louis Goss | 9/4/2024 6:50 AM

The Hong Kong listed company saw its stock price slump 98% on Tuesday. Sanergy Group shares have now increased 78% after the Chinese company said a ‘forced sale’ had driven the plunge in its stock. ... Read full Story

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‘We’re happily married, mediocre gay men’: We’re 58, earn $160,000 and saved $2.2 million. We grew up poor. Our families treat us like ATMs. Are we OK?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 9/3/2024 11:11 PM

“Our relatives are very poor, and our acquaintances are either single men getting by paycheck-to-paycheck, very successful professionals or trust-fund babies.” ... Read full Story

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Fuji Soft could consider Bain’s proposal if binding offer submitted

By MarketWatch.com | | 9/3/2024 11:02 PM

Fuji Soft said it has received a counteroffer proposal from Bain Capital and would consider it if the U.S. private equity firm submits a binding offer. ... Read full Story

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Asana’s lower outlook for third quarter and full year sends stock falling

By MarketWatch.com | | 9/3/2024 8:01 PM

Shares of Asana fell after the company projected third-quarter results that missed Wall Street’s estimates and lowered the high end of its full-year outlook. ... Read full Story

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Molson Coors pulls back from DEI, saying earlier programs have been ‘completed’

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 9/3/2024 7:42 PM

Molson Coors Beverage Co. has became the latest to say it was backing away from some of its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, after a handful of well-known companies announced similar retreats last week. ... Read full Story

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Nvidia’s stock usually performs worst in September — but there are silver linings

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 9/3/2024 6:31 PM

The chip maker’s shares have averaged declines when looking back at past September performance — but the stock is still more likely to rise than fall. ... Read full Story

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Nvidia bleeds $279 billion of market cap, but its stock has plenty of defenders

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 9/3/2024 6:16 PM

The chip maker’s gross margins could fall due to a rapid product cadence, but demand remains robust. ... Read full Story

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These semiconductor ETFs just had their worst performances in four years

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 9/3/2024 6:03 PM

The levered Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF fell about 23% on Tuesday. ... Read full Story

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That ‘Chase Bank glitch’ could lead to negative balances, locked accounts — and jail time

By MarketWatch.com | Weston Blasi | 9/3/2024 5:51 PM

The glitch, which was highlighted in several viral TikTok videos, had some people believing they could get “free cash” from Chase ATMs. Legal experts call it fraud. ... Read full Story

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Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahiro Wada at ShugoArts

by Contemporary Art Daily | Sep 06 2024

auto

Tested: 1987 Volkswagen Fox GL Is VW's Latest Starter Car

by Car and Drive | Sep 07 2024

basketball

Kevin Durant says he would get rid of the Dallas Cowboys if there was promotion and relegation in the NFL

by CBS Interactive Inc | Sep 07 2024

book

Alexis Hall does fantasy romance as only he can

by BookPage | Sep 04 2024

golf

How do the 2024 FedEx Cup playoffs work on the PGA Tour?

by ESPN | Aug 13 2024

health

Per Alice + Olivia, “Romantic Parisian” Hair Will Be Everywhere This Year

by The Thirty | Sep 07 2024

music

The Weeknd Reveals ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Album Cover, Launches Preorder Ahead of São Paulo Concert Livestream

by Billboard | Sep 07 2024

new_jersey

NJ Spotlight News: September 6, 2024

by NJ Spotlight | Sep 06 2024

odd_fun

Watch: YouTubers build world's largest iPhone

by United Press International, Inc. | Sep 06 2024

people

Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-star worries fans with completely altered appearance

by marca.com | Sep 07 2024

retirement

Some young people plan ‘microretirements,’ borrow against goals of their future selves: Report

by Fox News | Sep 07 2024

science

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

by LIVE SCIENCE | Sep 07 2024

soccer

Aymeric Laporte rejects rumours he almost joined Real Madrid

by Yahoo Sports | Sep 07 2024

travel

20 Best Hotels in Marrakech

by cntraveler.com | Sep 06 2024

world

Hundreds of thousands march across Israel to demand return of hostages

by United Press International, Inc. | Sep 07 2024

Word of the Day

vilify

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 7, 2024 is:

vilify • \VIL-uh-fye\ • verb

To vilify someone or something is to say or write very harsh and critical things about them. The word is a synonym of defame.

// They were vilified in the press for their comments.

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Examples:

“The eagerness to vilify ‘the other side’—usually on social media—complicates the less reactionary work that defines our mission.” — Jerry Brewer, The Washington Post, 11 June 2024

Did you know?

It seems reasonable to assume that the words vilify and villain come from the same source; after all, to vilify someone is—in some ways—to make them out to be a villain. Such is not the case, however. Although the origin stories of both vilify and villain involve Latin, their roots are quite different. Vilify came to English (via Middle English and Late Latin) from the Latin adjective vilis, meaning “cheap” or “vile.” Someone who has been vilified, accordingly, has had their reputation tarnished or cheapened in such a way that they’re viewed as morally reprehensible. Villain on the other hand, comes from the Medieval Latin word villanus, meaning “villager,” and ultimately from the Latin noun villa, meaning “house.” The Middle English descendent of villanus developed the meaning of “a person of uncouth mind and manners” due to the vilifying influence of the aristocracy of the time, and the connotations worsened from there until villain came to refer to (among other things), a deliberate scoundrel.

The Medicare Trustees report contained no bad news. Now for the bad part.

Dick’s Sports Goods’ stock up as profit and revenue beat analyst estimates

What sinking copper and oil prices say about the state of the economy

Dollar Tree’s stock dives after a big earnings miss as customers spend less

Who is killing the great game-changing tech start-ups of America?

Oil consolidates after wiping out 2024 gains on growth fears, possible Libya deal

Beware of Big Tech grabbing control of its own AI regulation

In an increasingly manic market, this slow-and-steady fund has broken out

Home buyers wade back into housing market as mortgage rates fall for fifth week in a row

U.S. Steel may could leave Pittsburgh if Nippon deal gets scrapped: Wall Street Journal

Hormel Foods’ earnings dinged by continued pressure on whole-bird turkey prices

Company blames ‘forced sale’ for wipeout that saw 98% share-price dive

‘We’re happily married, mediocre gay men’: We’re 58, earn $160,000 and saved $2.2 million. We grew up poor. Our families treat us like ATMs. Are we OK?

Fuji Soft could consider Bain’s proposal if binding offer submitted

Asana’s lower outlook for third quarter and full year sends stock falling

Molson Coors pulls back from DEI, saying earlier programs have been ‘completed’

Nvidia’s stock usually performs worst in September — but there are silver linings

Nvidia bleeds $279 billion of market cap, but its stock has plenty of defenders

These semiconductor ETFs just had their worst performances in four years

That ‘Chase Bank glitch’ could lead to negative balances, locked accounts — and jail time

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Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahiro Wada at ShugoArts

Tested: 1987 Volkswagen Fox GL Is VW's Latest Starter Car

Kevin Durant says he would get rid of the Dallas Cowboys if there was promotion and relegation in the NFL

Alexis Hall does fantasy romance as only he can

How do the 2024 FedEx Cup playoffs work on the PGA Tour?

Per Alice + Olivia, “Romantic Parisian” Hair Will Be Everywhere This Year

The Weeknd Reveals ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Album Cover, Launches Preorder Ahead of São Paulo Concert Livestream

NJ Spotlight News: September 6, 2024

Watch: YouTubers build world's largest iPhone

Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-star worries fans with completely altered appearance

Some young people plan ‘microretirements,’ borrow against goals of their future selves: Report

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

Aymeric Laporte rejects rumours he almost joined Real Madrid

20 Best Hotels in Marrakech

Hundreds of thousands march across Israel to demand return of hostages

Word of the Day

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