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Five options-income ETFs are quietly paying two to three times the 10-year Treasury rate every single month, but the machinery underneath each fund is radically different, and picking the wrong one for your situation costs you more than you might… This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive…

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25% for the first time in three years in a unanimous 12-0 vote. The rate will increase from a range of 3.5% to 3.75% to a new target range of 3.75% to 4%, according to the agency. “Economic activity is expanding at a solid pace. While uncertainty remains…

Major US stock indexes moved higher on Thursday as a pullback in crude oil prices and lower Treasury yields improved investor sentiment following the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision. At 09:38 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 316.08 points, or 0.59%, to 51,763.46, the S&P 500 added 71.28 points, or 0.94%, to 7,623.09,…

Our top 10 things to watch Thursday, Sept. 17 — Today’s newsletter was written by Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis 1. Comeback kind of day: Stock futures are jumping across the board after yesterday’s post-Fed meeting decline. The S & P 500 is poised to recover all its losses. Treasury yields and…

This live blog is refreshed throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. Happy Thursday. Stocks were mixed Thursday after a sell-off sparked by the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. The Fed boosted its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a target range of…

Kevin Warsh just raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. Markets immediately started pricing in a parade of follow-up hikes. Warsh, for his part, seems content to let them wonder. The Federal Reserve’s new chair announced a 25 basis point increase on September 16, pushing the federal funds target range to 3.75%-4%. The…

SM Energy has been on a powerful run in 2026, and the surge puts a spotlight on one basic issue for anyone looking at the stock today: whether the current share price can be squared with what the business earns. Year to date, SM Energy has returned 99.5%, which raises the question of how much…

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter? Let’s take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to…

Social Security’s trust fund has a potential depletion date that could trigger automatic benefit cuts, and the seniors who built the biggest monthly checks may face the steepest dollar losses when the bill comes due. This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through…