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The onset of fall brings us closer to a new year, when retirees could see changes in Social Security payments as the administration finalizes its cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment for 2027. Here’s what Texans can expect, according to recent forecasts. Social Security COLA 2027 forecast The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), which provides a COLA watch on…

05:43:44 PM IST, 15 Sep 2026 Dow Jones| Nasdaq | S&P 500 | US Stock Market Today |Live Updates: Tech stocks face fresh pressure Several major technology stocks fell in premarket trading, with Alphabet and Microsoft down more than 1% each. Chipmakers, which bore the brunt of Monday’s decline, traded in a narrow range, while…

US stock futures edged lower on Tuesday, September 15, as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision on Wednesday, while rising Treasury yields and concerns around the outlook for artificial intelligence added to market caution. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.2%. Nasdaq-100 futures were…

AI fears are rattling the stock market. – Getty Images/iStockphoto The latest cracks in the artificial-intelligence trade are emerging at a particularly troubling time for investors. Semiconductor stocks, industrials and other corners of the U.S. equity market closely associated with AI took a hit on Monday, after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned in a blog…

What happens when the person managing your money decides to leave? Warren Buffett faced a related situation in 1969, when he decided to step away from managing his own investment partnership. His biggest concern was the people who had trusted him with their savings. Buffett Partnership Ltd, which he had built over many years, had…

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise benchmark interest rates this week for the first time since July 2023, signaling a hawkish shift as central bank officials grow increasingly concerned that a single rate hike will not be enough to tame persistent inflationary pressures. Money markets have priced in an overwhelming probability…

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and his colleagues are widely expected to raise their benchmark interest rate Wednesday, in an effort to tamp down demand and bring prices under control. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates Wednesday, in a show of…

Over three years. That’s how long it’s been since the Federal Reserve last raised the federal funds rate, the interest rate that commercial banks charge each other for overnight borrowing. This stretch seems likely to end when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces the outcome of its latest meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.…

A typical option is a contract between two parties that secures for the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a quantity of an underlying asset at a specific price within a …

A veteran portfolio manager pulled out a century-long logarithmic chart and pointed to where the S&P 500 sits today, then explained why that picture changes everything about how you should think about risk depending on your age. Lance Roberts, who runs money at RIA Advisors and writes the Real Investment Report, sat down with host…