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Advertisement June 29, 2026 — 11:59am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA No sooner had the ink dried on the European Union’s reluctant signing of the trade deal it agreed with the US last year than Donald Trump threatened to tear…

In mid-June, the Federal Reserve proposed new rules for stablecoins. The proposal calls for stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities before opening new accounts or redeeming tokens, effectively applying bank-style anti-money laundering standards to stablecoins. At first glance, this seems like bad news for Circle (NYSE: CRCL), the issuer of the USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC)…

Last month, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.09%) celebrated its 130th birthday. Since its official inception on May 26, 1896, the Dow has undergone more than 50 adjustments. What was a 12-stock, industrial-focused index in the late 19th century is now composed of 30 diverse, multinational businesses. On June 29, before trading commences,…

With the recent 130th anniversary of the Dow, let’s take a closer look at why this old and narrow index still commands so much attention. Until the S&P 500 began circulating in the 1950s – and then NASDAQ in the 1970s – the Dow was the most widely quoted measure of the market’s health each…

For this episode of The Long View, Amy Arnott and I were live at the Morningstar Investment Conference chatting with veteran Fidelity Contrafund stock-picker Will Danoff. He talked about his investing origins, identifying durable competitive advantages, and even his investing mistakes. Here are a few excerpts from our conversation with Danoff, who’s retiring at the…

Key Points The Trump-led Iran war pushed the U.S. inflation rate to a three-year high in May, setting the stage for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to act. Fed Chair Warsh wants to significantly deleverage the central bank’s $6.74 trillion balance sheet — but doing so comes with unintended consequences. Furthermore, Warsh’s deliberate reduction…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative…

A day before crossing the Strait of Hormuz, an Indonesian seafarer aboard the Al Rayyan tanker published a picture of a rainbow cutting across the bow. “When the dream ship becomes reality,” he wrote on social media, thanking God for the blessing. Then the liquefied natural gas carrier switched off its transponder and began to…

Kathrin Ziegler | Digitalvision | Getty Images Individual retirement account assets dwarf those of 401(k) plans. IRAs held about $19.2 trillion at the end of 2025, while 401(k)s held $10.1 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute, a trade group representing asset managers. Yet, relatively few people contribute money directly to IRAs. And, their annual…

Warren Buffett spent decades building his holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Within just two days, the new CEO spent billions. According to Reuters, Berkshire’s CEO Greg Abel recently announced two deals totaling an eye-boggling $16.8 billion (1). Must Read Robert Kiyosaki issues grim warning for baby boomers. Many could be ‘wiped out’ and homeless ‘all over’…