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By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, July 16 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will hold interest rates on July 23 but will hike for the second time this year in September as a renewed energy price surge raises the risk of more intense inflation pressures, according to a growing majority of economists polled by Reuters. A…

The market tends to broadly group stocks into two buckets: growth and value. Growth stocks are those that are growing faster than the market, while value stocks are those that are far cheaper than the market. However, there are several subcategories that investors need to understand. I think the most exciting is hypergrowth, which meets…

Most lawmakers agree Social Security needs fixing, but they remain divided over who should pay for it. Bill Cassidy believes the answer is neither higher taxes nor lower benefits. Instead, his proposal would have the government borrow $1.5 trillion and invest it for decades, hoping the returns are enough to strengthen Social Security. It is…

Most people would agree that Social Security is one of the most important benefits for seniors. But the program is facing a serious financial crisis that could soon come to a head. The Social Security Trustees’ latest report revealed that the program is closer to insolvency than some might imagine. And that could end up…

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images For decades, the classic 60/40 portfolio of stocks and bonds was considered the gold standard for balanced investing. Much of its success, however, coincided with an extraordinary macroeconomic backdrop: a more than 40-year period of…

Key Takeaways The highest money market account rate available today is 5.00% Changes from the Fed or your bank can quickly change money market rates Online banks typically offer the most competitive yields on the market Current Money Market Rates Right now, the average money market rate sits at 0.47%, but the best rate today…

Platinum Savings is a tiered interest rate account. Interest is paid on the entire account balance based on the interest rate and APY in effect that day for the balance tier associated with the end-of-day account balance. APYs — Annual Percentage Yields are accurate as of January 9, 2026: 0.25% APY on balances of $0.01…

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By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, July 16 (Reuters) – Exchange-traded funds have been a fixture of financial markets since the 1990s as a popular low-cost way for investors to buy baskets of stocks and trade them like shares on a brokerage account. Leveraged ETFs, which promise to multiply the daily returns of their targets, have…

For some retirees, Social Security serves as extra money. But for many older Americans, those benefits are the foundation of their monthly budget. Those benefits may also not be enough. And if you need to supplement your Social Security checks with earnings from a job, the good news is that you’re allowed to do so.…