Tuesday, October 20
Money, markets & the moves that matter
Clear reporting on stocks, investing, business and the politics behind the price — for people who would rather understand their money than guess at it.
The Markets
Short-term moves from the trading floor next to the long-term thinking that outlasts them.
Tech Investors Return to AI Bets After Week of Heavy Losses
Wall Street showed signs of recovery on Sunday night as index futures ticked upward, suggesting that investors are beginning to view recent losses in the artificial…
Foldable Fever Lifts Apple Shares Amid Tech Sector Slump
Apple managed to buck a broader market downturn on Friday as excitement mounted over…
Read the storyThe Quiet Fortune of the Omaha Bridge Table
In the 1960s, Rabbi Myer Kripke and his wife, Dorothy, led a modest life…
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Small habits, compounding results
Headlines move markets for a day. Habits move your finances for decades. Four rules our reporters keep coming back to, whatever the week brings.
General guidance, not personal advice.
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Pay yourself first
Automate a transfer to savings on payday, before rent and before the takeaway. Money you never see is money you rarely miss.
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Learn the rule of 72
Divide 72 by your yearly return to estimate how long your money takes to double. At 8% a year, that is roughly nine years.
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Treat fees as a tax
A 1% annual fee can quietly eat a fifth of a portfolio over thirty years. Check what your funds charge — then compare.
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Keep a three-month cushion
An emergency fund turns a broken boiler or a lost contract from a crisis into an inconvenience. Build it before you invest.
Business
Earnings calls, takeovers and the founders betting the company on the next quarter.
Mouse House Makes Move Into AI With Massive Talent Raid
Disney is aggressively expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities following the sudden collapse of chatbot startup Character.AI. In a move that signals a major shift in strategy for the…
How far does your dollar travel?
Enter an amount and watch it cross eight borders. The line on each card traces the exchange rate over the last 10 sessions — rising means your dollar now buys more.
€89.09
$1 = 0.8909 EUR
£75.02
$1 = 0.7502 GBP
¥15,824
$1 = 158.24 JPY
Fr82.50
$1 = 0.8250 CHF
¥668.07
$1 = 6.6807 CNY
C$140.74
$1 = 1.4074 CAD
A$143.14
$1 = 1.4314 AUD
kr989.22
$1 = 9.8922 SEK
Politics
Budgets, ballots and rate decisions, read for what they do to your wallet.
Democrats Gain Momentum as Republicans Scramble to Protect Vulnerable Seats
New national polling suggests a significant shift in momentum heading into the midterms, with Democrats currently holding a commanding lead over Republicans on the…
Sport News
Results, record contracts and the money that moves the game.
