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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square takes big stake in Chipotle

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP on Tuesday disclosed a 9.9% stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and indicated that the hedge ...
- CMG 1.39%
Hormel Foods CEO Jeffrey Ettinger to retire in October

Hormel Foods Corp. late Tuesday said Chief Executive Jeffrey Ettinger will retire on Oct. 30 but will continue to serve as chairman of the board. ...
- HRL 0.49%
This is how much gas prices may fall by Halloween
Short-term Treasury yields tumble as rate-hike expectations fade
Russia, Saudi Arabia are all talk, no action when it comes to oil-output freeze
Emerging market ETFs shine this year, but few as gloriously as Russia funds
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Judge halts North Dakota pipeline over tribal protests

A federal judge said Tuesday that construction would temporarily halt on a portion of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline in North Dakota where tensions ha...
- ETP -0.07%
- PSX 0.30%
Employees of shuttered ITT sue over sudden layoffs

A laid-off teacher and an office staffer at ITT Educational Services filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking class-action status on behalf of the 8,000 emp...
U.S. stocks are in danger of rolling over

Bullish sentiment and complacency are at extremes, and that’s cause for alarm, writes Michael Sincere.
AMD plans stock offering while trading near 5-year high, shares drop

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced plans Tuesday to raise more than $1 billion through an offering of stock and debt, and shares declined in re...
- AMD -2.26%

Thomas H. Kee Jr.

Trading oil in the wake of the G20

Bullish comments by Russia and Saudi Arabia suggested a potential rise in prices, but some questions have arisen regarding the seriousness with whi...
L.A. Little

The charts have good things to say about Intel and the dollar

Intel and the dollar are both projecting higher right now, as the technical outlook for both turns bullish.
Avi Gilburt

What it means to get a correction in time rather than price

Sometimes, the markets simply move sideways, which we then call a correction in time, as opposed to a correction in price. While I still do not hav...
Simon Maierhofer

It doesn't always pay to listen to ‘smart money’ pros like Icahn, Ross

The financial news media would have you believe that “investment celebrities” are the types to never get it wrong. Believe it or not, sometimes the...

Stocks to Watch

Endless Summer: Dow Gains 46 Points as Labor Day Fails to End Doldrums

If anyone thought the end of summer--as signified by the passing of Labor Day--would bring more excitement to this dull, range-bound stock market, ...
Tech Trader Daily

Arista: Citi Sees Deeper Push into Routing Over Next 5 Years
Focus on Funds

Icahn Seals Deal To Aquire All Of Federal-Mogul
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Philippine Stocks Tumble After Obama Cancels Meeting With Duterte

Trump’s Challenge: Undecided GOP Voters May Sit Out

In 2012, the undecided voters were relatively unattached to the parties. In 2016, they are the opposite – highly educated suburban voters that shou...
Merkel’s election humiliation could help U.K. in Brexit talks

Theresa May can tell European leaders they will be similarly swept away by voter unrest unless they bring in EU reforms, including immigration curbs.
Fed's George says proposed reforms would distance central bank from Main Street

Kansas City Fed President Esther George will tell Congress Wednesday she is worried that changing the governance structure of the U.S. central bank...
Lacker to warn Congress against Fed overhaul

Watch 35 years of growing income disparity in just 20 troubling seconds

Clouds gathering on U.S. economy? ISM surveys seems to say so

Clinton says Trump should quit demonizing the Fed

Syria seeks to put tourists back on the road to Damascus, et al.

The Syrian government, mindful of the country’s decline in — has put out a series of surprisingly slick and surprisingly welcoming tourism videos.
7 ways you could be sabotaging your investment portfolio

Odds are very good that not only are you lagging a passive market return but that your estimate of your own track record is way, way off.
College chain ITT to officially shut down

ITT’s shut down marks the second closure of a major for-profit college in as many years.
Why enjoying sex — and having a lot of it — might kill you

Older men face this risk with frequent sex.

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30 yr fixed Jumbo	4.23%
30 yr fixed	3.37%
15 yr fixed	2.66%
10 yr fixed	2.66%
30 yr fixed refi	3.40%
15 yr fixed refi	2.69%
5/1 ARM	2.87%
5/1 ARM refi	3.01%

National averages from Bankrate.com

$30K HELOC	4.67%
$50K HELOC	4.35%
$75K HELOC	4.36%
$100K HELOC	4.07%
$30K Home Equity Loan	4.44%
$50K Home Equity Loan	4.03%
$75K Home Equity Loan	4.03%
$100K Home Equity Loan	3.96%

National averages from Bankrate.com

5 yr CD	1.19%
2 yr CD	0.75%
1 yr CD	0.57%
MMA $10K+	0.24%
MMA $50K+	0.38%
MMA Savings	0.27%
MMA Savings Jumbo	0.37%

National averages from Bankrate.com

60 Mo Used Car	2.96%
48 Mo Used Car	2.94%
36 Mo Used Car	3.24%
72 Mo New Car	3.03%
60 Mo New Car	3.19%
48 Mo New Car	3.14%
60 Mo Auto Refi	2.76%
36 Mo Auto Refi	2.58%

National averages from Bankrate.com

	Avg. APR	Last Week	6 Months
Low Interest	11.98%	11.98%	11.96%
Business	13.12%	13.12%	13.12%
Student	13.42%	13.42%	13.42%
Balance Transfer	14.39%	14.39%	14.35%
Airline	15.13%	15.13%	15.17%
Reward	15.30%	15.30%	15.26%
Cash Back	15.32%	15.32%	15.21%
Instant Approval	18.04%	18.04%	18.04%
Bad Credit	22.86%	22.56%	22.56%

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My bitter sister showed up at my brother’s funeral demanding I share his inheritance

This woman’s siblings previously pilfered their late mother’s possessions.
My roommate is the most entitled millennial in America. Do I tell her?

This roommate vacations in Hawaii, but expects others to buy her food.
My father wants to leave me everything — and cut my sisters off

Her two sisters changed their last name 25 years ago.
My wife doesn’t work, splurged $10,000 — and wants her name on my home

This husband’s savings are being depleted by a partner who likes to spend.

12 best American road trips

Whether you’re retired, wishing for a vacation, or just adventurous, you probably love a good road trip. Here are 12 of the best the U.S. has to of...
What would your 90-year-old self tell you to change today?

Living way beyond retirement age will soon be commonplace — and it will mean changing our approach to both work and retirement.
The secret to a happier, healthier life: Just retire

Retirement is more likely to improve your overall satisfaction and health, according to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economi...
10 best states to live in if you’re saving for retirement

If you’re saving and planning for the challenges of retirement, living in certain states can cost you, while living in others can give you an edge.

Ken Moraif

The top 5 ways for retirees to take income from their investments

Once you retire, you'll probably want to get income from your nest egg. But should you draw it from your IRA, or your 401(k)? Where do you go, and ...
Robert Klein

How to put some muscle into your Roth 401(k)

In addition to deciding what percentage of your salary you would like to contribute to your plan, you need to let your plan administrator know how ...
Dan Moisand

Are stocks best owned inside an IRA or in a taxable account?

IRAs and other tax-deferred retirement accounts have some significant tax advantages including the ability to sell assets for a profit and not incu...
Art Koff

Are you worried about running out of money during retirement?

The most obvious problem, of course, is that the reality is many will run out of money prior to their demise unless they substantially adjust their...

U.S. stocks are in danger of rolling over

Bullish sentiment and complacency are at extremes, and that’s cause for alarm, writes Michael Sincere.
REITs, boasting big outperformance, have earned their own sector

Real estate investment trusts now will stand on their own, apart from financial companies, in the S&P 500 Index, says Phil van Doorn.
‘Dividend Aristocrat’ stocks post almost double the returns of the S&P 500 in 2016

These big-dividend payers give investors both growth and income, says Phil van Doorn.
Fed's George says proposed reforms would distance central bank from Main Street

Kansas City Fed President Esther George will tell Congress Wednesday she is worried that changing the governance structure of the U.S. central bank...
What to do when your family outgrows your home

Sometimes there just isn’t enough room for everyone.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles enters a new era as a global city, with home demand and prices to match

Los Angeles has become a magnet for the young, the aspiring, the driven and the rich of the world. And that has driven housing demand and home pric...
Seattle

Seattle home-sale market provides small hint of slowdown

Home buyers in Seattle might be able to breathe a bit easier. The Seattle real estate market is still red hot, but the rate at which its inventory ...
San Diego

High demand for homes in San Diego area drives seller’s market in Carlsbad, Oceanside

The North Coast region of San Diego County is one of the more desirable locations for home buyers along the coast, and this spring and summer the b...
New York

New York’s Flatiron District fits right in with residents’ lifestyles

New York’s Flatiron District is fast becoming the Fitiron District as its central locale, anchored by the famous Flatiron Building at the intersect...