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China-sensitive stocks slide sharply as yuan move adds to trade-war fears

05.08.2019 18:42 A range of stocks of companies with heavy exposure to China fell sharply Monday, after China allowed the yuan to fall to a fresh low against the dollar, exacerbating concerns about the current trade conflict with the U.S.

Deep Dive: These stocks have plunged the most since Powell and Trump crashed investors’ party

05.08.2019 18:42 Nike, Intel and Caterpillar lead the Dow lower.

This is why large retailers like Amazon, Walmart Costco won’t be as impacted by fresh tariffs

05.08.2019 18:42 Moody’s says large retailers have some cushion from the coming fresh round of tariffs thanks to a number of factors.

Economic Report: U.S. service sector slows further in July to slowest rate in almost three years

05.08.2019 16:38 The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing, or services index, slowed to a reading of 53.7 in July from 55.1 in June, the slowest reading since August 2016.

Need to Know: The superrich are selling stocks, buying properties and keeping cash ready

05.08.2019 13:00 The superrich blueprint to navigating this hairy stock market: Tap the brakes and get ready to pounce when it all goes to hell. And hell could be around the corner.

Cloudflare drops 8chan as a client after mass shootings, calling it ‘a cesspool of hate’

05.08.2019 05:10 Internet security company and network provider Cloudflare Inc. said it would drop 8chan as a client Sunday, a day after two mass shootings left nearly 30 dead and hours after the message board’s founder condemned the site as “a receptive audience for domestic terrorists.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson gets called out for being ‘the smug counterfactual guy’ after mass-shooting twee

05.08.2019 03:51 Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson got an earful Sunday on Twitter after an ill-advised tweet in the aftermath of Saturday’s two horrific mass shootings that left at least 29 people dead.

Cryptos: Apple and Goldman’s new credit card can’t be used to buy cryptocurrencies

05.08.2019 02:11 Apple Card likely to be launched in the coming weeks; lottery tickets and money transfers also a no-no.

The New York Post: After El Paso shooting, founder of 8chan says owner should ‘do the world a favor

05.08.2019 02:11 The founder of the notorious 8chan website called Sunday for it to be shut down amid suspicions that a gunman posted a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto minutes before the bloody rampage that killed 20 people in El Paso, Texas.

Earnings Watch: Uber and Lyft’s losses will look even more stark against Disney’s ‘Endgame’ earnings

04.08.2019 22:48 Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. were expected to lose money for a while after their initial public offerings, but so far the two ride-hailing companies are losing more than just investors’ money.

This couple is one year away from having enough money to retire early — here’s what they did

04.08.2019 18:38 How to get to financial independence.

Best New Ideas in Retirement: How robots and your smart fridge can keep you out of a nursing home

04.08.2019 18:38 Your end-of-life caregiver may be a robot — why that might not be such a bad thing.

The No. 1 cause of death among children

04.08.2019 13:34 A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed fatalities among young people in 2016.

The Moneyist: Should two people with $1 million in debt even consider getting married?

03.08.2019 22:39 ‘She’s a doctor and I’m an entrepreneur.’

The Moneyist: I’m torn between helping my parents and pursuing long-term business goals to support m

03.08.2019 20:09 This wife and mother feels guilty and under pressure to take care of her parents and sibling.