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WSJ Markets, focused on market moves, asset trends, and the forces driving price action. Understand what’s happening — and why it matters.
Yes, It’s OK to Ask Your Wedding Guests for Money to Help Buy a Home
Nearly 90% of couples are asking for cash in their wedding registries, and almost 40% are using it to buy a home or move to a new one.
Yes, It’s OK to Ask Your Wedding Guests for Money to Help Buy a Home
Nearly 90% of couples are asking for cash in their wedding registries, and almost 40% are using it to buy a home or move to a new one.
Stocks Rise to Cap Week of Increasing Yields, Volatile Oil Prices
The Dow snaps its three-session losing streak, finishing the week higher.
Yields Subside, Stocks Breathe Easier
Plus, Brent drops on Hormuz hopes and Microsoft leads the Dow
U.S. Stocks Rise To End Volatile Week
U.S. stocks recovered from a couple of down sessions as oil prices fell on hopes for progress toward an agreement between the U.S. and Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Blackstone’s Top Private-Equity Executive Is Preparing to Leave Firm
Joseph Baratta would be the latest of several senior executives to leave private-investment giant.
Florida Railroad Brightline Files for Bankruptcy to Cut Heavy Debt Burden
Ridership at the Fortress Investment Group-backed railroad is growing, but still trails the levels needed to support its expansion.
Don’t Fall for Bond Funds That Say They’re Beating the Market
Active bond funds claim to beat the benchmark, but hidden risks often drive returns.
U.S. Natural-Gas Futures Settle Lower
U.S. natural-gas futures returned some of the previous session’s gains that were due to the outage on a pipeline in West Virginia operated by a unit of TC Energy.
AI Is Supercharging Stock Scams
Plus, the bond panic subsides.
Borrowing Costs Are Soaring. They’re Not Slowing a Robust U.S. Economy.
Plus, colleges are slashing prices, and we take a look at the high-profile guests at the Trump-Xi dinner.
WSJ Markets, focused on market moves, asset trends, and the forces driving price action. Understand what’s happening — and why it matters.