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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.

Jessica CoacciRead →
WSJ Markets

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.

Jessica Coacci · 12 hours ago
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Stocks Rise to Cap Week of Increasing Yields, Volatile Oil Prices

The Dow snaps its three-session losing streak, finishing the week higher.

Dean Seal, Vicky Ge Huang · 1 day ago
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Yields Subside, Stocks Breathe Easier

Plus, Brent drops on Hormuz hopes and Microsoft leads the Dow

1 day ago
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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.

Dean Seal, Vicky Ge Huang · 1 day ago
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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.

AnnaMaria Andriotis, Miriam Gottfried · 1 day ago
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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.

Alicia McElhaney · 1 day ago
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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.

Jason Zweig · 1 day ago
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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.

1 day ago
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AI Is Supercharging Stock Scams

Plus, the bond panic subsides.

Spencer Jakab · 1 day ago
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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.

Emma Tucker · 1 day ago
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