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Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates15:24 Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year. Influencers and biohackers swear by fasting. Here’s what the science says.14:52 Fasting can help some people reduce how many calories they eat — but it’s not “effortless” as some would have you believe. Silver’s recent 50% drop from a record high hints that an economic slowdown looms14:52 There’s a relatively off-the-radar commodity that can provide hints on where the economy is headed — and it’s seen its value drop more than 50% from a record high earlier this year. Microsoft, Shopify and 3 more AI stocks that are favorite Wall Street earnings plays14:20 As earnings season kicks off, select tech companies have the opportunity to deliver big positive surprises for investors. I’m 64 with two sons, but only one works in the family firm. Should I leave him 70% of the business?14:20 It was another great week for the average stock as market leadership shifts away from tech13:49 The S&P 500’s tech sector just had its worst week in a year and a half, while an equal-weighted version of the index cemented a second-straight weekly advance. Fed interest-rate decision this month is a closer call than markets think13:17 Here are some of the arguments against a Fed rate hike — and why some economists disagree with them. Nowhere to hide: Tech selloff hits software and chip stocks alike0:31 The software and semiconductor sectors haven’t been trading in tandem much this year, but they collectively fell Friday as AI and interest-rate fears hit the market. I’m 63 and diagnosed with lymphoma. Should I take my Social Security next year?23:27 “My plan is to continue working as long as I’m able to do so and invest my Social Security benefits while I’m still earning a paycheck.” |