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Now’s a great time to open up a new savings account to reach your financial goals. Many of the best savings account rates on the market are above 4.00%, and a few outliers may even reach close to 5.00%. Rising inflation and economic uncertainty prompted the Federal Reserve to pause further rate cuts over the past several months. But that …

Acclaimed hedge fund manager Warren Buffett once said that the total market capitalization-to-GDP ratio is “probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment.” The ratio, which is commonly referred to as the “Buffett Indicator,” divides the total market cap of all U.S. stocks by its gross domestic product (GDP) and just reached an all-time high …

Membership-only warehouse chain Costco Wholesale (COST) is scheduled to announce its results for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2025 after the market closes on Thursday, September 25. COST stock has risen 3% year-to-date. While Costco bulls highlight the company’s resilient performance and a loyal member base, other analysts are concerned about the stock’s steep valuation and a slowdown in sales …

Intel Stock Jumps on Report It Is Seeking an Investment From Apple  Barron’s Intel Is Seeking an Investment From Apple as Part of Its Comeback Bid  Yahoo Finance Intel seeks investment from Apple, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters Intel Said to Seek Investment From Apple  The New York Times Intel looks to Apple as Tan seeks to bring shine back to chipmaker: report (INTC:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha …

Oil companies may have President Donald Trump cheering them on from the bully pulpit. But in the oil patch, the mood is anything but celebratory. New data on Wednesday from the Dallas Fed Energy Survey,  which polled oil and gas executives at 139 firms across Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico in mid-September, shows oil and gas activity slipped …

FDA warns of possible radioactive shrimp risk again in new 31-state recall  Axios Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Kroger Frozen Raw EZ Peel, Kroger Mercado Frozen Cooked Shrimp, and Aquastar Raw Shrimp Skewers Because of Possible Health Risk  fda.gov Check your freezer: FDA expands recall on radioactive frozen shrimp  Los Angeles Times Nearly 160,000 Pounds of Shrimp Sold at Kroger and Other Stores Recalled …

China’s snub of U.S. soybeans hits Iowa hard  Axios China expands Argentina soybean buying to 20 cargoes, traders say  Yahoo Finance China Ramps Up Purchases of Argentine Soybeans to 35 Cargoes  Bloomberg.com Without China trade, what’s next for Upper Midwest soybean farmers?  MPR News Exclusive: China buys Argentine soybeans after tax drop, leaving US farmers sidelined  Reuters Source link

US Shale Bosses Decry ‘Broken’ Business as Trump Wants More Oil  Bloomberg.com US shale bosses decry ‘chaos’ in Trump administration’s energy policy  Financial Times Oil and gas executives sour on their cheerleader-in-chief  Politico ‘Right now we are bleeding’: Oilfield execs dour in Dallas Fed energy survey  Reuters Oil and gas activity slips again on elevated uncertainty, higher costs  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Source link

Key takeaways:  Since January 2025, the DMV region has shed federal jobs at a faster rate than the nation, while private sector job growth has plateaued.  The DMV region’s unemployment rate has increased at a significantly higher pace than the nation’s, with the share of unemployed suburban workers growing the most.  After a strong year of venture capital activity, venture …

US Sets Stage for Tariffs on Robotics, Medical Devices  Bloomberg.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link