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Stocks head toward something that hasn’t happened since the days of the dot-com bubble
The S&P 500 is flirting with what would be a rare accomplishment: rising 20% or more during two consecutive calendar years.At least, that was...
My husband’s pension was $8,000 a month. As his survivor, I only get $1,800. Can I fight this?
Dear MarketWatch,My husband and I were married for 10 months before he passed away. But we were together for eight years. He had a...
I’m wife No. 4. My husband’s first wife is owed 50% of his federal pension when he dies. Where does that leave me?
Dear MarketWatch,My husband is retired from federal law enforcement and currently draws a comfortable pension. He only receives a small amount of Social Security,...
Mortgage rates went up right after the Fed cut interest rates. Here’s why.
Here’s a puzzle for market watchers: Hours after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time since 2020, mortgage rates ticked...
Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in two years: Here’s how much money you need to buy a $400,000 home
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in two years a day after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate.The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...