My niece’s college rent is covered by a 529 plan. What else can I pay for tax-free?

We worked out a monthly budget of $1,500 for her share of rent, utilities and food, including groceries and meals on campus.” ...

My husband wants to sell our $1.5 million home and invest the proceeds. But this is where we raised our kids — and I can’t bear to leave.

Dear Quentin, I’m 67, my husband is 69, and we’ve been married 38 years. We’ve lived in the same four-bedroom colonial for 32 of those years. It’s paid off and worth $1.5 ...

AI fever ignites a boom in thematic ETFs as fund managers hunt for their next big hit

The runaway success of the artificial-intelligence trade has left investors hungry for the next big market theme. Wall Street fund managers are happily obliging with a flurry of new targeted products, ...

‘Non-answers’ aren’t working. This is what investors really need from the Fed.

What really matters to investors, economists say, is for Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh to prove he can successfully communicate ...

Do machines have feelings? AI has philosophers and tech leaders rethinking consciousness.

As AI models become more advanced, tech leaders and philosophers are mulling the relationship between humanity and technology ...

Fluor Unit Gets $2.41B Navy Contract Modification

Fluor subsidiary Fluor Marine Propulsion received a $2.41 billion modification to a U.S. Navy contract. The contract covers naval nuclear propulsion work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory.

Stocks to Watch: Fair Isaac, Rent the Runway, Melar Acquisition

Fair Isaac said it was keeping its pricing at $10 on its FICO score bundle for mortgage lenders. Shares fell 6.8% to $759.97 in after-hours trading Friday. Three investors disclosed purchasing ...

Will Anthropic pull off a November IPO? Time is running out to file key paperwork.

If market pressures keep building, Anthropic “could reasonably decide it is better to stay private and wait for a better opportunity,” one portfolio manager says.

Rent the Runway Shares Surge After Three Large Investors Increase Stakes

Shares of Rent the Runway jumped in late trading after three investors disclosed purchasing additional shares in the clothing-rental company. The stock rose 42% in late trading to $3.27. Through ...

Melar Acquisition's Shares Soar After Detailing Everli Global Deal in Filing

Shares of Melar Acquisition Corp. I surged post market after the company noted in a Securities and Exchange filing that shareholders had approved a proposed business combination with Everli Global.

Investors piled a record sum into a leveraged semiconductor ETF last week. Things didn’t work out.

Traders making bullish bets on chip stocks are getting walloped this month, as renewed fears emerged about investment returns ...

Tech Up, Recouping Some Losses, as AI Bubble Fears Percolate - Tech Roundup

Shares of technology companies rose, recouping a modicum of their hefty Thursday losses, as traders tried to assess whether a speculative bubble in artificial-intelligence stocks was popping. Ahead of ...