Some of the urgency is gone for a Fed rate hike in September after a soft jobs report
The chances of a hike remain, with upcoming inflation reports a key focus for Fed officials. Source:MarketWatch
The size of the American workforce has fallen by over 1 million people in the past year. Here’s what’s going on.
The share of Americans who are working or looking for a job hasn’t been this low since the pandemic, according to a July jobs report full of gut punches.…
Here’s when Elon Musk’s Starlink internet is worth the steep monthly price — and $350 startup cost
Starlink versus fiber, cable and 5G: The smart spender’s guide to 2026 internet options. Source:MarketWatch
SpaceX’s stock is having one of its best days ever — with the first lockup expiration now behind it
Sometimes stocks come under pressure once insiders are able to unload shares, but in the case of SpaceX. that risk may have been already priced in.…
‘This has been an emotionally difficult time’: My brother has cancer and my father is 94. How do I shoulder this responsibility?
“My father placed his $600,000 Wisconsin home into a revocable trust, naming my brother as beneficiary.” Source:MarketWatch
Doximity’s stock skyrockets 50% on medical AI excitement. Can the rally last?
While one analyst thinks Doximity has a compelling AI opportunity, another worries that the company could cannibalize its core business of medical networking.…
Bitcoin price tags $65.3K August high as low US jobs numbers cool Fed rate bets
Bitcoin hit monthtodate highs above $65,000 as riskassets gained on low US nonfarm payrolls data. Source:Cointelegraph
Are target-date funds hurting Americans as they live longer?
The popular default investments may need to be more aggressive in order to fund decades of retirement. Source:MarketWatch
How a five-second trick let traders drain millions from Polymarket
After months of public warnings from onchain analysts, the prediction market is moving to timeweighted prices to make artificial price pushes too costly.…
Michigan says it’s OK to start eating salads again as cyclospora outbreak wanes
The state, which has been at the center of the biggest cyclospora outbreak in the U.S., said this week that the number new cases of cyclosporiasis has fallen.…
I’m an unemployed software developer who is skeptical of AI. Can I still find a job in tech?
“I was approached by one company who wants to use AI to dispatch ambulances.” Source:MarketWatch
U.S. unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, putting Fed rate hikes in question
The chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike at its next meeting in September have slipped below 50% in the aftermath of the report. Source:CoinDesk