Can former employers withhold money from your 401(k) when you’re laid off?
There are two main ways to move money from your workplace retirement plan when you leave your job. One can cost you. Source:MarketWatch
Can the ‘Magnificent Seven’ save a stock market that might be doomed without them?
Apple, Amazon, Nvidia and peers are quietly coming back to life, and that could easily jolt this sleepy stock market back into gear. Source:MarketWatch
My relative inherited money in her 80s. Will it affect her Social Security taxes or Medicare premiums?
“She lives a modest lifestyle.” Source:MarketWatch
A massive lettuce recall hits home as local restaurants shake up their salad menus
Some independent restaurants are throwing out all their bagged lettuce, while others have found ways to keep serving customers their leafy greens.…
How a homegrown Chinese chip maker became the memory industry’s biggest wild card
As ChangXin Memory Technologies gears up for a breakout public listing, the chip maker is eyeing the turf held by Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung.…
Forget gasoline: Why the price surge in this under-the-radar fuel is the real threat to the U.S. economy
As investors fret about gasoline, diesel prices have been rising and are threatening to cause even more economic destruction. Source:MarketWatch
This may be the real reason USDA made a huge revision to its beef-export sales data
It’s ‘like driving one more nail into the proverbial coffin,’ says a rancher about the recent deterioration in U.S. agriculture data Source:MarketWatch
Will the Fed hike interest rates this month?
Kevin Warsh’s testimony to Congress “offered some heat but not a lot of new light” on the outlook for interest rates, one economist said. Source:MarketWatch
The World Cup–winning side will make $50 million — and the IRS gets a cut
“It doesn’t make a difference who wins the game. The IRS will get a piece.” Source:MarketWatch
Meet Kimi K3, the newest Chinese AI model haunting Silicon Valley
Moonshot AI’s new open model is catching up to Anthropic and OpenAI, raising questions about the future of the AI race. Source:MarketWatch
The average stock is having a moment as semiconductors struggle. It’s a sign of a healthy market.
It has been a good week to be average on Wall Street. Source:MarketWatch
How your winning stock-index fund can turn on a dime
Also in Weekend Reads: The changing bond market, housingmarket opportunities and advice from the Moneyist. Source:MarketWatch