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I'm getting a $100K personal-injury settlement. Will my estranged wife get any of it?

"Twelve years ago, I received $100,000 as an inheritance after my father passed away - and I was broke less than nine months after receiving that money." (Photo subject is model.) I'm about to receive ...

After 9 months on hold, the Fed could cut rates in September. Why the long pause may extend stocks' rally.

Investors are betting the Federal Reserve will resume interest rate cuts in September, nine months after its last reduction in December 2024. Such a long pause could be particularly bullish for ...

Low expectations for retailers and ever-rising expectations for Nvidia in this week's round of earnings

Elsewhere, results are due from discounters Burlington Stores Inc. (BURL), Dollar General Corp. (DG), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI), as the bargain hunt remains alive and well but ...

I'm a widow with $200,000 in a brokerage account. So why am I treated so poorly?

"The bank's higher-ups are not interested in me. I happen to know them personally." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

I'm $28,000 in debt. My credit score is suffering. How do I get out of this mess?

'I had no credit-card debt until about four years ago. My husband went back to school.' "I recently started working from home, and that's let me cut back on some gas and food costs." (Photo subject is ...