UniCredit $40 billion offer for Germany’s number-two bank comes with unusual twist — it expects to fail

UniCredit’s bid to buy Germany’s second-largest bank took another step forward on Monday after it said will launch a bid at a 4% premium.
The financial sector is sending some spooky technical signals about the stock market

Broken trendlines and a looming ‘death cross’ pattern bode badly for the financial sector, and therefore the rest of the stock market.
U.S. stock futures bounce back, oil climbs as investors weigh developments in Iran conflict

U.S. stock-index futures reversed early losses on Sunday as the market braced for another surge in oil prices this week, with the conflict with Iran threatening to escalate further.
Start on your bucket list now, says the Oscar-nominated director of the film ‘Retirement Plan’

“I’m on top of the hill with a view in both directions,” reports John Kelly, whose animated short ponders life in retirement and the meaning of time.
‘Healthcare is important to me’: I’m worried about relocating to Florida from New Jersey. Are hospitals there under stress?

“The issue is not the weather, high insurance premiums or high maintenance fees.”
11 stocks to harden your portfolio against Iran risk

Focus on stocks that are stable when investors flee to safety and stock-market liquidity dries up.
Here’s a rare chance to invest before big stock-index funds and Wall Street dive in

Vietnam is expected to be promoted to ‘emerging’ market from ‘frontier’ market. Here’s when you’ll need to act.
‘I didn’t ask a man to rear-end my car’: Social Security is replacing my disability benefits. Will the fund run out of money?

“I didn’t ask a man to rear-end my car at a red light.”
It was unthinkable a couple of weeks ago, but could the next move by the Fed be a rate hike?

With fuel prices soaring since the start of the war with Iran, a question has surfaced that was almost unimaginable a few weeks ago.
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