The market’s at a fork in the road, says RBC as it becomes third firm to cut S&P 500 forecasts.

Three is a trend, as RBC Capital Markets joined Goldman Sachs and Yardeni Research in slashing S&P 500 price targets.
I’m carpooling with a friend for a conference. His expenses are covered. Should I offer to pay him for gas?

“Normally I’d offer to cover a meal or a portion of the gas.”
Stock futures fall as Bessent dismisses market worries: ‘Corrections are healthy’

U.S. stock futures declined Sunday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s not worried about a market downturn, despite a miserable stretch for Wall Street.
Stock-market bulls abandoned by Trump won’t be saved by Jerome Powell and the Fed

President Donald Trump signaled to stock-market investors last week that they’re on their own. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely deliver a similar message when monetary policymakers meet this week.
‘He claims to be a nihilist’: I told my friend to sell his Tesla shares. He stopped speaking to me. Is that normal?

“I’ve been trying to get him to diversify his retirement portfolio.”
Women’s March Madness teams are being paid for the first time — but here’s why they’re splitting $200 million less than the men

Players won’t receive any of the prize money themselves, but their schools’ athletic departments and sports programs reap the rewards.
What happens to gift cards when a chain like Joann or Dollar General closes stores? Here’s what shoppers can do.

Fabrics giant Joann is closing, and the store has stopped taking gift cards — upsetting many customers. Here’s what shoppers should know.
‘This woman destroyed my heart and soul’: After my wife died, her mother turned on me — and presented me with a secret will

“She flipped a switch and instantly my wife’s entire family hated me.”
My stepmother inherited 100% of my father’s estate. She’s leaving everything to her two kids. Is that fair?

“I had a wonderful relationship with my father.”
Goodbye to ‘bags fly free’ on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America

Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Almost nothing is guaranteed in life. Certainly not weather, electricity, health, tariffs or eggs. But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags […]



