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I'm 83 and will have $500K if I sell my house. My estranged wife wants me to join her in Colombia. Do I go?

"My expenses in Colombia would be minimal." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

'I'm in a financial mess': My income was cut in half. Do I sell my $600K home and kiss my 2.9% mortgage rate goodbye?

"Selling our home was in our five-year plan, but it could happen as early as June, after my son graduates." (Photo subject is a model.) I'm in a financial mess and I need advice. We are very ...

Here's what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market

American farmers may never regain the market share lost to rivals in Brazil and elsewhere Instead of buying soybeans from the U.S., China has turned to other sources such as Brazil to meet its needs.

'He lives paycheck to paycheck': My husband pays his bills late and sits at home playing on his computer. How do I fix it?

By Quentin Fottrell 'He seems to think "bill due" dates are a suggestion. He has literally no savings.' "We are so recently married that finances are NOT combined." (Photo subject ...

'She got divorced 4 years ago': My friend, 72, has one son. Does she need to write a will?

"She has not written a new will since the divorce." (Photo subject is a model.) I have a 72-year-old friend who is declining with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She got divorced 4 years ...
Opinion

The U.S. just gave away this key leverage over China - and it's a costly mistake

China's leverage over global supply chains and maritime logistics threatens America's economic and national security. This is especially true, considering that roughly 90% of America's military cargo ...

'I've got a plan A, B, C, D, E and F': Business travelers are frantically working around air-travel cutbacks

"I've got a plan A, B, C, D, E and F," Mulcahy told MarketWatch. Chicago-based violinist Holly Mulcahy is putting nearly every travel option on the table in order to make it to Wichita, Kan., next ...

Why the real risk to your bond fund isn't defaults. It's you.

The real risk to your fund isn't defaults. It's downgrades causing temporary price declines while you panic and bail out at the wrong time.

Small businesses say this will likely be the last year they can keep prices from going up

Small businesses are doing everything they can to keep prices from rising this holiday season - ordering early, eating higher costs, even redesigning products to be cheaper. But many say 2025 may be ...

Big Tech needs a staggering $1.5 trillion to fund the AI boom. This is the complex playbook it's using to get it.

CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV), the largest neocloud company, counts Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI as its top customers. But before it was a multi-gigawatt power broker to the world's biggest tech companies, ...

Is the U.S. jobs market tanking? Here's what the latest clues say.

Getting a clear read into the health of the labor market is a tough task as of late. Normally, investors would turn to the monthly U.S. employment report to get answers, but it's been delayed by the ...