Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 15, 2026We’re in our 40s. Our mortgage is nearly paid off — how should we invest our extra $1,500 a month? “We already deposit $1,000 each month into the American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio Class A fund.”
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 15, 2026Can’t afford to buy a new fridge or dishwasher over Memorial Day? A better holiday sale is coming up. Many Americans are uncomfortable buying big-ticket appliances while gas prices are so high
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 14, 2026Cisco to cut jobs so it can invest more in AI, and the stock rockets toward a record Cisco’s stock soars into record territory, after the networking giant announced plans to invest more in AI and upbeat earnings report.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 14, 2026What the biggest mid-cycle earnings acceleration on record means for the stock market A trader looks back to figure out why he missed the stock-market surge from late March.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 13, 2026Putin addresses Zelensky as ‘mister’ for the first time. Morgan Stanley says it means a vibe shift in peace negotiations. After more than four years of war, markets have become accustomed to the conflict. But any lasting peace agreement would have huge…
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 13, 2026‘I’m not an extravagant spender’: I’m in my 70s with a $90,000 income. Can I afford my dream home with a pool? “My current house is all paid off, and it’s worth $650,000.”
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 12, 2026‘I nearly made a major misstep’: I claimed my Social Security benefits at 64 instead of 70. Here’s why. “It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.”
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 12, 2026This dot-com survivor says AI build-out is more like 1997 than 1999 — and still urges investors to hold more cash The riveting gains for microchip stocks have many analysts drawing parallels to 1999, just ahead of the dot-com crash, when the build-out of a…
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 11, 2026A ‘race against time.’ Hormuz closure could push Brent to $150 by summer, warns Morgan Stanley. Crude is climbing to start the week as Morgan Stanley is warning that crude prices are being held at bay from much higher losses. But that…
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 11, 2026AI plays in emerging markets offer more upside than in the U.S. at present, says JPMorgan Asian tech stocks offer superior exposure to the U.S. AI boom — and at better valuations. Renewed dollar weakness could boost returns further.