Usstock

Wealth tax supporters still see a green light on taxing the wealthy, even though the court refused to weigh in on the issue. 

The potential for loss makes buying an immediate annuity scary, especially for people with health issues. 

Britain’s gambling watchdog has opened investigations into four individuals with links to the Conservative Party over alleged bets on the timing of the U.K. election 

Oil futures headed higher on Thursday, holding ground near their highest since late April, buoyed by weekly decline in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories as rising geopolitical tensions lifted concerns about disruptions to global supply chains. 

For this group of soaring stocks, analysts’ earnings estimates have been rising more quickly than the share prices. 

“The home we live in is mortgage-free.” 

The strength of the U.S. economy has been a pleasant surprise, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Thursday, adding that the fundamentals of the economy are sound. 

Gilead Sciences Inc.’s stock jumped early Thursday after the company said its experimental injection for HIV prevention was found 100% effective in a late-stage trial. 

It is no secret that small-cap stocks have struggled this year — and last year, too. In fact, they have underperformed their large-cap peers for more than a decade now. 

Construction on new U.S. homes fell 5.5% in May, the Commerce Department said Thursday.