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By Mike Larson It finally happened. The S&P 500 (SPX) suffered its first “2% down day” in 356 days on July 24. The Magnificent Seven stocks shed about $700 billion in market capitalization, while volatility surged and bears came out of the woodwork. But is there such a thing as…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.French authorities think far-left groups could have been behind a mass sabotage of the country’s high-speed rail lines on the day of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, as France remained on guard…

Donald Trump has agreed to sit for a victim interview with the FBI, which is investigating this month’s attempted assassination, an agency official said Monday. Victim interviews are a routine part of criminal investigations, but are voluntary. “The interview of the former president will be consistent with any other victim…

An increasingly popular way to avoid probate and other estate planning issues is the transfer on death or payable on death account. There can be more to these accounts, which I’ll refer to as TODs, than many people realize. Most financial institutions now have a specific form that is completed…

Inflation looks vastly different between these two beachside metropolises. The pace of home construction has been a deciding factor for both regions. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater region in Florida recently saw the lowest inflation rate among 23 metropolitan areas across the country — 1.8% in the 12 months that ended in…

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