London markets bounced back on Friday, taking a cue from strength on Wall Street, with major oil companies and mining stocks driving gains for the index. CNA, +3.42% What did markets do? The U.K.’s FTSE 100 UKX, +2.07%  rose in line with other European markets, with most well over 1%. The index rose 1.8% to → Read More

Aliens landing in New York last night would be an almost fitting end to the wild Christmas week Wall Street has seen. But alas, most everything has an explanation, like the transformer blowup that temporarily turned Manhattan skies an eerie-blue green. As for stocks, there seems to be more than one culprit behind the holiday → Read More

This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Have you received a preapproved offer in the mail this holiday season that looks like a check, made out to you and ready to cash? Before you rush to the bank, visions of presents dancing in your head, know that it’s not free cash. Rather, it’s more → Read More

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. It is from a series by author and speaker Ken Druck, based on work in his book “Courageous Aging,” which is about how all people can make peace with, and find joy in, every stage of life. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but I’m changing things → Read More

Maybe you’re just starting out, or maybe you’re looking for your first place without roommates—whatever your situation, renting an apartment can be more costly than you expect if you’re not careful. Between security deposits, broker’s fees and charges that are sometimes well-concealed within the fine print of rental agreements, the process can easily blindside those → Read More

U.S. stock futures pulled back early Friday, after a wild week of trading that has seen big swings for the major indexes, with the S&P 500 set to end the week with a 3% gain. How did benchmarks perform? Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YMH9, -0.41% eased 86 points, or 0.4%, to 23,066, while S&P → Read More

Oil prices were rebounding on Friday, even amid signals of another big build in U.S. crude stockpiles, with official supply data due later. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery CLG9, +2.49%  rose $1.13, or 2.5%, to $45.73 a barrel, after the contract dropped 3.5% to $44.61 a barrel on Thursday. The global benchmark, February → Read More

Most Asian stock markets gained Friday while Japan edged down following Wall Street’s rally at the end of a turbulent week. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.44%   lost 0.4% following two days of gains, as the Bank of Japan released notes from its last meeting, in which it warned of growing risks and → Read More

An explosion at a Con Edison facility in Astoria, Queens shot a streak of blue light into the night sky on Thursday, causing power outages and some locals to fear an extraterrestrial invasion. What’s happening in New York!!? It’s 9pm and the sky is NEON BLUE. pic.twitter.com/uhUaYzBPQ4 — Yarah (@yarahshabana) December 28, 2018 Mayor de → Read More

Major Chinese property stocks have rebounded in the fourth quarter as Beijing works to stabilize the sector. Shares of major Chinese developers listed in Hong Kong and on the mainland have recovered after hitting a trough in October. China Resources Land Ltd. 1109, +0.68%   has led with a gain of nearly 8% and China → Read More