Markets

The Wall Street Journal: Banks, Credit-card Cos. Explore Tracking Gun Purchases In Possible Prelude To Restrictions

Banks and credit-card companies are discussing ways to identify purchases of guns in their payment systems, a move that ... Read more

Encore: Why Do We Continue To Beat Up On Teachers?

Kentucky’s highhanded shenanigans hurt the effort to reform public pension plans. Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Eases For Session And Heads For April Loss In Shadow Of Firming Dollar

Gold slumped to start the week and headed for a roughly 0.9% April drop, retreating as the dollar index looked set to cl... Read more

Market Snapshot: The New Stock-market Fear: Signs That A Period Of Harmonious Global Growth Is Crumbling

It was just three months ago that stock-market investors were being swept up by a euphoria pinned to the idea of economi... Read more

Americans Are Hoarding Money In Their Checking Accounts — And That Could Be A Problem

Checking account customers have all been doing the same thing in recent months. Read more

The Moneyist: This Father Wants His Daughter To Co-sign On A $300,000 Mortgage — What Should She Do?

Her mother is concerned her daughter’s father is taking advantage of their child. Read more

Key Words: Litecoin Founder Lee Has Some Regrets About Dumping His Stake

Four months after the founder of Litecoin announced he had sold his entire stake in the cryptocurrency he founded, Charl... Read more

How Redlining Still Hurts Home Values

The racist lending policy continues to affect consumers to this day. Read more

The Moneyist: My Husband Cashed Out His Retirement And, After 36 Years, Filed For Divorce

This soon-to-be divorced couple also has $30,000 in credit-card debt and no 401(k). Read more

Capitol Report: Study: Investors May Avoid Companies Audited By Same Partners Of Troubled Companies

Investors can now look up the audit partner’s name when a company announces a financial restatement or other negative ... Read more

How To Make The Best Of All That Credit-card Junk Mail (yes, Really)

There are signs this aggressive kind of direct mailing is falling out of favor with companies. Read more

If Bill Cosby Goes To Jail, Hell Be One Of Many Older Americans In The Prison System

Prisons are transforming to accommodate older inmates. Read more

CryptoWatch: Is The Tokyo Bitcoin Whale Set To Strike Again?

Speculation is growing that the trustees for the defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange are getting set for another sig... Read more

The Tell: Why Investors Should Dread The Month Of May—especially This Year

The U.S. stock market is preparing to end a positive—but volatile—month of April, and investors may be hoping that p... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Index Rises To Fresh 3-month High, On Track For Best Week Since Nov. 2016

The U.S. dollar rallies against most of its major rivals on Friday, putting it on track for its best weekly performance ... Read more