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Last Updated: June 14, 2025 at 2:34 p.m. ETFirst Published: June 11, 2025 at 8:10 a.m. ET If you’re like most people, the “Big Five” financial literacy questions at the end of this column will be a “Big Fail.” I base this prediction on the results of a longer test of similarly-worded financial literacy questions, in which…
Beth Pinsker is a financial-planning columnist at MarketWatch. She has been a certified financial planner (CFP®) since 2018. Previously, she worked at Reuters, Fidelity and Walletpop.com. Prior to covering personal finance, she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for Entertainment Weekly, The Dallas Morning News and many other publications. Her book, “My…
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TOKYO: Nippon Steel on Saturday touted a “historic partnership” with US Steel after President Donald Trump approved a multi-billion-dollar merger. But the Japanese giant faces numerous headwinds going forward. Here are some of the challenges facing the company, from trade tariffs to lacklustre global demand: – US conditions – Nippon Steel and US Steel said…
U.S. President Donald Trump approved Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel on Friday, capping a tumultuous 18-month effort by the companies that survived union opposition and two national security reviews. Trump signed an executive order saying the tie-up could move forward if the companies sign an agreement with the Treasury Department resolving national…
BEIJING/HONG KONG: Boeing delivered a new 787-9 aircraft to China’s Juneyao Airlines on Saturday, Chinese media outlet Yicai reported, as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington ease. The delivery comes two days after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board crashed in a fireball shortly after takeoff in western India. Boeing and Juneyao…
SAN JOSE: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) server for 2026 that aims to challenge Nvidia’s flagship offerings as OpenAI’s CEO said the ChatGPT creator would adopt AMD’s latest chips. Su took the stage at a developer conference in San Jose, California, called “Advancing AI” to…
SEATTLE: Boeing leadership was back in crisis mode on Thursday following the deadly crash of an Air India 787-8 Dreamliner jet minutes after take-off earlier in the day. The planemaker’s new CEO Kelly Ortberg had been set to head to the Paris Air Show, the industry’s biggest event of the year, after several key accomplishments…
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