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A 63-year-old semiretired physician has sparked debate by questioning whether high-net-worth Americans should opt out of Social Security entirely. The physician, writing to MarketWatch’s “Dear Quentin” advice column, says they have accumulated $2 million in retirement savings over their career. The letter writer states: “I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. Years ago I said that…
Tech stocks climbed higher during late Monday afternoon trading, with several major names posting significant gains across the sector. Microsoft (MSFT) was among the standout performers, rising 4.93% as investors pushed the software giant’s shares sharply higher during the session. Quantum computing firm D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) led the broader tech rally with an impressive 10.51%…
Raytheon, a business unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has completed installation of the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center in Wallops Island, Virginia. The milestone represents a significant step forward in the U.S. Navy’s Flight IIA Destroyer modernization effort and the broader SPY-6 backfit program. The Wallops Island facility is a…
Microsoft (MSFT) is experiencing a historic stock rally not seen in 26 years, erasing a punishing stretch of losses that had weighed on the company throughout much of 2026. The surge has been driven largely by blowout results from Microsoft’s Azure cloud division, which helped the company exceed profit expectations in its most recent quarterly…
When a teenage driver T-boned a car and sent a passenger’s head crashing into the driver’s window, the question of who pays the hospital bills became urgent. The instinct for any Medicare enrollee after a serious accident is to assume their federal health coverage will step in immediately, but that assumption can be dangerously wrong….
The latest ISM manufacturing survey for July revealed the fastest pace of U.S. factory growth in more than four years, with a headline reading of 55.6. That figure surpassed Wall Street expectations of 54.0 and represents the strongest performance since May 2022, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The index measures the share of…
Quantum computing stocks are rallying sharply Monday at midday, driven by two concrete deal catalysts and a favorable broader market environment. D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) leads the group, climbing 11% to $20.08 following the announcement of a new collaboration with Nasdaq Verafin, the exchange operator’s financial-crime-technology unit. The partnership will focus on developing quantum-hybrid applications…
Boeing is delivering commercial aircraft at its fastest pace in years, yet the financial rewards from that production surge have barely begun to materialize. The company delivered 171 commercial airplanes in the second quarter of 2026, its highest quarterly total since 2018, on revenue of $24.6 billion, up 8% year over year. Despite that operational…
JPMorgan strategists are signaling that technology stocks are unlikely to reclaim their dominant market position for the remainder of 2026. The bank’s analysts point to a broader shift in investor sentiment, with capital flowing away from high-growth tech names toward other sectors of the market. Gabriela Santos, JPMorgan Asset Management’s chief market strategist for the…
West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped more than 6% to $79.10 per barrel on Monday, while Brent crude futures fell more than 5% to $82.99 a barrel. The sharp selloff came after President Donald Trump announced he had called off a planned military strike against Iran following diplomatic outreach from Tehran and regional allies. Trump…