Congress quietly carved a retirement loophole for a specific list of job titles that lets certain workers raid their 401(k) a full decade before most Americans can touch theirs without penalty. Your job title determines whether you qualify.
Every Caribbean island looks promising until Medicare, currency risk, and hurricane season start collapsing the spreadsheet. One territory survives the stress test, but the math is tighter and the hidden costs are stranger than most retirement calculators ever show.
Dell hiked its quarterly dividend 20% to $0.63 per share, signaling confidence in its AI server and infrastructure business as it returns capital to shareholders.
McDonald's shares collapse to $263.91, the lowest point in 52 weeks, as the burger chain capitulates to consumer pullback and QSR margin erosion.
Copper just hit a 52-week low as Chinese demand cracks, threatening to derail the industrial metals rally that's been propping up the AI and EV upside story.
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Morgan Stanley’s latest roundtable reveals a structural gap between the U.S. and Europe in AI investment that no single policy fix can close, and the timeline for when this imbalance reshapes global labor markets is far longer than most analysts expect.
A $2.3M construction loan charge-off dragged earnings down 4% despite beating revenue by 2.1%, but tangible book value surged 12% year-over-year and the Pacific West merger S-4 cleared the SEC last month.
AAR extends its five-quarter earnings beat streak with a 10.5% EPS surprise, buoyed by 39% surge in Parts Supply segment and 23% revenue growth that keeps momentum into 2027 guidance of 21% to 23% sales expansion.
Alaska Air beat EPS expectations by 7.25% with a narrower loss, but an 85% surge in fuel costs to $4.43 per gallon consumed all gains from 10% revenue growth and pushed the airline to a $102 million loss; Q3 guidance signals a sharp inflection as fuel moderates to $3.75 and unit revenue accelerates.
Weatherford's Middle East operations cratered on Iran conflict turmoil, sending earnings down 39% below consensus to $0.55 per share as the region's revenue plunged 15% year-over-year, though adjusted free cash flow vaulted 76% higher and management expects a gradual recovery once regional tensions ease.
Hanmi Financial beat EPS by 2.9% on shrinking credit losses that pushed net income up 56% year-over-year, but a 34% revenue decline and rising commercial real estate delinquencies signal headwinds ahead.
