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My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 1/30/2026 7:35 PM

“I am the third trustee appointed to my late parents’ trust.” ... Read full Story

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Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

By MarketWatch.com | Charlie Garcia | 1/30/2026 6:48 PM

Trump’s nominee for Fed chair has been hawkish about easy money. But this president demands lower rates. ... Read full Story

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The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 1/30/2026 6:44 PM

The federal tax collector seems poised to run out of funding on Saturday, just days after it started processing 2025 income-tax returns. ... Read full Story

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Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

By MarketWatch.com | Naeem Aslam | 1/30/2026 5:27 PM

If “safe” investments like gold and silver can crash in a single day, investors need to reconsider their portfolio hedges. ... Read full Story

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Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 1/30/2026 5:21 PM

The group of major oil producers known as OPEC+ will have to take oil flow uncertainty and an expected global supply surplus into account when they meet this weekend to discuss production targets. ... Read full Story

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Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

By MarketWatch.com | Gordon Gottsegen | 1/30/2026 4:47 PM

A double-whammy selloff of tech stocks and metals shook markets on Friday. ... Read full Story

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‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

By MarketWatch.com | Weston Blasi | 1/30/2026 4:27 PM

Student fines “would be paid out of pocket, exactly like if a student-athlete gets a parking ticket on campus,” a University of Colorado athletic department spokesperson said. ... Read full Story

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Bond market isn’t getting everything it wants from Trump’s choice of Warsh for Fed chair

By MarketWatch.com | Vivien Lou Chen | 1/30/2026 3:47 PM

The nomination of Kevin Warsh “avoids a lot of the worst-case scenarios, but it’s still unclear what impact he will have on rates,” one strategist said. ... Read full Story

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Silver suffers biggest drop in 46 years, with ‘every man and his dog rushing for the exit’

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 1/30/2026 3:07 PM

Silver’s plunge on Friday was the metal’s worst daily drop since 1980. ... Read full Story

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McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch burger to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar seller.

By MarketWatch.com | Charles Passy | 1/30/2026 3:05 PM

McDonald’s is just one of a number of fast-food and fast-casual chains going the plus-size route with their burgers. ... Read full Story

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Unity’s stock becomes the latest victim of Google’s AI ambitions

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 1/30/2026 2:15 PM

Google’s new Project Genie prototype, which lets users simulate virtual worlds, has gaming investors very worried. But one analyst says their fears are overblown. ... Read full Story

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Will mortgage rates fall under Trump’s next Fed chair? Here’s what to know.

By MarketWatch.com | Aarthi Swaminathan | 1/30/2026 2:15 PM

Mortgage rates didn’t move after President Donald Trump announced his pick of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. ... Read full Story

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This single mom saved $1 million in 15 years to retire at 49. How to use her strategies to catch up on retirement savings.

By MarketWatch.com | Venessa Wong | 1/30/2026 1:24 PM

It’s not too late to fast-track your retirement savings, even if you’re 50 years old and have debt. ... Read full Story

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This beaten-down sector could offer you a ripe investment opportunity

By MarketWatch.com | Philip van Doorn | 1/30/2026 1:03 PM

Also in Weekend Reads: Reaction to Trump’s decision to nominate Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, the software wipeout, momentum stocks and what to stream in February ... Read full Story

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How do I get the extra $6,000 ‘senior bonus’ this tax season?

By MarketWatch.com | Alessandra Malito | 1/30/2026 12:56 PM

Tax-filing season is officially open this year — and taxpayers age 65 and older may get an additional $6,000 deduction when they file a return. ... Read full Story

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Why this rare-earth stock is surging while others keep falling

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 1/30/2026 12:55 PM

USA Rare Earth’s stock was bouncing back after Chairman Michael Blitzer spent his own money to buy 100,000 shares and CEO Barbara Humpton said the company does not need price guarantees for projects. ... Read full Story

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Sandisk’s stock gets ‘one of the most delayed upgrades in history’ after blowout earnings

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 1/30/2026 12:43 PM

Analysts say Sandisk’s products may be “sold out for years” due to a widening gulf between supply and demand. ... Read full Story

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Wholesale prices rise sharply and show new Fed chief could confront stubborn inflation

By MarketWatch.com | Jeffry Bartash | 1/30/2026 8:49 AM

The cost of wholesale goods and services rose sharply at the end of last year, underscoring the battle against inflation is far from over as President Trump gets set to name a new chairman of the Federal Reserve. ... Read full Story

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Exxon, Chevron are producing record amounts of oil, but lower prices led to lower earnings

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 1/30/2026 8:43 AM

The two U.S. integrated giants reported quarterly earnings with Venezuela in focus. ... Read full Story

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This Trump trade returned 29% in six months — but its authors say it’s time for a big change.

By MarketWatch.com | Jamie Chisholm | 1/30/2026 8:33 AM

Miners and rare earth plays boosted gains for a strategy devised by Ned Davis Research ... Read full Story

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animal

Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends

by Science News | Jan 30 2026

entertainment

Molly Sims Reveals How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (or at Least Look Like You Did)

by ET Online | Jan 30 2026

exercise

Dua Lipa’s Trainer Just Revealed the Body Part the Pop Star Trains the Hardest

by thehealthy.com | Dec 03 2025

fashion

4 troubling signs that your nail salon will give you an infection

by NY Post | Jan 30 2026

football

Baptism by Fire: Looking for Value on the Jaxson Dart Prop Market Ahead of First Giants’ Start

by ESNY | Sep 26 2025

health

Healthgrades Names America’s Best Hospitals for 2026

by Healthline.com | Jan 30 2026

mental

People Who Did This One Thing in Their 20s Were the Happiest at Age 80

by thehealthy.com | Dec 22 2025

music

Ricardo Arjona Kicks Off His ‘Lo Que El Seco No Dijo’ U.S. Tour: Here’s the Full Setlist

by Billboard | Jan 31 2026

new_jersey

Op-Ed: NJ families need relief from high energy prices. Community solar can deliver

by NJ Spotlight | Jan 30 2026

people

Giants co-owner defends himself and denies Jeffrey Epstein links as new files released

by marca.com | Jan 31 2026

real_estate

Ellen DeGeneres shops for new mansion same day she calls for ICE buying boycott

by NY Post | Jan 30 2026

soccer

🗞 Mourinho back at the Bernabéu, Atleti and Barça up next

by Yahoo Sports | Jan 31 2026

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

travel

Golf Guide to Limassol Greens, Limassol, Cyprus

by The Travel Magazine | Jan 30 2026

world

South Korea cites talks with U.S. after Treasury FX watchlist call

by United Press International, Inc. | Jan 30 2026

Word of the Day

short shrift

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2026 is:

short shrift • \SHORT-SHRIFT\ • noun

Short shrift means “little or no attention or thought” or “quick work.” In religious use it refers to barely adequate time for confession before execution.

// Certain neighborhoods have received short shrift from the city government.

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Examples:

“[Charlie] Caplinger echoed the concerns of many speakers at the meeting, with charter captains saying the recreational fishing industry’s economic contributions were being given short shrift.” — Mike Smith, NOLA.com (New Orleans, Louisiana), 6 Nov. 2025

Did you know?

We’ve got a confession to make, but we’ll keep it brief: while it’s technically possible to make “long shrift” of something, you’re unlikely to find long shrift in our dictionary anytime soon. Short shrift, on the other hand, has been keeping it real—real terse, that is—for centuries. The earliest known use of the phrase comes from Shakespeare’s play Richard III, in which Lord Hastings, who has been condemned by King Richard to be beheaded, is told by Sir Richard Ratcliffe to “Make a short shrift” as the king “longs to see your head.” Although now archaic, the noun shrift was understood in Shakespeare’s time to refer to the confession or absolution of sins, so “make a short shrift” meant, quite literally, “keep your confession short.” However, since at least the 19th century the phrase has been used figuratively to refer to a small or inadequate amount of time or attention given to something.

My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

Bond market isn’t getting everything it wants from Trump’s choice of Warsh for Fed chair

Silver suffers biggest drop in 46 years, with ‘every man and his dog rushing for the exit’

McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch burger to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar seller.

Unity’s stock becomes the latest victim of Google’s AI ambitions

Will mortgage rates fall under Trump’s next Fed chair? Here’s what to know.

This single mom saved $1 million in 15 years to retire at 49. How to use her strategies to catch up on retirement savings.

This beaten-down sector could offer you a ripe investment opportunity

How do I get the extra $6,000 ‘senior bonus’ this tax season?

Why this rare-earth stock is surging while others keep falling

Sandisk’s stock gets ‘one of the most delayed upgrades in history’ after blowout earnings

Wholesale prices rise sharply and show new Fed chief could confront stubborn inflation

Exxon, Chevron are producing record amounts of oil, but lower prices led to lower earnings

This Trump trade returned 29% in six months — but its authors say it’s time for a big change.

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Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends

Molly Sims Reveals How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (or at Least Look Like You Did)

Dua Lipa’s Trainer Just Revealed the Body Part the Pop Star Trains the Hardest

4 troubling signs that your nail salon will give you an infection

Baptism by Fire: Looking for Value on the Jaxson Dart Prop Market Ahead of First Giants’ Start

Healthgrades Names America’s Best Hospitals for 2026

People Who Did This One Thing in Their 20s Were the Happiest at Age 80

Ricardo Arjona Kicks Off His ‘Lo Que El Seco No Dijo’ U.S. Tour: Here’s the Full Setlist

Op-Ed: NJ families need relief from high energy prices. Community solar can deliver

Giants co-owner defends himself and denies Jeffrey Epstein links as new files released

Ellen DeGeneres shops for new mansion same day she calls for ICE buying boycott

🗞 Mourinho back at the Bernabéu, Atleti and Barça up next

Pelé's life in pictures

Golf Guide to Limassol Greens, Limassol, Cyprus

South Korea cites talks with U.S. after Treasury FX watchlist call

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