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Almost 1 in 3 Americans doesn’t know when — or even if — they can retire

By MarketWatch.com | Jessica Hall | 3/19/2026 12:01 AM

Some want to work to keep busy. Others can’t afford to stop. ... Read full Story

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Social media is eroding young people’s happiness. Low-income teens may be most at risk.

By MarketWatch.com | Venessa Wong | 3/18/2026 8:01 PM

Heavy usage of certain types of social media may be contributing to a drop in youth well-being, according to Gallup’s new World Happiness Report. ... Read full Story

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Five Below stock continues its tear, as upbeat outlook eases fears of consumer slowdown

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 3/18/2026 6:47 PM

Shares of Five Below rallied after hours Wednesday after the teen-centric discount retailer offered an upbeat forecast for this year and said shoppers across all income levels were buying at its stores, helped by efforts to draw younger shoppers and keep apace with viral trends online. ... Read full Story

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Powell offers his clearest statement yet on staying at the Fed even as leadership shifts

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 3/18/2026 6:25 PM

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he will stay on as “chair pro tem” if his successor Kevin Warsh is not confirmed by mid-May when Powell’s term expires. ... Read full Story

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Netflix more likely to raise prices with Warner Bros. deal out of the way, Citi says

By MarketWatch.com | Lukas I. Alpert | 3/18/2026 6:25 PM

Netflix is in a better position to raise subscription prices now that it is out from under the shadow of M&A and regulatory scrutiny, Citi analyst Jason Bazinet says ... Read full Story

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U.S. stocks have reached a critical line in the sand. Why the next move could be a 10% drop.

By MarketWatch.com | Joseph Adinolfi | 3/18/2026 6:13 PM

U.S. stocks were flirting with a critical threshold on Wednesday that, if broken, could portend another 10% drop for the S&P 500, according to one technical analyst. ... Read full Story

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Dow falls nearly 800 points after Powell makes one thing clear: There’s no rush to rescue the market

By MarketWatch.com | Joseph Adinolfi | 3/18/2026 5:46 PM

“The markets are reacting negatively to the likelihood that the Fed is on hold for the time being,” says one strategist. ... Read full Story

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Wave of sports-betting scandals proves the need for an independent watchdog to protect a $165 billion market

By MarketWatch.com | Carolyn Pokorny | 3/18/2026 1:39 PM

As indictments mount, the gaming industry faces a trust deficit with fans and stock investors that only an integrity commissioner can fix. ... Read full Story

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Treasury market flashes sign of growing stagflation risks

By MarketWatch.com | Vivien Lou Chen | 3/18/2026 1:19 PM

A worrisome trading pattern in the roughly $30 trillion Treasury market points to concerns about the economy and inflation. ... Read full Story

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I’m rethinking my retirement plan. How can I judge the best investments?

By MarketWatch.com | Dan Moisand | 3/18/2026 1:11 PM

Overreliance on “past performance” can send you down the wrong path. ... Read full Story

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Lumentum’s new revenue forecast further fuels one of the market’s hottest stocks

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Ji | 3/18/2026 1:01 PM

The company is targeting a massive $2 billion quarterly revenue run rate within two years, driven by increasing demand for optical solutions for advanced AI workloads. ... Read full Story

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China’s middle class is quietly stockpiling cash — ‘shadow saving’ — and it could short-circuit the global economy

By MarketWatch.com | Tanner Brown | 3/18/2026 1:00 PM

Households aren’t broke, the available data indicate. They’re just exhibiting a reluctance to spend. ... Read full Story

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Why Starbucks’ expensive revamp might not win over a younger crowd

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 3/18/2026 12:55 PM

Efforts such as adding comfier seats at Starbucks stores might not work with younger customers, RBC analysts say. ... Read full Story

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Swarmer’s stock surges 1,100% in two days, underscoring fervent demand for drones

By MarketWatch.com | William Gavin | 3/18/2026 12:22 PM

Defense-technology stocks have been hot in recent months, and now investors are pouring into Swarmer shares following this week’s IPO. ... Read full Story

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The true value of Kalshi’s ‘$1 billion’ March Madness prize? To you, 8 cents.

By MarketWatch.com | Brett Arends | 3/18/2026 12:13 PM

The odds of picking a perfect bracket are somewhere around 6.5 billion to 1. ... Read full Story

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Trump waives Jones Act shipping law in an effort to lower oil prices

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 3/18/2026 10:22 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday took the much-anticipated step of waiving a 1920 law known as the Jones Act in an effort to combat soaring prices for crude oil and other key commodities. ... Read full Story

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Wholesale prices surge again and show inflation flowing through pipeline of the economy

By MarketWatch.com | Jeffry Bartash | 3/18/2026 10:17 AM

The cost of wholesale goods and services surged in February for the third month in a row, underscoring the challenge faced by the Federal Reserve in vanquishing inflation even before the recent spike in oil prices. ... Read full Story

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Why is everything so expensive? America has a wage problem — not a price problem

By MarketWatch.com | Mihir Torsekar | 3/18/2026 10:06 AM

Cheap imports broke the middle class, and curbing inflation won’t fix the wage gap. ... Read full Story

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‘Never get out-hustled.’ ServiceNow’s CEO shares his best career advice.

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 3/18/2026 10:00 AM

Bill McDermott said he was able to rise through the ranks at Xerox before moving on to CEO roles at SAP and ServiceNow, largely because he worked harder than the people around him. ... Read full Story

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It’s a ‘black swan’ moment in oil but nowhere else. The stock market is at risk of a 20% fall, say these strategists.

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 3/18/2026 9:31 AM

Almost everything except for bonds – stocks, interest rates, credit, gold and the U.S. dollar – is having “very normal white swan types of moves.” ... Read full Story

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Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas

by Science News | Mar 18 2026

beauty

Miley Cyrus' Oscars 2025 Hair Would Have Been Perfect If Not For One Fatal Flaw

by The List | Mar 02 2025

book

The Female Body in Art

by BookPage | Mar 19 2026

entertainment

Laurie Hernandez Says Her 2016 'Final Five' Olympic Teammates Are Ready for Her '& Juliet' Broadway Debut

by ET Online | Mar 18 2026

exercise

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

by thehealthy.com | Dec 03 2025

game

A Mod To Turn Baldur's Gate 3 Into Baldur's Gate 1 Is In The Works, Demo Out Now

by GameSpot | Mar 18 2026

knowledge

Ew! This Part of the Airplane Is Crawling with Germs—And You’re Going to Touch It

by Reader's Digest | Mar 18 2026

metro

Millionaire may have been decomposing for days before bizarre standoff involving ‘Blues Brother’ suspect

by New York Post | Mar 19 2026

music

Australia’s Recorded Music Business Reports ‘Moderate’ Growth For 2025

by Billboard | Mar 19 2026

nutrition

Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry Says the NFL Is “90%” Mindset: “We Know What Comes with the Job”

by thehealthy.com | Feb 03 2026

opinion

As business rejoins the political fray, beware the consultant class

by New York Post | Mar 18 2026

people

Will Taylor Swift make the Country Music Hall of Fame? Here's what experts say

by marca.com | Mar 19 2026

retirement

BlackRock: As Americans struggle to save for retirement, 71% back this Trump proposal

by Fox News | Feb 11 2026

travel

Europe’s top off-the-beaten-track hikes

by Wanderlust | Mar 18 2026

world

Iran strikes Persian Gulf energy infrastructure after Israeli gas-field attack

by United Press International, Inc. | Mar 19 2026

Word of the Day

nadir

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2026 is:

nadir • \NAY-deer\ • noun

Nadir refers to the lowest or worst point of something. When used in astronomy, nadir describes the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer.

// Only once the novel’s protagonist reaches her nadir does she arouse the reader’s empathy, and we root for her to climb back to respectability.

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Examples:

“Sacrament dives right into the nadir of the 2020 health crisis, following a group of nurses who have moved into makeshift housing near a California hospital, to isolate from their families during the height of the case surge.” — James Folta, LitHub.com, 1 July 2025

Did you know?

Nadir is part of the galaxy of scientific words that have come to us from Arabic, a language that has made important contributions to the English lexicon especially in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry. The source of nadir is naḍhīr, meaning “opposite”—the opposite, that is, of the zenith, the highest point of the celestial sphere which is positioned vertically above the observer. (The word zenith itself is a modification of another Arabic word that means “the way over one’s head.”) Though born of the heavens, both words are called upon to refer to earthy things too, especially a significant point or period of time, be it a high point or low one.

Almost 1 in 3 Americans doesn’t know when — or even if — they can retire

Social media is eroding young people’s happiness. Low-income teens may be most at risk.

Five Below stock continues its tear, as upbeat outlook eases fears of consumer slowdown

Powell offers his clearest statement yet on staying at the Fed even as leadership shifts

Netflix more likely to raise prices with Warner Bros. deal out of the way, Citi says

U.S. stocks have reached a critical line in the sand. Why the next move could be a 10% drop.

Dow falls nearly 800 points after Powell makes one thing clear: There’s no rush to rescue the market

Wave of sports-betting scandals proves the need for an independent watchdog to protect a $165 billion market

Treasury market flashes sign of growing stagflation risks

I’m rethinking my retirement plan. How can I judge the best investments?

Lumentum’s new revenue forecast further fuels one of the market’s hottest stocks

China’s middle class is quietly stockpiling cash — ‘shadow saving’ — and it could short-circuit the global economy

Why Starbucks’ expensive revamp might not win over a younger crowd

Swarmer’s stock surges 1,100% in two days, underscoring fervent demand for drones

The true value of Kalshi’s ‘$1 billion’ March Madness prize? To you, 8 cents.

Trump waives Jones Act shipping law in an effort to lower oil prices

Wholesale prices surge again and show inflation flowing through pipeline of the economy

Why is everything so expensive? America has a wage problem — not a price problem

‘Never get out-hustled.’ ServiceNow’s CEO shares his best career advice.

It’s a ‘black swan’ moment in oil but nowhere else. The stock market is at risk of a 20% fall, say these strategists.

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Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas

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Laurie Hernandez Says Her 2016 'Final Five' Olympic Teammates Are Ready for Her '& Juliet' Broadway Debut

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

A Mod To Turn Baldur's Gate 3 Into Baldur's Gate 1 Is In The Works, Demo Out Now

Ew! This Part of the Airplane Is Crawling with Germs—And You’re Going to Touch It

Millionaire may have been decomposing for days before bizarre standoff involving ‘Blues Brother’ suspect

Australia’s Recorded Music Business Reports ‘Moderate’ Growth For 2025

Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry Says the NFL Is “90%” Mindset: “We Know What Comes with the Job”

As business rejoins the political fray, beware the consultant class

Will Taylor Swift make the Country Music Hall of Fame? Here's what experts say

BlackRock: As Americans struggle to save for retirement, 71% back this Trump proposal

Europe’s top off-the-beaten-track hikes

Iran strikes Persian Gulf energy infrastructure after Israeli gas-field attack

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