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Bonds and the dollar are sounding the alarm about the U.S. economy. Stock investors might want to heed the warning.

By MarketWatch.com | Joseph Adinolfi | 8/1/2025 5:03 PM

“Stocks are pricing in significant earnings growth, and significant economic growth, yet at the same time, the macro data are deteriorating, and the Fed is doing nothing about it,” said Richard Farr, chief market strategist at Pivotus Partners. ... Read full Story

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The world’s No. 2 crypto may hit a record high — here’s what’s driving it this summer

By MarketWatch.com | Frances Yue | 8/1/2025 4:59 PM

Despite a modest pullback on Friday, ether’s strong outperformance relative to bitcoin over the past month has highlighted growing investor enthusiasm around several key themes in the crypto space this summer. Analysts say the momentum, supported by a wave of regulatory developments, could continue to push ether’s price higher. ... Read full Story

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Figma’s IPO success could push Canva and these other software companies to go public

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 8/1/2025 4:51 PM

D.A. Davidson sees Canva and Databricks as large software companies that could look to take advantage of a hot IPO market and speed up plans to go public. ... Read full Story

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Here’s where Trump’s tariffs stand after this week’s salvos

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 8/1/2025 4:27 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump made a range of moves with tariffs as this week came to an end. Here’s a rundown of where his policies for import taxes stand as August gets going. ... Read full Story

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Trump says he plans to fire BLS chief after poor U.S. jobs report

By MarketWatch.com | Jeffry Bartash | 8/1/2025 2:50 PM

President Trump on Friday said he plans to fire the head of the government agency that produces the monthly jobs report, claiming without evidence that she is biased against him. ... Read full Story

finance

Trump and the dollar are doing something we saw just before the October 1987 stock market crash

By MarketWatch.com | Mark Hulbert | 8/1/2025 2:21 PM

The current political environment and currency market disruption are disturbingly similar. ... Read full Story

finance

Older adults on ‘edge of poverty’ lose jobs and funding as new Medicaid and SNAP work requirements loom

By MarketWatch.com | Jessica Hall | 8/1/2025 2:00 PM

A job-training program for low-income older adults has lost funding just as new work requirements to qualify for benefits such as Medicaid and food assistance are set to begin. ... Read full Story

finance

‘The sky has not fallen — yet’: Is it time to start worrying about a recession?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 8/1/2025 1:59 PM

GDP rose by 3% in the second quarter, but the economy added just 73,000 new jobs in July. ... Read full Story

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‘I have never been asked for money before’: My friend wants to borrow $1,600 to pay her rent. Do I say yes?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 8/1/2025 1:45 PM

“I have heard mixed reviews on lending people money.” ... Read full Story

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Why few companies still offer unlimited vacation time — and what perks are replacing it

By MarketWatch.com | Weston Blasi | 8/1/2025 12:28 PM

Unlimited PTO became a popular benefit right after the COVID-19 pandemic, but data suggest employers are now phasing it out. ... Read full Story

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Will your spouse automatically inherit your 401(k)?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 8/1/2025 8:50 AM

“What happens if the participant gets married again, but doesn’t update the beneficiary to be their new spouse? “ ... Read full Story

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This trader is sounding the alarm over stocks. Why he’s pressing the sell button now.

By MarketWatch.com | Jamie Chisholm | 8/1/2025 8:37 AM

A summer swoon is likely says The Macro Tourist ... Read full Story

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Student-loan interest restarts today for millions. This is what you can do.

By MarketWatch.com | Jillian Berman | 8/1/2025 8:30 AM

Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan will see their balances start to tick up ... Read full Story

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The two Fed dissenters say worries about labor market led them to push for lower rates

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 8/1/2025 8:03 AM

In statements, the two governors explained their historic opposition to holding policy steady. ... Read full Story

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South Korea’s new tax proposals derail one of the world’s best performing stock markets of 2025.

By MarketWatch.com | Jules Rimmer | 8/1/2025 7:52 AM

It’s the new president’s tax proposals that upset the market, not the 15% U.S. tariffs ... Read full Story

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Does international trade hurt the U.S., as Trump claims? 6 things to know about tariffs.

By MarketWatch.com | Michael Klein | 8/1/2025 7:50 AM

There’s no connection between bigger trade deficits and slower economic growth. ... Read full Story

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Trump hits dozens more countries with higher tariffs that start Aug. 7

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 7/31/2025 9:54 PM

President Donald Trump late Thursday stuck to his Friday deadline for hitting Canada with higher tariffs, but he gave a one-week delay to other trading partners that had received letters from him, while also announcing steeper levies for dozens of other countries. ... Read full Story

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Coinbase misses the mark on quarterly sales, including this all-important revenue stream

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 7/31/2025 8:38 PM

The crypto exchange called its second quarter “solid,” but revenue dropped 26% quarter-on-quarter and some of its guidance was also disappointing. ... Read full Story

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MicroStrategy just posted a huge profit. It’s the second time riding on an accounting rule change.

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 7/31/2025 8:37 PM

MicroStrategy’s quarterly operating profit balloons to $14 billion, thanks to a rule change and bitcoin’s rally. ... Read full Story

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Lumen says it has a new asset in tow as it chases more AI business

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/31/2025 8:36 PM

The telecommunications company, which was briefly a meme stock, is working to shore up its balance sheet to improve its purchasing power. ... Read full Story

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Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

by Science News | Aug 01 2025

connecticut

Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

by CT Mirror | Aug 01 2025

entertainment

Kelly Rutherford Compares Her Style to 'Gossip Girl's' Lily van der Woodsen and Spills What She Took from Set

by ET Online | Aug 01 2025

fashion

Mystery $10M Birkin buyer says purchase was his ‘most expensive’ ever: ‘Made me sick to my stomach’

by NY Post | Aug 01 2025

FFNEWS

For-Hire Trucking Index shows fourth month of volume declines

by FreightWaves | Aug 01 2025

food

What Sets Beef Tallow Apart From Beef Fat?

by The Daily Meal | Aug 01 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

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Darksiders 4 Continues The Original Game's Story After 15 Years

by GameSpot | Aug 01 2025

lifestyle

Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson romance given heartwarming seal of approval from Natasha Richardson's family

by Hello! Magazine | Aug 01 2025

people

Kai Trump recently appeared in an advertisement for an energy drink teasing Donald Trump

by marca.com | Aug 01 2025

politics

Gridlock crumbles as Senate advances spending bills in race against shutdown

by Fox News | Aug 01 2025

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Our favorite indoor cycling shoes have just dropped to their lowest-ever price

by LIVE SCIENCE | Aug 01 2025

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Seiko’s New Tool Watch is a Leveled Up Version of An Affordable Classic

by Gear Patrol | Aug 01 2025

travel

Alternative Florida: Uncovering St. Augustine and Amelia Island’s rich history

by Wanderlust | Aug 01 2025

wellness

7 Best Shoes for Hip Pain of 2025

by Self.com | Aug 01 2025

Word of the Day

dissociate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 1, 2025 is:

dissociate • \dih-SOH-shee-ayt\ • verb

To dissociate is to separate oneself from association or union with someone or something; in contexts relating to psychology, it has to do specifically with mentally detaching from one's physical or emotional experiences. In chemistry, dissociate means "to separate a chemical compound into its constituent parts especially through the application of heat or a solvent."

// The director has tried to dissociate herself from her earlier films.

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Examples:

"Last spring, Sunrise Brown launched their 'DIRE' campaign—which stands for 'dissociate' and 'reinvest'—calling on the University to dissociate from the fossil fuel industry and prioritize issues of environmental justice in its relationships with the Providence community." — Kate Butts and Sophia Wotman, The Brown Daily Herald (Providence, Rhode Island), 31 Oct. 2024

Did you know?

Dissociate and its synonymous sibling disassociate can each mean "to separate from association or union with another." Both trace back to the Latin verb sociare, meaning "to join," which comes in turn from socius, a noun meaning "companion." (Socius is associated with many English words, including social and society.) Dis- in this case means "do the opposite of," so both dissociate and disassociate indicate severing that which is united. Some argue that disassociate is illogical because it indicates separating and uniting simultaneously. Dissociate is also preferred by some because it is shorter (by a grand total of two letters) but both words are in current good use.

Bonds and the dollar are sounding the alarm about the U.S. economy. Stock investors might want to heed the warning.

The world’s No. 2 crypto may hit a record high — here’s what’s driving it this summer

Figma’s IPO success could push Canva and these other software companies to go public

Here’s where Trump’s tariffs stand after this week’s salvos

Trump says he plans to fire BLS chief after poor U.S. jobs report

Trump and the dollar are doing something we saw just before the October 1987 stock market crash

Older adults on ‘edge of poverty’ lose jobs and funding as new Medicaid and SNAP work requirements loom

‘The sky has not fallen — yet’: Is it time to start worrying about a recession?

‘I have never been asked for money before’: My friend wants to borrow $1,600 to pay her rent. Do I say yes?

Why few companies still offer unlimited vacation time — and what perks are replacing it

Will your spouse automatically inherit your 401(k)?

This trader is sounding the alarm over stocks. Why he’s pressing the sell button now.

Student-loan interest restarts today for millions. This is what you can do.

The two Fed dissenters say worries about labor market led them to push for lower rates

South Korea’s new tax proposals derail one of the world’s best performing stock markets of 2025.

Does international trade hurt the U.S., as Trump claims? 6 things to know about tariffs.

Trump hits dozens more countries with higher tariffs that start Aug. 7

Coinbase misses the mark on quarterly sales, including this all-important revenue stream

MicroStrategy just posted a huge profit. It’s the second time riding on an accounting rule change.

Lumen says it has a new asset in tow as it chases more AI business

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Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

Kelly Rutherford Compares Her Style to 'Gossip Girl's' Lily van der Woodsen and Spills What She Took from Set

Mystery $10M Birkin buyer says purchase was his ‘most expensive’ ever: ‘Made me sick to my stomach’

For-Hire Trucking Index shows fourth month of volume declines

What Sets Beef Tallow Apart From Beef Fat?

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Darksiders 4 Continues The Original Game's Story After 15 Years

Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson romance given heartwarming seal of approval from Natasha Richardson's family

Kai Trump recently appeared in an advertisement for an energy drink teasing Donald Trump

Gridlock crumbles as Senate advances spending bills in race against shutdown

Our favorite indoor cycling shoes have just dropped to their lowest-ever price

Seiko’s New Tool Watch is a Leveled Up Version of An Affordable Classic

Alternative Florida: Uncovering St. Augustine and Amelia Island’s rich history

7 Best Shoes for Hip Pain of 2025

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10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Newborn squirrel rescued after falling out of tree

2.Watch: Paddleboarding pooches break three world records

3.Look: Escaped monitor lizard returns to Massachusetts, evades capture

4.Look: Firefighters rescue bobcat stuck in front grill of vehicle

5.Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

6.South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching

7.Wayward sea lion found wandering in California road

8.27-year-old alpaca officially named the oldest in the world

9.Watch: Escaped goat leads police in chase through Colorado neighborhood

10.Radioactive Wasp Nest Uncovered At South Carolina Nuclear Facility