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Oil prices slump to three-month low after U.S. and Iran agree to framework of peace deal

By MarketWatch.com | Nora Redmond | 6/15/2026 5:27 AM

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude fell after officials agreed to a 60-day ceasefire while final arrangements are being negotiated. ... Read full Story

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Stock futures jump, oil prices fall as Trump says U.S. has reached peace deal with Iran

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 6/14/2026 6:31 PM

Oil prices fell and U.S. stock-index futures jumped Sunday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. has agreed to a peace deal with Iran, apparently ending months of hostilities that shut the Strait of Hormuz and sent the global economy into an oil shock. ... Read full Story

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Will the real Kevin Warsh please stand up? Ahead of his first Fed meeting, economists honestly don’t know what to expect.

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 6/14/2026 5:00 PM

Perhaps the only thing that can be said with certainty about Kevin Warsh’s press conference following his first meeting as Federal Reserve chair this week is that he will have a captive audience. ... Read full Story

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SpaceX shows investors still want moonshots. The Fed may test that theory this week.

By MarketWatch.com | Frances Yue | 6/14/2026 9:00 AM

Higher interest rates could make the AI growth story that’s been powering the bull market harder to justify. ... Read full Story

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Social Security benefits and costs are perfectly reasonable — no case exists for massive cuts

By MarketWatch.com | Alicia H. Munnell | 6/13/2026 3:00 PM

It might be nice to reduce the large share of benefits going to high earners who retire later and live long lives. ... Read full Story

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SpaceX employees now have enough wealth on paper to buy every home in this Texas city

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 6/13/2026 9:00 AM

2025 set an all-time high for first-time buyers who used financial assets to buy a home or fund a down payment, according to the National Association of Realtors. ... Read full Story

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The rich keep spending money on ‘unapologetic luxury’ — and it’s raising prices on everyday goods for everyone

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 6/13/2026 8:30 AM

The wealthy are unfazed by inflation, and that could complicate the Fed’s ability to fight it. ... Read full Story

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Defaults in debt markets are starting again, warns Pimco. Here’s the bond giant’s game plan.

By MarketWatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer | 6/13/2026 8:00 AM

Investors should increasingly seek out fixed income to anchor portfolios as equity valuations look stretched, says Pimco. ... Read full Story

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This hidden investing flaw is costing you money. Talking to political opponents fixes it.

By MarketWatch.com | Mark Hulbert | 6/12/2026 6:59 PM

The stock market doesn’t care about your politics. Insisting on a portfolio that’s red or blue can forfeit a lot of green. ... Read full Story

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There’s a 68% chance the stock market ends the year higher. Why the headlines shouldn’t disrupt your portfolio.

By MarketWatch.com | Mark Hulbert | 6/12/2026 6:58 PM

Blocking out the daily noise gives you a clear edge over short-term chaos. ... Read full Story

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‘This is not a flash in the pan’: Why value stocks are beating growth by such a wide margin

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Idzelis | 6/12/2026 6:50 PM

Value stocks are putting up big gains this year that widely surpass growth equities, with investors appearing optimistic about earnings growth broadening beyond technology. ... Read full Story

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How Elon Musk nailed the SpaceX IPO: ‘I’m not sure that this could have gone much better’

By MarketWatch.com | William Gavin | 6/12/2026 5:57 PM

There were a lot of ways that SpaceX’s initial public offering could have gone wrong. Instead, the company bucked Wall Street norms, pulled off the biggest IPO ever and raised $75 billion. ... Read full Story

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FIFA World Cup prize money: What each USMNT player stands to earn

By MarketWatch.com | Weston Blasi | 6/12/2026 5:44 PM

Thanks to a landmark 2022 agreement, U.S. women’s soccer players will get part of the World Cup prize pool, too. Here’s how it works. ... Read full Story

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How to decide whether a major splurge — like spending thousands on Knicks or World Cup tickets — is worth it

By MarketWatch.com | Venessa Wong | 6/12/2026 4:35 PM

Ask yourself these questions when considering an extravagant purchase. ... Read full Story

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Is it too late to buy SpaceX’s stock? Here’s how Tesla’s did after one day — and five years.

By MarketWatch.com | Philip van Doorn | 6/12/2026 4:06 PM

Also in Weekend Reads: A bitcoin-pricing model that looks way ahead, the bear market for gold and retirement-planning advice. ... Read full Story

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U.S. oil prices drop to $84 a barrel after Pakistan says a U.S.-Iran peace deal has been reached

By MarketWatch.com | Isabel Wang | 6/12/2026 12:55 PM

Oil prices fell Friday, with the international benchmark Brent crude briefly sliding to its lowest levels since the early days of the Iran conflict, after Pakistan said a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran had been reached. ... Read full Story

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AMD is seen as a CPU stock — but it’s gaining ground here, too

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 6/12/2026 12:04 PM

Wall Street is underestimating how much Meta will spend on AMD’s AI chips, a Citi analyst said. ... Read full Story

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My company fired one manager and is doing an ‘organizational reshuffling.’ Am I in trouble?

By MarketWatch.com | Aditi Shrikant | 6/12/2026 11:18 AM

“They let go of a pretty high-up manager who they only hired a month ago.” ... Read full Story

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These are the assets investors should buy if a peace deal with Iran happens, says Bank of America

By MarketWatch.com | Jules Rimmer | 6/12/2026 9:51 AM

Low approval ratings and a jump in inflation may be forcing President Donald Trump’s hand in ending the war, with some asset prices already starting to anticipate that. ... Read full Story

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Why a Fed communications ‘blackout’ isn’t coming to markets under new Warsh regime

By MarketWatch.com | Joy Wiltermuth | 6/12/2026 7:00 AM

‘There’s a First Amendment,’ says Pimco’s Richard Clarida, a former vice chairman of the Fed’s board of governors ... Read full Story

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art

Annalise Gratovich’s Life-Size Woodcuts Meld Nature, Memory, and Ukrainian Heritage

by Colossal | Jun 15 2026

basketball

Bulls reportedly hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach as Chicago looks for fresh start

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jun 15 2026

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Air cargo cautiously welcomes US-Iran peace deal

by Air Cargo News | Jun 15 2026

golf

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

by NY Times | Apr 15 2026

health

How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them

by Healthline.com | Jun 15 2026

knowledge

Is It Really Rude to Correct Someone Who’s Wrong?

by Reader's Digest | Jun 12 2026

lifestyle

Emma Heming pulls back the lid on emotional conversation with daughters following husband Bruce Willis' diagnosis

by Hello! Magazine | Jun 15 2026

long_island

Hempstead teacher grabbed student by neck, then tanked his grade, lawsuit says

by greaterlongisland.com | Jun 15 2026

mental

Dreading the Doctor? Experts Offer 6 Tips for Overcoming Appointment Anxiety

by thehealthy.com | Jun 12 2026

metro

Woman, 21, raped by stranger in NYC subway station

by New York Post | Jun 16 2026

people

Taylor Swift is staying one step ahead of AI by legally protecting her voice and image

by marca.com | Apr 28 2026

politics

Trump admin puts alleged 'birth tourism' scheme on notice as expert delivers warning to hospitals

by Fox News | Jun 15 2026

science

Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome's walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 15 2026

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

wellness

13 Black Women Share How They Found the Strength to Survive—and Thrive—With Breast Cancer

by Self.com | May 29 2026

Word of the Day

gamut

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16, 2026 is:

gamut • \GAM-ut\ • noun

A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that something “runs the gamut,” we are saying that it encompasses an entire range of related things.

// The flea market offerings run the gamut with a wide array of vendors each offering something unique.

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Examples:

“... she brings a certain je ne sais quoi to the production with themes running the gamut from circuses and rodeos to mermaids and pirates.” — Heather Douglas, Coast Weekend (Astoria, Oregon), 23 Apr. 2026

Did you know?

With the song “Do-Re-Mi,” the 1965 musical film The Sound of Music (adapted from the 1958 stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein) introduced millions of non-musicians to solfège, the singing of the sol-fa syllables—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti—to teach the tones of a musical scale. Centuries earlier, however, the do in “Do-Re-Mi” was known as ut. Indeed, the first note on the scale of Guido d’Arezzo, an 11th century musician and monk who had his own way of applying syllables to musical tones, was ut. d’Arezzo also called the first line of his bass staff gamma, which meant that gamma-ut was the term for a note written on the first staff line. In time, gamma-ut underwent a shortening to gamut, and later its meaning expanded first to cover all the notes of d’Arezzo’s scale, then to cover all the notes in the range of an instrument, and, eventually, to cover an entire range of any sort.

Oil prices slump to three-month low after U.S. and Iran agree to framework of peace deal

Stock futures jump, oil prices fall as Trump says U.S. has reached peace deal with Iran

Will the real Kevin Warsh please stand up? Ahead of his first Fed meeting, economists honestly don’t know what to expect.

SpaceX shows investors still want moonshots. The Fed may test that theory this week.

Social Security benefits and costs are perfectly reasonable — no case exists for massive cuts

SpaceX employees now have enough wealth on paper to buy every home in this Texas city

The rich keep spending money on ‘unapologetic luxury’ — and it’s raising prices on everyday goods for everyone

Defaults in debt markets are starting again, warns Pimco. Here’s the bond giant’s game plan.

This hidden investing flaw is costing you money. Talking to political opponents fixes it.

There’s a 68% chance the stock market ends the year higher. Why the headlines shouldn’t disrupt your portfolio.

‘This is not a flash in the pan’: Why value stocks are beating growth by such a wide margin

How Elon Musk nailed the SpaceX IPO: ‘I’m not sure that this could have gone much better’

FIFA World Cup prize money: What each USMNT player stands to earn

How to decide whether a major splurge — like spending thousands on Knicks or World Cup tickets — is worth it

Is it too late to buy SpaceX’s stock? Here’s how Tesla’s did after one day — and five years.

U.S. oil prices drop to $84 a barrel after Pakistan says a U.S.-Iran peace deal has been reached

AMD is seen as a CPU stock — but it’s gaining ground here, too

My company fired one manager and is doing an ‘organizational reshuffling.’ Am I in trouble?

These are the assets investors should buy if a peace deal with Iran happens, says Bank of America

Why a Fed communications ‘blackout’ isn’t coming to markets under new Warsh regime

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Annalise Gratovich’s Life-Size Woodcuts Meld Nature, Memory, and Ukrainian Heritage

Bulls reportedly hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach as Chicago looks for fresh start

Air cargo cautiously welcomes US-Iran peace deal

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them

Is It Really Rude to Correct Someone Who’s Wrong?

Emma Heming pulls back the lid on emotional conversation with daughters following husband Bruce Willis' diagnosis

Hempstead teacher grabbed student by neck, then tanked his grade, lawsuit says

Dreading the Doctor? Experts Offer 6 Tips for Overcoming Appointment Anxiety

Woman, 21, raped by stranger in NYC subway station

Taylor Swift is staying one step ahead of AI by legally protecting her voice and image

Trump admin puts alleged 'birth tourism' scheme on notice as expert delivers warning to hospitals

Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome's walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius

Pelé's life in pictures

13 Black Women Share How They Found the Strength to Survive—and Thrive—With Breast Cancer

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