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The biggest story in oil isn't just supply anymore The oil markets spent months worrying about supply disruptions in the Middle East.

The First Sentence of Your Pitch Determines Your Success — Here’s How to Perfect It In fast-moving environments where investors, journalists and customers rely on quick interpretation, the first sentence or the first 10 seconds often determines everything that follows.

Iran War Drove Up Inflation To the Highest Since 2023 Inflation rose 3.8% over 12 months in April, the highest since May 2023 and in line with forecasts. The Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, pushing up the overall inflation rate. "Core" inflation outside of food and gas prices rose 2.8% over the year, slightly higher than the forecast for a 2.7% a...

How to Travel in the Summer of Chaos Airfare spikes, delays and overbooked flights are hitting travelers hard. Here’s how to not get burned.

After Years Of Weirdness, Used Car Prices Are Finally Getting Back To Normal An average used vehicle sold for 66% of its original retail price tag in the first quarter, down from 2022 but still above the pre-pandemic norm.

529 College Saving Plans Are More Powerful Estate, Tax Planning Tools Congress continues to increase the tax and estate planning benefits of 529 plans, making them a must-consider tool for parents and grandparents.

With Bond Yields Rising, Should You Adjust Your Portfolio? Maybe—But Don't Play the 'Fool's Game' With long-term Treasury yields at their highest level since before the financial crisis, the case for shifting more of a portfolio out of stocks is stronger.

Retiring Early? Consider These 3 Things First. Older workers are calling it quits in droves, jobs data show. Before you join them, make sure you've crunched the numbers—it can be a hard decision to reverse.

What to Do with All Your Parents’ Stuff — And Your Own A guide to disposing of all the things your parents accumulated over a lifetime. Plus, 10 tips for organizing your own stuff to spare your kids trouble or conflict.

How To Give Advice That’s Valued Giving advice is one of the most challenging roles of a mentor. It is fraught with the quicksand of resistance and defensiveness. Here are steps for making it a powerful.