Is the stock market open on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day? Does the post office deliver mail?

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail on Monday. FedEx (FDX) will be operating with modified service. UPS (UPS) says its pickup and delivery services are available, but certain deliveries will ...

Be ready with these portfolio changes if the shutdown damages the Fed's credibility

The U.S. government shutdown has sidelined the release of economic data, impairing the Federal Reserve's judgment. A defensive rotation into Treasury bonds, gold, high-grade corporate bonds and solid ...

Inflation was out of control in retirement, so I went back to work. I'm still working at 66. Was I right?

If I had done that, I'd have sold my house and moved into a one-bedroom apartment by now and would be living off my home equity. People need to be more concerned with outliving inflation than Social ...

'I'm stumped': I put $3,000 on my credit card during a vacation and my credit score plunged. Why is it so volatile?

"I pay for almost everything with credit cards." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

Ray Dalio wants investors to have 15% of their portfolios in gold. Here's what others think of his advice.

That was Ray Dalio - the billionaire founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates - discussing how much gold it makes sense for investors to have in their portfolios.

Morgan Stanley is opening cryptocurrency investments to all clients. Here's what percentage of your portfolio should be in crypto.

Crypto goes even more mainstream as Morgan Stanley drops restrictions for its clients. Financial-services giant Morgan Stanley will start allowing its financial advisers to pitch crypto investments to ...

McDonald's to give away free food and $1 million with its Monopoly game - and analysts say it could lift sales

The McDonald's Monopoly game returns on Oct. 6 for a limited time. Ever since McDonald's Corp. relaunched its popular Monopoly game this past Monday, customers have likely been sizing up their odds to ...

I'm having brain surgery. Will my heirs or the creditors get my money if I die?

I need to have brain surgery. I have a tumor that needs to be removed. A lot of people are fine and they don't have any complications, but I don't know for certain what the outcome will be for me. I'm ...

Want to avoid delayed flights and ruined trips during the shutdown? 6 steps for a smoother trip.

One option suggested by Julian Kheel, chief executive of Points Path, a platform for award-search travel: Pay for a flexible ticket rather than the basic-economy option. Sure, it's more expensive, but ...

A dividend-paying 'vending machine' - this oil stock weathers tariffs and OPEC

CNQ generated $5.9 billion in free cash flow and returned every penny to shareholders. Twenty-five years of 21% annual dividend growth - through negative oil prices, the COVID pandemic and every ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the most successful Broadway composer ever, on why he never invests in his own shows

Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest successes include a Broadway production of his "Sunset Boulevard," which won the Tony Award this year for best revival of a musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber is ready for his ...

If New York or California enter a recession, the entire U.S. economy would be next. So how are they doing?

In addition, Wall Street firms seem to be experimenting with moving out of New York. While 95% of these firms are still in New York, 5% have moved, according to Malco, and they are closely eyeing ...