Nike’s stock jumps after an analyst says ‘just buy it’ ahead of soccer World Cup

Nike’s stock extends its recent surge after J.P. Morgan upgraded it to overweight from neutral.
IonQ hires former JPMorgan Chase applied research head

Marco Pistoia Source: JP Morgan IonQ has hired the former head of applied research at JPMorgan Chase to help corporate clients of the quantum firm adopt next-generation hardware, algorithms and security, CNBC has learned. Marco Pistoia, who was head of JPMorgan’s internal research group from 2020 to this year, will join IonQ as senior vice […]
UnitedHealth UNH Q2 earnings preview

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley will face the first real test Tuesday of his ability to regain investor confidence as the largest private U.S. insurer reports earnings. The Dow component has seen its share price cut nearly in half since mid-May, with the stock on pace […]
While most athletes look to be sponsored by clothing brands, Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers wants something much bigger

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers has admitted that she is desperate to partner with a real estate company so that she doesn’t have to “pay for a house.”
‘I have felt invisible, disrespected and heartbroken’: My firstborn son wants nothing to do with me. Do I cut him off?

“My second wife and I agreed that 25% of our total estate would go to my older son, and the remainder to our younger son.”
Stock futures rise after U.S.-E.U. trade deal, and ahead of big Fed meeting

U.S. stock futures rose late Sunday, as a busy week for markets kicked off with the U.S. and the European Union agreeing to the framework of a trade deal, avoiding the risk of an all-out transatlantic trade war.
We’re in our 70s with a $260K mortgage at 3% interest and $1.6 million in savings. Should we pay off our house in full?

“The monthly payment for principal, interest and taxes is $1,235.”
Boeing is improving. Can CEO Kelly Ortberg keep it up?

FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images After spiraling from crisis to crisis over much of the past seven years, Boeing is stabilizing under CEO Kelly Ortberg’s leadership. Ortberg, a longtime aerospace executive and an engineer whom the […]
‘Vegas is not fun anymore’: $9 cups of coffee and pricier rooms are steering travelers away from the vacation mecca

Las Vegas has become pricier by many measures, though local officials point to a decline in international travel as the key reason for a recent tourism slump.
This one money move guarantees you inflation-proof income in retirement

Upon retiring, cash out your 401(k) and buy a bond “ladder” of Treasury inflation-protected securities.