Novo Nordisk offers diabetes drug Ozempic for steep cash discount

A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk, at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Novo Nordisk on Monday said it now offers cash-paying U.S. patients its blockbuster diabetes treatment Ozempic for less than half its monthly list price, as drugmakers face mounting political pressure to lower prices in […]
How social media convinces investors they’re the next Warren Buffett — or smarter

Internet investing sites and tips give people a false — and costly — sense of their abilities, studies show. Legendary investor Howard Marks has a solution.
Yieldstreet real estate bets leave customers with massive losses

Yieldstreet customer Justin Klish, who said he faces $400,000 in losses from investing on the platform. Courtesy: Justin Klish When Justin Klish stumbled upon an ad for Yieldstreet in February 2022, he said, it was the company’s tagline that stuck in his head. “Invest like the 1%,” the startup said. The ad spoke to his […]
The Powerball jackpot is now $605 million, but this man warns that playing the lottery can become an addiction

Adam Osmond gambled away a fortune on lottery games, but eventually sought help
U.S. stock futures inch higher following Trump-Putin summit; Wall Street awaits Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting

U.S. stock-market futures rose slightly Sunday, after Friday’s summit between U.S. and Russian leaders ended without a major breakthrough and as investors await this week’s Fed gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
‘I’ve been kept in poverty’: Do I take a $70K job at 74 and lose my Section 8 housing allowance?

“After the age of 50, I really only had sporadic contract work and I had to sell my house.”
Investors are plowing into homebuilder stocks. Will Jackson Hole prove them wrong?

Previously unloved stocks are making a big comeback before Jackson Hole, the Federal Reserve’s annual summer economic summit
My aunt barely spends any money. Will we receive the contents of her safe-deposit box when she dies?

“I am asking for my mom, who is on a fixed income. It would be a nice boon.”
Why your stock portfolio may actually ‘feel’ depressed that summer is almost over

Halloween merchandise and pumpkin-spice lattes in August are reminders that winter is coming.
Most boomers and Gen X-ers are terrified about running out of money in retirement — even if they’re already retired

Anxiety has been peaking for people in and approaching retirement — how to manage it



