U.S. stock futures inch higher as Wall Street looks to extend winning streak in November

U.S. stock-index futures rose slightly Sunday, after the major equity benchmarks extended their monthly winning streaks in October.

Australian Manufacturing Activity Growth Takes A Pause In October

SYDNEY--An expansion in Australian manufacturing activity since the start of the year hit a speed bump in October, with businesses shedding staff as confidence dropped to a four-month low.

Westpac Raises Dividend Despite 1% Slip in Annual Profit — Update

SYDNEY--Westpac raised its final dividend despite a 1.0% drop in annual profit on higher operating costs and fierce competition for deposits and loans.

This stock-market rally isn't letting up. Could it be making investors too greedy ahead of year's end?

With the S&P 500 on pace for a 16% yearly gain already, investors find themselves at a familiar crossroads: lock in profits while they are hot, or stay greedy and bet on a typical year-end rally that ...

Westpac Raises Dividend Despite 1% Slip in Annual Profit

SYDNEY--Westpac raised its final dividend despite a 1.0% drop in annual profit on higher operating costs and fierce competition for deposits and loans. Australia's third-largest bank by market ...

Corporate America's hefty profit streak continues amid worries over job market

With third-quarter earnings season more than halfway done, per-share profit growth is trending at 10.7% for the companies in the S&P 500 Index SPX, according to a FactSet report on Friday. If that ...

Nvidia is the biggest winner from earnings season - and it hasn't even reported yet

Jensen Huang's Nvidia stands to benefit from the growing capital-expenditure budgets discussed by Big Tech players last week. Amazon.com Inc. won over Wall Street last week with improved cloud trends ...

Here's what's worth streaming in November 2025 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more

Here's a look at what's coming to the various streaming services in November 2025, and what's really worth the monthly subscription fee: Netflix ($7.99 a month for standard with ads, $17.99 standard ...

Here's what's worth streaming in November 2025 -2-

Disney+ ($11.99 a month with ads, $18.99 with no ads) ...

My girlfriend, a widow in her 40s, pays off her credit card after every transaction. Is that weird?

I started dating a widow in her late 40s who pays by credit card but immediately transfers the purchase amount to pay off her card, instead of waiting until the end of the month to pay off her balance ...

My father's estate was awarded $50K in a class-action lawsuit. My brother, as executor, kept the money. What can we do?

My pop passed away in 2000. His estate was awarded $50,000 in a class-action lawsuit over his cause of death. My brother was the executor of his estate. My brother retains the money awarded to my ...

Is Big Tech's soaring AI spending creating a bubble? Here's what it means for stocks.

While market participants may not agree on whether the tech trade looks poised to go awry, it's a double-edged sword that today's stock market has become heavily concentrated in tech stocks. They are ...