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Top Stories : 2018May25Friday

How to fix the bankruptcy system for student loan borrowers

6 things NOT to buy at Memorial Day sales

Economic Report: Existing-home sales tumble as supply crunch squeezes

Capitol Report: Tax breaks for home mortgages to sink 30% in 2018 due to Trump tax law, study shows

The Fed: Powell: Central bank independence means regulation, too

Market Extra: Fund snapped up energy stocks as crude oil rallied

Commodities Corner: Drop in oil prices won’t rescue drivers from $3-a-gallon gas for Memorial Day

Thinking of selling your home? Do it before 2020, economists say

‘My emergency fund just saved me!’ (and other tales of savvy financial planning)

Europe Markets: European stocks eke out a gain at the close as political crisis brews in Spain

Real-time headlines : 2018May25Friday

July WTI oil trades at $67.65/bbl, down from $67.75 before the rig data

U.S. total weekly active drilling-rig count up 13 at 1,059: Baker Hughes

U.S. weekly active oil-rig count up 15 at 859: Baker Hughes

Tropical Storm Alberto forms over western Caribbean as first named storm of the season

Splunk stock price target raised to $133 from $114 at UBS

ICE U.S. Dollar Index up 0.5% at 94.210

Dollar index holds gain around 2018 high after consumer-sentiment data

Final consumer sentiment index for May is 98.0 vs. 98.8 in April

Nasdaq Composite Index turns positive

Nasdaq Composite up 0.1% at 7,429.36

Market Pulse : 2018May25Friday

U.S. oil-rig count makes biggest weekly climb since February

Pepsi acquires healthy-snack maker Bare Foods

Trump administration tells Congress it has deal to revive ZTE: N.Y. Times

U.S. oil futures are plunging and threatening to knife below a key line in the sand

Fed sticks to four press conferences per year as 2019 schedule rolled out

Airline stocks surge to fuel the Dow transports' rally, as oil prices tumble

White House reportedly working on new tax-cut package

Chevron, Exxon Mobil stock selloffs cutting nearly 40 points off the Dow

Roku stock gains after Citron changes to long position, says Netflix could acquire the company

Tropical Storm Alberto forms over western Caribbean as first named storm of the hurricane season

Breaking News: 2018May25Friday

First named storm of Atlantic season forms over western Caribbean

Fed schedule for 2019: four post-monetary-policy-meeting press conferences

Fiat Chrysler recalls nearly 5 million vehicles because of cruise-control glitch

Mortgage rates march to 7-year high

Prospect of Spanish political crisis unsettles European stocks

Harvey Weinstein surrenders as he faces rape and sexual abuse charges

Final reading shows May dip in consumer confidence: Univ. of Mich.

Herbalife shares tumble as Icahn looks to reduce holding

Commentary: What Tesla's board should be telling Elon Musk

Energy ETF falls as OPEC and Russia mull production increase

Internet Stories: 2018May25Friday

If its ratings don’t really matter, why is Netflix suddenly canceling so many shows?

Market Snapshot: Stocks drift lower as tumbling oil whacks energy sector; Nasdaq pops higher

Top Ten: Weekend roundup: Facebook and Turtleboy | When to sell your home | Make money on ‘Fortnite’

Qualcomm will gain more than its rivals do, as artificial intelligence grows at the ‘edge’

CEO pay ratio disclosures provide little more than noise for investors

Capitol Report: Trump wanted to cancel North Korea summit before Kim could | Border Patrol union calls Trump’s National Guard deployment ‘colossal waste’

Deep Dive: Want to make money off the ‘Fortnite’ video game? Buy this stock

This is why you’re getting all those emails about your online privacy

Netflix is now bigger than Disney by this one measure

The Wall Street Journal: Companies worry the millions they’ve spent on GDPR security regulation won’t be enough

Financial Services: 2018May25Friday

Capitol Report: Tax breaks for home mortgages to sink 30% in 2018 due to Trump tax law, study shows

The Fed: Powell: Central bank independence means regulation, too

Market Extra: Fund snapped up energy stocks as crude oil rallied

Thinking of selling your home? Do it before 2020, economists say

‘My emergency fund just saved me!’ (and other tales of savvy financial planning)

Europe Markets: European stocks eke out a gain at the close as political crisis brews in Spain

REITs keep getting spanked, but here are some bright spots

There’s good early retirement and bad early retirement. What to do if you get the bad one

Metals Stocks: Gold edges lower, but holds above the key $1,300 level, aiming for weekly gain