Stock futures are little changed as traders get ready for the final month of the year: Live updates

Stock futures are little changed as traders get ready for the final month of the year: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 25, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a winning week, as traders get set to wrap up a strong 2025. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 18 points. Futures … Read more

An industry focused on death faces an existential crisis

An industry focused on death faces an existential crisis

Strathroy | Istock | Getty Images For nearly a century, John Dioguardi’s family has been making custom headstones and other memorial markers at Rome Monument in western Pennsylvania. Recently, he’s wondered how much time his business has left. Dioguardi has been trying to adapt for more than a decade as the rise in cremations has … Read more

‘Untold story’ of Charlie Munger’s last years

‘Untold story’ of Charlie Munger’s last years

Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) ‘He never stopped learning’ In an “exclusive” … Read more

Nasdaq rises, but still heads for a losing month: Live updates

Nasdaq rises, but still heads for a losing month: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Nasdaq Composite rose on Friday following a “cooling issue” at a data center that caused a disruption in assets traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The tech-heavy index advanced 0.2%, … Read more

Coffee hasn’t been this expensive in decades—see how much prices have risen since 1985 in one chart

Coffee hasn’t been this expensive in decades—see how much prices have risen since 1985 in one chart

Coffee prices were already rising following poor harvests last year when the U.S. added new tariffs on coffee imports in April. Those tariffs have since been rolled back, but prices at grocery stores and cafés are still high, leaving many shoppers wondering why a simple cup of coffee costs so much. As of September, roasted … Read more

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of Unity) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more

All eyes on Russia as it weighs Ukraine peace plan with caution

All eyes on Russia as it weighs Ukraine peace plan with caution

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on development of ‘new regions’, annexed from Ukraine, at the Kremlin, June 30, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images All eyes are now on Russia’s response to a fledgling peace plan to end the war in Ukraine after Kyiv appeared willing to move forward with a … Read more

Singapore overtakes Switzerland in global talent ranking, fueled by AI readiness, as U.S. slips to 9th spot

Singapore overtakes Switzerland in global talent ranking, fueled by AI readiness, as U.S. slips to 9th spot

Singapore tops the list in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index by INSEAD and Portulans Institute. Calvin Chan Wai Meng | E+ | Getty Images Singapore has claimed the top position in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) for the first time, bolstered by its robust education systems, sound governance and a proactive approach … Read more

FBI seeks to interview Sen. Mark Kelly, other Democrats Trump accused of seditious behavior

FBI seeks to interview Sen. Mark Kelly, other Democrats Trump accused of seditious behavior

U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) looks on at a press conference calling for the release of the Epstein files, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. Picture taken November 18, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The FBI is seeking to interview Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and five other congressional Democrats in … Read more

Manhattan condo values fell over the past decade. Here’s why rents are still rising

Manhattan condo values fell over the past decade. Here’s why rents are still rising

From July 2024 to July 2025, 1 in 3 condos sold in Manhattan sold at a loss, according to luxury real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens. Experts say this dynamic is somewhat typical in a city with high selling fees and high tax rates. What is unusual is the borough’s wavering property values over the … Read more