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Gen Z’s need for “stability, sustainability and safety” in the workplace is due in part to the fact that it started working during the COVID-19 era

Boeing Co. said that Ted Colbert — its head of defense, space and security — would leave the company on Friday, as the beleaguered aviation giant’s new chief executive aims for big changes following a string of safety concerns and a deep slump in its financials.

One fund manager sees “more cons than pros” if the companies were to combine, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm approached Intel about a possible deal.

The tech industry’s need for more power for data centers running artificial intelligence is now so desperate that companies are turning to nuclear disaster sites, despite the potential risks.

Also: What to expect for loan interest rates, how Social Security survivor and spousal benefits work, and advice from the Moneyist.

Oil futures booked solid weekly gains, boosted by the Federal Reserve’s large interest-rate cut and a renewed rise in tensions in the Middle East.

This reader wonders whether CD rates, high-yield savings accounts and bond ladders are still smart moves, even if interest rates keep dropping.

The Federal Reserve cut its policy interest rate by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, a more aggressive move than many economists expected.

‘My brother has been living there while my father was alive — and still is. He did not pay any rent or utilities’

Long-term yields rose even though the Federal Reserve took a big bite out of interest rates on Wednesday. Here’s why.

Stocks reacted erratically to the Federal Reserve’s bulky 50-basis-point interest-rate cut on Wednesday. But by the time the dust had settled, two clear winners had emerged.

U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing Treasury yields to their lowest closing levels in one or two years, as market-implied odds shifted in favor of a 50-basis-point interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week.

The U.S. dollar has been sliding in the run-up to a widely expected interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday and, depending on the size of the Fed’s move, it could end up weakening further — or it may be a buying opportunity.

Wednesday’s interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve is shaping up to become one of the most exciting announcements by the central bank in a long time, with the potential to reshape what’s known as the front end of the $27.6 trillion Treasury market.

Yields on Treasury bills maturing in up to three months tumbled on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve delivered a half-percentage-point interest-rate cut and signaled the likelihood of additional adjustments in borrowing costs.

Shares of Steelcase Inc. fell after hours on Wednesday after the office-furniture maker’s third-quarter sales outlook came up short of Wall Street’s estimates, amid weaker demand from big corporate customers and from China.

Intel Corp.’s plans to create an independent subsidiary for its foundry business was a much-needed move aimed at convincing potential customers that they can trust their chip designs with a competitor’s manufacturing arm.

Only three U.S. companies have ever announced buyback programs bigger than Microsoft’s latest — though the new dividend yield is still low relative to those of fellow Dow components.