'I dread the snow': My heating and air conditioning always breaks down. Do I spend $15,000 on a new one?

My heating and air-conditioning unit is 11 years old and needs repairs every few months. Yesterday, I had to spend almost $400 on a repair, and I estimate that similar expenses will occur two to three ...

Trump calls for regime change after U.S.-Israel attack on Iran. Markets should brace for more than June's brief military campaign.

Trump last week offered a deadline of 10 to 15 days for a nuclear deal with Iran, which left this weekend as a possibility for a U.S. strike. Iran, with which the U.S. under President Barack Obama had ...

Trump says Iran's Supreme leader is dead after U.S.-Israel attack. Markets should brace for more than June's brief military campaign.

President Trump said Saturday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by U.S.-Israel strikes, in a social-media post, which repeated his call for Iranians to take back their ...

Berkshire Hathaway Earnings: Cash Hits Record $373 Billion on Mostly Solid Results Across the Firm

Narrow-moat-rated Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A reported adjusted fourth-quarter operating results that were basically in line with our expectations, with the firm continuing to benefit from decent results ...

Drone warfare could mean investors need a new guidebook for this Iran conflict

Investors should brace for a U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran that could be complicated by drone warfare, according to Marko Papic, chief strategist at BCA Research.

Will the bank get suspicious if I deposit $150,000 in cash into my checking account?

Depositing more than $10,000 into your bank account will likely trigger a mandatory currency-transaction report to both the Internal Revenue Service and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. I don ...

U.S. strikes on Iran will likely boost defense stocks. Here's what will keep the cash flowing even after the conflict ends.

That dynamic increasingly resembles the aerospace aftermarket economy - and in some respects, enterprise software - where installed bases drive recurring cash flow. Three companies that stand to ...

Middle Eastern airports are crossroads of the world. Here's how the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran will sow chaos on air travel

Middle Eastern airports such as United Arab Emirates' Dubai and Qatar's Doha fashioned themselves into the crossroads of the world in the last couple of decades. Both are closed following U.S. and ...

Iran conflict raises talk of a return to $100-a-barrel oil

The U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran raised alarms on Saturday that a key regional source of the world's crude oil may now be at risk, sparking talk of a return to $100-a-barrel oil prices. The Strait ...

My brother is paranoid, alone and has forgotten that he sold his house. How can we help?

His lawyer said, 'He's gone off the deep end' "The lawyer's last words to us was we might have to appoint a new executor if his condition continues to deteriorate." (Photo subject is a model.) Dear ...

Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time since 2022, giving buyers a glimpse of affordability

Some see the chance for increased home sales in the coming months.

Berkshire Hathaway shrinks cash pile in Buffett's last act as CEO. Here's how successor Greg Abel is now looking to spend.

Company's cash hoard at end of 2025 - which Abel noted was not a sign of an investment retreat - was down 2.1% from September to $373.3 billion Berkshire Hathaway's cash holdings have dipped, and the ...