Bull markets, bubbles and Swiftonomics

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,” Charles Dickens famously wrote. That aptly captures the dislocation between political events and market action as we go into the next week. The U.S. government shutdown has stoked worries about its…

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump National Guard deployment in Portland

On Saturday, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump Deployment Portland, among 200 National Guard members for ore. US District Judge Karin Emergut requested Oregon and Portland officials for a temporary preventive order, stopping the implementation of the Memo of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which authorized to make soldiers federal to the state’s objection. “It…

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Key financial steps for the end of the year

Strauss/curtis | The Image Bank | Getty Images Early in the fourth quarter is an ideal time to tackle some financial planning tasks that set you up for success for the rest of the year — and into 2026.  “It’s absolutely a great time to do that,” said Dan Moisand, a certified financial planner and…

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