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Got $5,000? 3 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term

Investors won't always pick good stocks, but they can choose to adopt a winning approach to investing that will compensate for mistakes. The median household income in the U.S. was just over $80,000 in 2023, according to the Census Bureau. Since this is such a significant sum of money, it's not an investment decision to be taken lightly.

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Wall Street Is Down on the Dollar as Trade Unease Lingers

(Bloomberg) -- In a week that saw an epic rally in US stocks and recession calls cast aside, currency traders are just as bearish as ever on the American dollar. Most Read from BloombergAs Coastline Erodes, One California City Considers ‘Retreat Now’How a Highway Became San Francisco’s Newest ParkMaryland’s Credit Rating Gets Downgraded as Governor Blames Trump NYC Commuters Brace for Chaos as NJ Transit Strike LoomsPower-Hungry Data Centers Are Warming Homes in the NordicsStrategists at JPMorga

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US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety

U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump’s trade war will worsen inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, declined 2.7% on a monthly basis to 50.8, the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. Americans have largely taken a sour view about where the economy is headed in the wake of the Trump administration’s imposition of huge import duties, which threaten to slow growth and push up prices.

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Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump's rollback of tariffs, survey says

Shopper sentiment now hovers near its lowest level since a severe bout of inflation three years ago, University of Michigan survey data on Friday showed. Before that, the measure of consumer attitudes hadn't ever fallen this low. A trade agreement between the U.S. and China this week slashed tit-for-tat tariffs between the world’s two largest economies and triggered a surge in the stock market.

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