What Consequences Arise from Unpaid or Unaffordable Medical Bills?

What Happens If You Don’t Pay or Can’t Afford Medical Bills? My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images My 1-year-old son recently went to the ER. He’s fine — thank goodness — but his […]
US Stock Futures Hold Steady as Investors Anticipate Key Jobs Report

US stock futures little changed as investors await key jobs report Pressure on House to pass Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ by July 4 deadline The pressure is one for House Republicans to pass President Trump’s massive tax cuts and spending bill by his July 4 deadline. Fox – 32 Chicago U.S.. stock futures are little […]
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. Announces Credit Facility Extension
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. Announces Extension of Credit Facility July 02, 2025 4:00 PM EDT | Source: Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – July 2, 2025) – Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. (TSX: SOIL) (OTCQX: OILSF) (“Saturn” or the “Company”), a light oil-weighted producer focused on unlocking value through the […]
Gold Boosts Canada’s Stock Benchmark Above the S&P 500

Stock image. Despite ongoing trade tensions and a weakening economy, Canada’s main stocks benchmark outshone its US counterpart in the first half thanks to a record-breaking gold rally. The S&P/TSX Composite Index climbed 8.6% for the year to June 30, higher than the S&P 500’s 5.5% advance over the same period. In US-dollar terms, the […]
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Poised for Gains; Trump Spending Bill and Tariff Concerns Threaten Rally; Key Movers Include Tesla, Wolfspeed, and Nvidia
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Set to Open Up; Trump Spending Bill, Tariff Fears Could Derail Rally; Tesla, Wolfspeed, Nvidia, More Movers The market rally was set to resume after a tech-driven stumble but tariff talks and coming Tesla deliveries were keeping investors on edge. U.S. stock futures were rising across the three main indexes. Dow […]
Column: Once the King of Commodity Exports, Coal Faces Challenges as Gold Rises in Australia

For decades, coal was the bedrock of Australia’s commodity exports before it lost its top status to iron ore as shipments of the steel raw material to China soared. Now coal is at risk of being surpassed by gold. The latest quarterly report from the Australian government’s commodity forecaster shows that earnings from exports of the precious […]
This Portfolio Manager’s Top 3 Selections

This portfolio manager’s top 3 picks 00:00 Speaker A Let’s get to some picks, Brian, in the sector where you say, “Listen, there’s still opportunity here. This is a buy.” JPMorgan, walk me through it. 00:07 Brian Just the the scale of operations. This is the biggest bank on the planet. They have a great […]
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Poised for Lower Open; Trump-Musk Dispute Affects Stock Futures; Key Movers Include Tesla, Palantir, and Wolfspeed
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Set to Open Down; Trump, Musk Feud Hits Stock Futures; Tesla, Palantir, Wolfspeed, More Movers Stocks looked set to give up some of their gains from a stellar second quarter on Tuesday, as trade uncertainty and a flare-up in tensions between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk took some […]
European Market Indices: Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, and CAC

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, Spain’s Cuerpo says euro zone finance chief group must be ‘more efficient’ Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo has called for a revamped Eurogroup — the informal body comprised of finance ministers for euro zone member states — days after announcing his candidacy for presidency of the group. Cuerpo told CNBC […]
Americans Liquidate Gold Coins While Asian Investors Ramp Up Purchases

Gold bars and gold coins. Stock image. Americans who once snapped up gold bars and coins are offloading the assets while their Asian counterparts show no letup in bullion buying, a sign investors on opposite sides of the world have different outlooks on the global economy. The divergence suggests US residents who stash bars and […]