What makes a meme stock? Online enthusiasm for a beaten down company with doubtful prospects

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors occasionally scoop up shares of companies whose financial prospects appear dim. The consensus around such companies is that the shares should, if anything, fall further. But they suddenly get touted in online forums and take off for no fundamental reason. Wall Street has dubbed them “meme stocks.”

Asian shares are mostly lower, while Tokyo's Nikkei jumps 2%

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday while Tokyo’s benchmark jumped more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S.

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Dave Ramsey Says Friend Invested $10,000 In Crypto To 'Get A Rise' Out Of Him: 'He Wanted Me To Call Him An Idiot And I Did'

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Dave Ramsey Advises Caller Feeling Guilty Over $150,000 Inheritance After Estranged Sister Left Out Of Will—Says Money Won't Fix A Broken Relationship

Dave Ramsey advises caller to avoid using inheritance as bargaining chip for family reconciliation. Inheriting money is not an entitlement.

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Dave Ramsey Blasts 'Illogical' Money Moves That Leave Americans Broke

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Dave Ramsey warns young caller with $43,000 in single stocks about risk and urges financial independence. Hope, not knowledge, is key to financial success.

Toyota reports a 37% drop in profit, cuts its forecast due to Trump's tariffs

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota's profit plunged 37% in the April-June quarter, the company said Thursday, cutting its full year earnings forecasts largely because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Asian shares trade mostly higher after stocks on Wall Street extend losses

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Wednesday, after discouraging signs about the U.S. economy sent Wall Street shares declining, and

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Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve's board of governors to usurp the power of , criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates.

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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases again, offering modest relief for home shoppers

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased to where it was three weeks ago, modest relief for prospective homebuyers challenged by and stubbornly high borrowing costs.

Asian shares are mixed after US stocks fall on weakened hopes for a September interest rate cut

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after most , as doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September.

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Federal Reserve likely to air divisions as it keeps rates unchanged

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two top Federal Reserve officials could dissent from the central bank’s likely decision Wednesday to hold its key interest rate steady, a sign of division at the Fed that reflects the economy's muddy outlook and possibly the jockeying to replace Chair Jerome Powell when his term ends in May 2026.

P&G to increase prices in part due to tariffs as shoppers remain cautious and delay purchases

NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble offered an annual earnings outlook that was below analysts' projections and said it would raise prices on about a quarter of its products in the U.S. in part due to higher costs from President Donald Trump's .

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Who wants to be a millionaire? 1 in 10 Americans already is but the status loses its luster

NEW YORK (AP) — As a child, Heidi Barley watched her family pay for groceries with food stamps. As a college student, she dropped out because she couldn’t afford tuition. In her twenties, already scraping by, she was forced to take a pay cut that shrunk her salary to just $34,000 a year.

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street sets more records for US stocks

BANGKOK (AP) — Stock markets in Asia were mixed on Monday after U.S. stocks rose to as they closed out another winning week.

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Fed chair tells Trump he has his facts wrong on central bank's renovation costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rattled off a number to shame Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the of the Fed's headquarters — and America's central banker . Live on video.

Europe's central bank to hold off on another rate cut until it knows how bad the tariff blow will be

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank will likely hold off on making another interest rate cut Thursday, choosing to wait until it can measure the size of any economic blow from .

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US home sales fall in June as prices soar to new heights

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last September as remained elevated and national median sales prices hit unprecedented levels.

Coca-Cola reports weakening global sales volumes in second quarter

Coca-Cola reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter as higher prices offset weaker sales volumes.

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'Please be careful.' There are risks and rewards as crypto heavyweights push tokenization

As become more intertwined with the industry heavyweights are racing for a long-sought goal of turning real-world assets into digital tokens.

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street logs a 3rd straight winning week

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mixed and U.S. futures have edged higher after U.S. stocks logged their third straight winning week.

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Federal Reserve's Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, carving out Chair Jerome Powell, who has been harshly criticized by the White House for delaying rate cuts.