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Computer science became the hottest college major in America in the wake of the Great Recession, as student debt exploded and families and policymakers began demanding that graduates receive a return on their investment in the form of a well-paying job. Colleges raced to prove they were setting their students up for success after graduation by investing in what was thought to be a sure path to financial stability: the computer-science major.⁠ ⁠ Then in November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT and unleashed the AI frenzy. trib.al/4p23MpL
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One of this year’s most important relationships in global financial markets is falling apart trib.al/JWL7ch9

One of this year’s most important relationships in global financial markets is falling apart

One of the most important relationships in global markets has started to unravel over the past couple of weeks. Investors are scrambling to figure out what it might mean for the economy, and their...

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Would you hire lifelike robots to help with your household chores? Our reporter put two humanoids to the test on tasks like folding laundry and loading the dishwasher. Here's what happened. trib.al/vbaMj2C
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This important relationship in global financial markets is falling apart trib.al/aSwT9Mh

One of this year’s most important relationships in global financial markets is falling apart

One of the most important relationships in global markets has started to unravel over the past couple of weeks. Investors are scrambling to figure out what it might mean for the economy, and their...

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When should you dump your target-date funds? trib.al/7zuOrsk

When should you dump your target-date funds?

Target-date funds aren’t necessarily built to handle many of the decisions retirees face.

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Why a former Intel skeptic is giving up his negative call on the stock after four years trib.al/37Ylf0f

Why a former Intel skeptic is giving up his negative call on the stock after four years

Intel’s manufacturing and chip design have improved, according to a J.P. Morgan analyst.

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SpaceX stock made billions for college endowments. But their luck is about to run out. trib.al/U4V9umA

SpaceX stock made billions for college endowments. But their luck is about to run out.

Outsized positions have made many higher-education endowments less diversified and more at risk when shares slide

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Builders are slashing prices on new homes as buyer traffic drops to 14-year low trib.al/SQSTod2

Builders slash prices on new homes as buyer traffic drops to 14-year low

Four in 10 home builders are cutting prices to boost demand, even as they face rising construction costs.

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The computer-science-degree boom is turning into a bust for colleges trib.al/H0fKQeN

Colleges raced to build massive computer-science departments. Now the boom is turning to bust.

“Computer science isn’t the ticket to the American dream like people thought it was.”

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Builders slash prices on new homes as buyer traffic drops to 14-year low trib.al/GHaDBka

Builders slash prices on new homes as buyer traffic drops to 14-year low

Four in 10 home builders are cutting prices to boost demand, even as they face rising construction costs.

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Micron and other chip stocks spring back to life after bruising selloff trib.al/IfKgDUZ

Micron and other chip stocks spring back to life after bruising selloff

It’s a key week for tech stocks as Nvidia gears up for a European conference and Meta prepares to report earnings.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher to begin a crucial week of tech earnings trib.al/mWhQBH8

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as tech stocks bounce, but Dow slips; yields tick...

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Monday here.

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Colleges raced to build massive computer-science departments. Now the boom is turning to bust. trib.al/XhOksR3

Colleges raced to build massive computer-science departments. Now the boom is turning to bust.

“Computer science isn’t the ticket to the American dream like people thought it was.”

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‘I’m naturally skeptical’: I receive 10 calls a day offering me $15,000 loans at 8% interest. Is this a scam? trib.al/1TeBNwR

‘I’m naturally skeptical’: I receive 10 calls a day offering me $15,000 loans at 8% interest. Is...

“They insist that the details will be provided after they have carried out a “soft credit check.”

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Tech stocks stumbled. Now comes a crucial week for Wall Street. trib.al/bvPfZmP

Tech stocks stumbled. Now comes a crucial week for Wall Street.

A wave of corporate results that could help determine whether the stock-market rally has more room to run — or whether investors are growing wary of the companies that powered it.

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Economic calendar: Housing data comes out early this week trib.al/ZyZD57h

U.S. Economic Calendar

U.S. economic calendar consensus forecasts from MarketWatch.

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‘My husband suffered a massive stroke at 53’: I’m 64 and will rent for the rest of my life — but I’m still hopeful trib.al/I3iOXmB

‘My husband suffered a massive stroke at 53’: I’m 64 and will rent for the rest of my life — but...

“Ill-timed circumstances can change our financial future in unexpected ways.”

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France and the U.S. share the same debt trap. Only one has a global lifeline. trib.al/HvjEvxp

France and the U.S. share the same debt trap. Only one has a global lifeline.

France and the U.S. have similar debt dynamics.

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The S&P 500 is masking a hidden market pullback. Why Morgan Stanley says an index retreat would signal a buying opportunity. trib.al/uN8OrVz

The S&P 500 is masking a hidden market pullback. Why Morgan Stanley says an index retreat would...

Since mid-summer portfolio managers have been emphasizing free cash flow, profitability, high margins, strong balance sheets and stable earnings when stockpicking.

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Big tech is wobbling. Goldman Sachs says it’s time to buy these 23 unloved stocks instead. trib.al/dv5BcWG

Big tech is wobbling. Goldman Sachs says it’s time to buy these 23 unloved stocks instead.

Goldman Sachs says consumer-facing laggard stocks are the best way forward as earnings growth is set to slow next year and big tech stocks struggle.

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