The climate crisis is hitting the US housing market hard, with extreme weather causing skyrocketing home insurance costs in these 11 cities.

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‘Nearly £50k of my £240k portfolio is invested in Britain – should I swap to US stocks?’

Moving on to your portfolio’s geographical spread, you’ve got 22pc, or £52,800, in US equities. That’s way lower than the MSCI World Index’s 72pc allocation to the world’s largest economy. You’ve made ...

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Number of US households that own mutual funds jumps

The number of US households invested in mutual funds has grown, even as long-term mutual funds experienced outflows in 2023, according to the Investment Company Institute’s 2024 Investment Company ...

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Live updates: Australian share market hits record high, US Fed signals upcoming rate cut

A tech rally on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks higher, while the Federal Reserve has left US interest rates unchanged but indicated it could begin easing monetary policy in September if ...

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US stocks surge ahead of interest rate decision

US stock markets have surged as investors bet that the US Federal Reserve will signal that lower interest rates are on the way. All three major US stock indexes were higher, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

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