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How baby boomers got so rich, and why their kids are unlikely to catch up

By Shannon Najmabadi and Federica Cocco
Nov 18, 2025 2:12 pm - Baby boomers hold more than $85 trillion in assets, making them the richest generation by far. New research explores the extraordinary rise in their good fortunes — one that experts say successive generations will be hard-pressed to replicate.
Chicago Loop commercial property values drop 7.2% amid vacancies

By Shruti Date Singh
Nov 17, 2025 1:58 pm - Commercial property values in Chicago’s Loop, the city’s central district of skyscrapers, financial firms and offices that drives much of its economy, dropped by about 7.2% last year amid lower sale prices and vacancies, according to a report Monday from the county treasurer.
Wall Street scrambles back from a big morning loss as Nvidia and bitcoin swing

By STAN CHOE
Nov 14, 2025 4:45 pm - An early swoon shook the U.S. stock market on Friday, as Nvidia, bitcoin, gold and other high flyers swung on an increasingly antsy Wall Street, but it quickly calmed.
The Dow rallies 550 points to a record

By STAN CHOE
Nov 11, 2025 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday and carried the market back to where it was before last week’s swoon. The S&P 500 added 0.2% after erasing a loss taken during...
Stocks wind up mixed on Wall Street after spending most of the day in the red

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
Nov 07, 2025 4:14 pm - Stocks wavered to a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday and notched their first weekly loss in the last four. Major indexes wobbled throughout most of the week, but ultimately pulled back from records set the prior week. Technology stocks once again determined the broader direction of the market.
From groceries to gas, Americans say they’re spending more under Trump

By Abha Bhattarai and Andrew Ba Tran
Nov 07, 2025 1:00 pm - A majority of Americans say they are spending more on groceries and utilities than they were a year ago, and they blame President Donald Trump for the rising prices, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finds.
Snack Wraps’ return helps boost McDonald's third quarter sales

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Nov 05, 2025 7:09 am - The fan-favorite Snack Wraps returned to U.S. menus in July after a nine-year absence. U.S. traffic to McDonald’s stores was 15% higher than average on the day they were released, according to Placer.ai, a data company.
Losses for Big Tech pull Wall Street lower

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
Nov 04, 2025 8:00 am - Stocks fell on Wall Street, pulled down by losses in the same big tech companies that have been the main drivers of the market's rally so far this year. The S&P 500 slid 1.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%. The drops in tech pulled the Nasdaq composite down 2%.
Amazon carries Wall Street to the finish of another winning week and month

By STAN CHOE
Oct 31, 2025 5:38 pm - NEW YORK — Amazon led the U.S. stock market on Friday to the finish of another winning week and month. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and pulled closer to its all-time high set on...
US stocks sink as Wall Street sees both good and bad in Big Tech profits, US-China relations

By STAN CHOE
Oct 30, 2025 3:47 pm - The U.S. stock market sank from record heights as Wall Street sifted through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths. The S&P 500 fell 1% Thursday and edged further from its all-time high set on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1.6% from its record set the day before.

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