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Emerging Stocks Halt Advance as Hormuz Tensions Come Into Focus

Emerging-market stocks halted their advance and an index gauging the asset class’s currency returns declined as a flare-up in Middle-East tensions boosted the oil price and the dollar.

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Americans' Retirement Plans Take a Hit As Cost of Living Bites

Just 58 percent of retirement savers said they were on track or ahead of schedule in 2026, down from 68 percent a year earlier.

  • 58% of Americans on track for retirement, down from 68% in 2025
  • 39% of Americans increasing retirement savings, down from 55%
  • 66% of Gen Z, 61% of millennials and Gen X expect to delay retirement

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