U.S. stocks may still be able to make a run for record highs after the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 20 policy decision, said OANDA’s Edward Moya.

A reality check on investors’ current beliefs about the likelihood of a crash.

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Among adults 35 and under, 62% say they drink alcohol, down from 72% a decade ago. Meanwhile, cannabis use has grown by 11% since 2013.

What issues dominated during the Republican presidential debate? Here’s a word cloud showing the topics that drew the most attention.

Dollar Tree is the latest retailer to highlight the problem of shrink, or theft at its stores that’s hurting margins.

Carnegie Mellon’s Philip Koopman talks about safety and liability concerns around driverless cars, and what’s next for autonomous vehicles.

The Republican-candidate debate made economic-policy divisions with Democrats much clearer. But there were clear winners and losers among the GOP candidates.

The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 7.23%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

“We are now taking a very defensive approach to shrink,” Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling said.