Target’s stock rose 5% after the retailer beat profit estimates for the second quarter by a wide margin, offsetting a revenue miss and lowered guidance.

Actors and writers need information to understand the demand for the content they’ve created.

Mortgage applications fell 0.8% in the latest week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage is 7.16%.

Jefferies offers up a stock playbook for a scenario in which the U.S. economy keeps surprising and the recession gets delayed.

Oil futures end lower after spending much of the session bouncing between small gains and losses.

Long-dated Treasury yields rise for a fifth straight session after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting.

Your heirs may still need to spend time and money to go to court to settle your affairs, even if you tried to plan ahead.

Timing Social Security can be difficult, but because people are living longer in general, the best strategy is to wait as long as possible, financial advisers said.

Here are some of Wednesday’s notable stock moves.

U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday, led by a slump in technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite, after the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its July meeting show most senior officials saw “upside inflation risks” which could lead to more interest-rate hikes.