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More than half of the S&P 500 industry sectors are in correction territory. How much longer until the index itself succumbs?

Market Expert Mar 28, 2026

The S&P 500’s slide in March has the widely followed U.S. equities benchmark approaching correction territory, after more than half of the index’s industries already landed there.

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Social media is now a massive liability for Meta, Google and the rest of Big Tech

Market Expert Mar 28, 2026

Landmark verdicts shatter the Section 230 shield, turning ‘addictive’ product design into a legal thicket for Meta, Alphabet and others.

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Market Expert Mar 28, 2026

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 28–29)

Market Expert Mar 28, 2026

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that the CFP Board is considering waiving the bachelor's degree requirement to be eligible for marks, and is expected to make a decision in early 2027, renewing the debate over whether the bachelor's requirement represents anRead More... The post Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 28–29) first appeared on Kitces.com.

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Why software stocks proved resilient on a dismal day for tech

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

Even as the Nasdaq slid into correction territory, shares of prominent software companies like Salesforce, CrowdStrike and Figma finished the session higher.

Why Tesla isn’t getting a boost from high gas prices

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Trump says he’ll order that TSA officers be paid, in a move that could end long waits at airport security

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

President Donald Trump late Thursday said he would sign an executive order to “immediately” pay Transportation Security Administration workers who have gone without pay during a long-running partial government shutdown.

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This map shows a crude ticking time bomb that hits much of the world’s oil supply in April

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

Disruptions in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz over the past four weeks will unleash a “sequential” shock to global supplies that’ll run from east to west with much of the world taking a hit by April, according to strategists at J.P. Morgan.

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Micron’s stock falls into a bear market — and it’s now the cheapest in the S&P 500

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

Micron’s price-to-earnings multiple has compressed dramatically, as earnings expectations have surged and the stock has fallen.

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Trump pauses plans to attack Iranian energy infrastructure, as Nasdaq falls into a correction

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

The U.S. president said he would pause attacking Iran’s energy infrastructure for another 10 days late Thursday as stocks tumbled.

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Iran’s Kharg Island may be the next battleground, as Trump extends pause on attacking energy infrastructure

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

President Trump on Thursday extended his five-day pause on a planned U.S. attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure until April 6, but Iran’s critical oil-export hub, Kharg Island, remains in the spotlight as the next potential target.

My brother says lawyers can get him into a Medicaid nursing home, despite his many assets. Is this a scam?

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As Meta sheds $119 billion in market cap, has the stock become ‘uninvestable’?

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

The Facebook parent company faces new regulatory risks that are sparking fears of a Big Tobacco-style crackdown. But investors may be overreacting.

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Wednesday links: deluded portfolio managers

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

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Thursday links: an adversarial relationship

Market Expert Mar 27, 2026

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My brother says lawyers can get him a Medicaid nursing home in Florida for a ‘hefty fee,’ despite his assets. Is this a scam?

More than half of the S&P 500 industry sectors are in correction territory. How much longer until the index itself succumbs?

Social media is now a massive liability for Meta, Google and the rest of Big Tech

Friday links: what happens next

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 28–29)

Why software stocks proved resilient on a dismal day for tech

Why Tesla isn’t getting a boost from high gas prices

Trump says he’ll order that TSA officers be paid, in a move that could end long waits at airport security

This map shows a crude ticking time bomb that hits much of the world’s oil supply in April

Micron’s stock falls into a bear market — and it’s now the cheapest in the S&P 500

Trump pauses plans to attack Iranian energy infrastructure, as Nasdaq falls into a correction

Iran’s Kharg Island may be the next battleground, as Trump extends pause on attacking energy infrastructure

My brother says lawyers can get him into a Medicaid nursing home, despite his many assets. Is this a scam?

As Meta sheds $119 billion in market cap, has the stock become ‘uninvestable’?

Personal finance links: inside the slowdown

Wednesday links: deluded portfolio managers

Longform links: a policeman on the take

Thursday links: an adversarial relationship

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