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As people and markets around the world adjust to having Joe Biden as U.S. president, a key factor is what the veteran Democratic politician aims to accomplish without having to work with Congress. Biden is making use of executive orders that affect health care XLV, +1.13%,  the energy sector XLE, …

Europe overtook China in 2020 to become the world’s largest market for electric vehicles, amid a pedal-to-the-metal push to increase EV adoption from governments and supercharged demand from consumers. The registrations of new electric vehicles topped 1.33 million in the key European markets last year, compared with 1.25 million in …

GameStop Corp. shares sank further in the extended session Monday following the stock’s retreat from a record weekly gain, after one noted analyst said more than half of the short positions on the stock had been eliminated. GameStop GME, -30.77% shares fell as much as 35% in Monday trading, and …

Dear Moneyist, I divorced my ex-husband in 2017. It was a difficult divorce, and later he quit paying child support and we were in a long court battle, which now continues after his death. The 2017 divorce decree stated my ex was to maintain the current life-insurance policy we had …

Dear Moneyist, After both of my parents died, my sisters and I divided up furniture, finances, and artwork, etc. The process of dividing their estate was done equitably, and without stress or rancor. Until now. My parents had a large art collection. One of the paintings that I chose may …

There has been nothing like this GameStop  GME, +67.87% saga in recent memory. It’s still early days. But already we can work out some of the groups who are likely to emerge as losers when the dust settles. At least if history is any guide — which, alas, it usually …

Short squeezes will remain a big story in the financial-news media until heavily shorted stocks that have been pushed up by individual investors connected through social media come crashing back to earth. The biggest “winners” during this craze have been GameStop, up 1,745% for 2021 through Jan. 27, and AMC …

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Dear Moneyist, My husband is 67 years old with an estate worth $ 2 million. His first wife died. He has a severely handicapped daughter and we signed a prenup when we married three years ago. He has a sister who is a year older than I am. I am …