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Traders of Micron Technology Inc. stock options are ready for a bigger-than-usual move in the stock, in either direction, after the memory chip company reports earnings after Thursday’s closing bell. The stock MU, -0.60% lost 0.7% in afternoon trade, and has tumbled 14% just this month, while a popular chip maker index, the PHLX Semiconductor…

Even in a red-hot labor market, it can still be tough for some job seekers to find work. Companies like Facebook FB, +1.72%  aren’t making it any easier—in fact, says a complaint filed with the federal government Tuesday, the social media giant and 10 other companies are actually going out of their way to make…

Happy Wednesday, MarketWatchers! Here are the top personal finance stories of the day. Personal Finance I love my girlfriend, but she spends all her money on vacations and clothes This 22-year-old man saw his mother lose everything during the Great Recession and doesn’t want history to repeat itself. This shopping hack will get you 60%…

The U.S. dollar was slightly weaker versus many of its rivals on Wednesday, as investors focused on new Brexit-inspired turmoil surrounding the British pound, as well as China’s reiteration that it wouldn’t use its yuan as a trade-war weapon. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.08% was down 0.1% at 94.538, having remained in the…

Dear Moneyist, I am 22 years old and just graduated from college in May with a bachelor’s degree. I recently started my first full-time job and am making decent money. Now that I am on my own, I am excited to start slashing away at my $10,000 in student-loan debt so that I can start…

El-Erian: Investors recognize trade fears are short-term US stocks are moving toward all-time highs despite the trade war with China. That’s because investors are thinking long term, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz. “Ultimately, this is going to be resolved in a way that still leaves a free but fairer trade system,”…

This is what a trade war looks like The United States has an abundance of natural gas that pollution-riddled China badly needs to wean itself off coal. Eying China’s voracious demand, Cheniere Energy, ExxonMobil (XOM) and other American energy companies are racing to build more than two dozen expensive facilities to export liquefied natural gas,…

How the US trade war might impact your beer Two weeks ago, Walmart asked the Trump administration to walk back its plan to put tariffs on Christmas lights, shampoo, dog food, luggage, mattresses, handbags, backpacks, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, cooking grills, cable cords and air conditioners. In a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the…

5 stunning stats about credit cards The demise of the credit card is greatly exaggerated. Yes, companies like Square (SQ) and PayPal (PYPL), which owns Venmo, are red hot — especially with millennials. But the stocks of American Express, Visa and MasterCard have all hit record highs in the past week. AmEx (AXP) stock is…

Sheryl Sandberg to MIT grads: Facebook ‘didn’t see all the risks’ of its tech Recent graduates still covet jobs on Wall Street or at prestigious consulting firms. But high-profile tech companies are also on their short lists of potential employers. Amazon, for example, shot up in popularity among business and engineering students, according to a…