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BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 28, 2025 FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘TV Is Finally Dying. Why That’s Actually Good News for Disney’…

Why That’s Actually Good News for Disney.

It has been a lost decade for the entertainment giant. But with TV declines baked in and growth improving, the stock is ready for a new era

Annuities Are Coming in New Shapes and Sizes. Here Are the 100 Best Ones.

Annuities are often complicated, with confusing fee structures, but certain ones can make sense for a portion of your retirement portfolio.

Tariffs May Be Coming for Your Retirement Savings. Here’s What to Do.

Higher inflation data could soon fuel market volatility. While that can be scary, it pays to stick with your diversified mix of stocks and bonds. 

Want to Be a 401(k) Millionaire? Start With These Fixes.

The stock market gains about 10% a year, but your savings may be falling behind. Here’s how to make the most of your 401(k).

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 21, 2025 FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Inside the Immigration Raid That Shook Horse Racing’—and What It Means for U.S. Businesses

Social Security Forecasts Are Getting Worse. Should You Claim Before It’s Too Late?

The trust fund backing benefits may run dry in seven years. Claiming early still has many drawbacks.

Inside the Immigration Raid That Shook Horse Racing—and What It Means for U.S. Businesses

A raid at Louisiana’s Delta Downs illustrates the challenges for businesses—and potentially the U.S. economy—as a result of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Here Come Women Investors. Gen Z Is Leading the Way.

Investing used to be a mostly male domain. Young women are helping to change that.

Here Are America’s Top 100 Women Financial Advisors. Our Ranking Turns 20.

Dozens of women have repeatedly made our list over the past two decades. It’s a testament to the overall excellence of the advisors we highlight each year.

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 19, 2025 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Winning the war on cancer’…

The world is winning the war on cancer

Progress has been remarkable. Death rates are down substantially, and are likely to fall further

Trump’s U-turn on Russia is utterly cynical—and welcome

His pivot on supplying arms could help Ukraine

To survive the AI age, the web needs a new business model

Artificial intelligence has undermined the internet’s central bargain

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 14, 2025 – FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Stock Market Has Bounced Back to New Highs. 55 Picks From Our Roundtable Pros.

The Stock Market Has Bounced Back to New Highs. 55 Picks From Our Roundtable Pros.

The challenges of the first half aren’t over, our 11 panelists say. Where they see opportunities for the second half of the year.

Social Security Needs Fixing. What Washington Can Learn From 1983.

Congress ended up raising the retirement age and payroll taxes to make the program solvent.

Venture Capital Bet Big on Gambling. Now It’s Banking on the Addictions.

U.S. VC firms have invested $2 billion in gambling businesses since 2018. At least six of the firms are simultaneously betting on problem gambling treatments.

Americans Are Eating Cheaper. What That Means for the Economy.

Eating habits can provide subtle clues to how consumers are feeling about the economy and their own financial health.

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 12, 2025 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Scrap the asylum systemAnd build something better…

Scrap the asylum system—and build something better

Rich countries need to separate asylum from labour migration

America cannot dodge the consequences of rising tariffs for ever

Their economic impact has been delayed but not averted

After another leader is brought low, Thailand’s voters need a real choice

The kingdom is stagnating while its elites squabble

Sex hormones could be mental-health drugs too

If they can be liberated from ignorance and hucksterism

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 7, 2025 – INVESTMENT REVEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ETFs Are Eating the World. The Right—and Wrong—Ways to Invest.

ETFs Are Eating the World. The Right—and Wrong—Ways to Invest.

More than 700 ETFs launched last year, including ones that hold crypto or make leveraged bets on individual stocks like Nvidia. How to make sense of it all.

Tariff Scorecard: Tracking Winners and Losers in the Global Trade War

As the July 9 tariff deadline approaches, expect more deals in coming days, but the drama is far from over. Who is in and who is out—for now.

Clean Energy Got Hit Hard in the Tax Bill. Some Players Still Have a Way to Win.

Last-minute changes to the Republican megabill could benefit big solar and wind developers like Next Era.

My Doctor Told Me to Take My Blood Pressure at Home. She Didn’t Tell Me How Hard It Is.

There are a lot of factors that can distort blood pressure measurements that you take at home.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK

World Economic Forum (June 29, 2025): This week’s top stories of the week include:

0:15 Top technologies to watch in 2025 – From digital trust to clean energy, 2025 is seeing breakthrough innovations with wide-ranging impact. Here are five of the most promising technologies this year.

2:50 How to close the gender gap in tech – Ayumi Moore Aoki is CEO of Women in Tech Global, an organization that works to increase gender equality in STEM. She says that amid all the talk of what AI can do, we must also consider what it cannot.

6:09 This robot could change all factories – Meet CyRo, a 3-armed robot designed to handle objects with the dexterity of a human – without the need for pre-programming. Its adaptive vision system mimics the human eye, allowing it to operate under varying lighting and handle tricky materials like glass or reflective surfaces.

7:33 Start-up plans data centres in space – As AI energy demands soar, one pioneering start-up is taking data infrastructure off the planet. Starcloud is building space data centres to tap into the vast, uninterrupted solar energy available in orbit.

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE —— JUNE 30, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How Trump’s Tariffs Could Upend the U.S. Auto Industry’…

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Upend the U.S. Auto Industry

President Trump wants an all-American car. U.S. vehicle sales could plunge by as much as 20% if he uses massive levies to get one.

Bonds Have Underperformed. Why You Should Own Them Now.

Barron’s has long favored dividend-paying stocks for those seeking income. But bonds now deserve a hard look because they are so attractively priced.

This Investing Pro Delivers a 5.5% Yield With Low Volatility. Here Are His Secrets.

Ed Perks, manager of the 73-year-old Franklin Income Fund, is investing equally in stocks and bonds, often from the same companies. He shares some picks.

Nuclear Power’s Biggest IPO in Years Is on the Way

Holtec CEO says the plan is to go public within several months. The IPO may be coming at just the right time.

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JUNE 28, 2025 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features How to win the peace…

How to win peace in the Middle East

After the bombs should come a plan to reset the region

RFK’s loopy approach to vaccines endangers Americans

Donald Trump’s health secretary undermines global public health, too

How the defence bonanza will reshape the global economy

As they spend big, politicians must resist using one pot of money to achieve many goals

Chinese brands are sweeping the world. Good

From fast food to video games, new marques are making their mark