Some vacationers are anxious about catching Covid-19 and vacation disruptions. But for other people, the reasons are much more particular, stories CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli.
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Trump orders Pentagon to buy power from coal plants
US President Donald Trump speaks at a “Champion of Coal” event at the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 11, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to purchase power from coal plants, his latest effort to revivte an industry that has struggled to […]
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Musk announces xAI re-org following co-founder departures, SpaceX merger
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday […]
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These funds protect against market drops. Demand is booming
Investors seeking protection from market losses have piled into buffer exchange-traded funds — and that demand is expected to continue. The products, also known as defined-outcome ETFs, use options contracts to provide some buffer against market losses. However, they come at a cost: The average fee in 2025 was 75 basis points annually, according to […]
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