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Savings accounts, short-term Treasury bills and money-market funds paid little yield when interest rates were near zero. The Federal Reserve’s rate hikes starting in 2022 reset the bar for what cash could pay out to investors. On top of that, the advance of technology and new forms of banking and money not only add new competitors for cash—neobanks, stablecoins, tokenized or exchange-traded Treasury bills—but make it increasingly easy to switch cash from where it earns little, to where it earns more.

Shares of AT&T, insurers, travel agents and other consumer stocks have been hit by worries that Muse will hurt their businesses.

Shares of AT&T, insurers, travel agents and other consumer stocks have been hit by worries that Muse will hurt their businesses.

Concerns about AI have repeatedly sparked selloffs of shares of brokerage firms. On Tuesday, Meta’s Muse AI agent became the latest catalyst.

Concerns about AI have repeatedly sparked selloffs of shares of brokerage firms. On Tuesday, Meta’s Muse AI agent became the latest catalyst.

Key Stats for Charles Schwab StockCurrent Price: $100. 35Target Price (Mid): ~$180Street Target: ~$125Potential Total Return: ~69%Annualized IRR: ~13% / yearWhat Happened?The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) fell 6.

Charles Schwab stock recovered only modestly on Wednesday morning, a day after leading a wide swath of brokerage, bank and other financial stocks lower as AI-fueled competition heats up. Rapid adoption of Meta Platforms' Muse personal AI agent and a growing threat from Altruist, an AI platform for financial advisors that was recently acquired by Vanguard, have highlighted two very different type of risks to Schwab's business.

Meta's Muse AI raises risks for finance firms by making it easier for customers to compare rates, fees and products, and move deposits or assets.

Smith Collection/Getty Images Is the marketplace for pre-IPO stock about to have its breakout moment? In the runup to Anthropic and OpenAI’s expected IPOs, only a small cohort of well-heeled investors has enjoyed access to these hard-to-get stocks before they go public. That trade has centered exclusively on a clubby bunch of big institutions and high-net-worth clients of private wealth firms. But trading volume in pre-IPO shares via the growing secondary market pales in comparison to the turnov

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Sep, 23 2026 US stock futures are flat to slightly higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts hovering near unchanged as investors weigh interest rates, inflation and oil. The US 10 year Treasury yield has been pushed up by firm central bank messaging that borrowing costs may stay high while inflation remains a concern. At the same time, oil prices are easing, which can help lower fuel and transport costs for households and businesses. A...

<p>Table below reflects daily flows on September 21, 2026 and asset totals as of that date.</p>

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after investors kept bidding the group lower after last week’s Federal Reserve hike. On September 16, the Fed raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, its first increase since 2023, according to the Federal Reserve’s FOMC statement. The Fed said economic activity and domestic spending remain resilient, but stressed that inflation is still elevated and that the increase is intended to support a return to its 2% infla

Investing.com -- A sudden artificial intelligence breakthrough is reshaping Wall Street. Financials, travel, and telecom stocks tumbled Tuesday as investors fear Meta’s new Muse AI agent will eliminate customer friction—the long-standing habit of sticking with overpriced or underperforming services simply to avoid the hassle of switching. Disruption Across Habit-Driven Industries The aggressive sector rotation stems from the rapid ascent of Meta’s Muse, which recently hit No. 1 on Apple’s US App

Charles Schwab led a wide swath of brokerage, bank and other financial stocks lower on Tuesday as AI-fueled competition heats up. Schwab's partnership news with Anthropic last week was meant to address just this kind of disruption, but may have fallen short. Markets didn't react much on Sept. 1, when Altruist announced its new AI-powered all-in-one financial planning agent, encompassing retirement planning, investment optimization, cash flow analysis, estate planning, tax strategy, and insurance and risk.

Tuesday’s selloff echoes the garden-variety selloffs earlier this year, driven by anxiety over AI displacing traditional industries.

Investing.com -- Financial sector stocks took a significant hit on Tuesday as investors aggressively rotated capital into the technology space, driven by mounting enthusiasm for Meta’s Muse AI agent. The artificial intelligence frenzy sharply divided the financial landscape: traditional banking and wealth management took the brunt of the selloff, while fintech giant PayPal saw a notable surge following a newly announced integration with Meta. PayPal Climbs on Meta Integration Shares of PayPal Ho

↗️ Alibaba (HK:9988), (BABA): The tech giant rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its AI ambitions. Shares rose about 2% in Hong Kong.

Stocks&nbsp;and&nbsp;bonds&nbsp;kicked off the week on a positive note as hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran drove&nbsp;oil prices&nbsp;lower, easing inflation anxiety. The advance in equities erased the&nbsp;S&P 500's decline for the month, with a renewed rally in&nbsp;chipmakers&nbsp;also buoying sentiment. Omar Aguilar, CEO and CIO of Schwab Asset Management, joins for a broad look across asset classes for the rest of 2026.

Oracle, British American Tobacco, Cisco, Charles Schwab, and Goldman Sachs each combine dividend yield, projected earnings growth, and Moderate Buy analyst ratings, per MarketBeat data.

Scammers allegedly gained access to an 82-year-old man’s computer and convinced him that he owed money over an erroneous refund. Charles Schwab processed three transfers ...

Global bond yields are climbing, inflation worries are back on the table, and cash suddenly looks more interesting than it did a couple of years ago. Money is shifting again as investors reconsider how to park short-term funds while still keeping options open. This article walks through three stocks linked to money market and ultra short cash management themes that are exposed to these macro shocks, and describes how each one may be relevant for portfolio decisions in the current...

Most retirees write four estimated tax checks a year without realizing the IRS offers a completely different accounting treatment for one type of December payment that retroactively satisfies every quarterly deadline they missed.

<p>Table below reflects daily flows on September 17, 2026 and asset totals as of that date.</p>

The internet is awash in videos created by self-styled financial influencers peddling investment strategies. Just 2% of the social-media influencers were qualified to give financial advice, the firm found. On Thursday, the Wall Street giant unveiled its 2027 advisor compensation plan, which follows the brokerage industry practice of using a grid to determine pay.

Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders says the firm is neutral on equities and favors commodities, with no universal portfolio fit.

A roughly $3.6 billion municipal-bond exchange-traded fund is careening toward its biggest monthly outflow ever, after a fixed-income selloff pushed muni yields to the highest in months.

Schwab's record $64.8 billion in August core net new assets and $13.41 trillion in client assets highlight strong momentum across its platform.

Webull just posted a record trading quarter, eliminated a regulatory headwind it called its defining moment, and closed a major international acquisition, yet the stock is down 34% over the past year. Whether the next phase of its story corrects that or deepens it depends on a few things falling into place.

A Texas family used ChatGPT to build an income plan around a brokerage account, and a certified financial planner stopped them before they made a move that would have triggered taxes they never needed to pay.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) is partnering with Anthropic to roll out the Claude for Financial Advisors tool to its RIA network. The AI assistant is being integrated into the workflows of more than 16,000 independent advisors that custody with Schwab. Claude is expected to support tasks such as drafting client communications, summarizing documents, and assisting with research for advisory teams. Schwab's launch of Claude for Financial Advisors across its RIA platform is an important step to...