The Catch-Up Trap: Workers Over 50 Can Add $7,500 a Year. The Average One Adds $0.
The rules for saving after 50 are written to help. Almost no one is in a position to use them — and the gap says everything about who retirement policy really serves.
Monday, July 6, 2026
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The Tape
12:12pm ET
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Nasdaq Composite: Tech Propels Broader Markets Higher on Memory-Stock Strength
Micron and SanDisk lead a memory rally that has spread across the megacap complex. Follow the session as it develops.
MU +4.1%SNDK +6.8%NVDA +1.8%
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11:51am ET
Stock Picks
Dell Is Up 6% Today: Is It Outperforming Other AI Server Stocks Like Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Super Micro?
Dell stock ran to about $419 after a broad bid returned to AI infrastructure names, putting it back near the top of the large-cap tech leaderboard for the session.
DELL +6.02%HPE +1.2%SMCI +2.9%
David Moadel
11:35am ET
Closing Bell · Europe
London's Blue Chips Fall Hardest as Europe Closes Lower
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FTSE 100−0.37%
DAX−0.22%
CAC 40−0.48%
The FTSE dropped 39 points while Paris fell nearly half a percent and Frankfurt held steadier losses into the close.
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11:20am ET
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The Income Ladder: What It Takes to Go From $250 to $5,000 a Month
The personal saving rate was 3.0% in May, while average household spending hit $78,535. Building real monthly income is still possible — the ladder just has more rungs than it used to.
Drew Wood
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11:04am ET
Movers
Lemonade Jumps 8% After Raising Full-Year Guidance
LMND +8.41%$34.72
10:47am ET
Economy
Real Hourly Earnings Have Gone Nowhere in a Year — Here's the June Math
Average hourly earnings rose again in June, but against $11.14 in constant dollars the typical paycheck buys what it did last summer.
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10:12am ET
Earnings Watch
Delta Kicks Off Earnings Season Thursday: What the Options Market Expects
Implied volatility prices a ±5.2% move. The last four reports resolved smaller than the straddle three times.
DAL −0.6%
Eric Bleeker