NewsWatch: Get ready for peak earnings growth as second-quarter results kick off next week

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Stock indexes pull back from record territory on Thursday as growth concerns come into focus, but equities still could get a boost next week from the kickoff of second-quarter earnings. See full story.

Elizabeth Warren blasts Wells Fargo for ending personal lines of credit — here’s why that decision could hurt your credit score

‘Wells Fargo needs to make this right,’ the senator tweeted. See full story.

These 7 markets are the target of Biden’s new anti-monopoly executive order

President Biden signed an executive order Friday afternoon that takes aim at what the White House describes as the growing problem of corporate consolidation in U.S. and the higher prices, lower wages and reduced choice it imposes on workers and consumers. See full story.

We want a $250,000 home within an hour of the mountains or the ocean — where should we retire?

The community should have access to cultural events, good restaurants as well as biking and hiking, and be close to a major airport. See full story.

Houston is winning the competition to establish tech hubs in Texas

Houston’s resurgence is part of a Texas tech wave, the crown jewel of which could be the gleaming new corporate headquarters of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. See full story.

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The Internal Revenue Service will distribute the payments the middle of every month, from July 15 to December 15. See full story.