Jeff Sommer
@jeffnyc.bsky.social
New York Times financial columnist and editor; former Newsday foreign correspondent and editor. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jeff-sommer
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Final update for tonight to this explainer (gift link). I'm going to go eat something unhealthy.
Can You Still Get the Covid Shot?
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September 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Final update for tonight to this explainer (gift link). I'm going to go eat something unhealthy.
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For most Americans, Social Security is their most valuable asset, a CBO study shows, making up 1/3 of wealth for the middle class and keeping low-income households out of destitution. via @jeffnyc.bsky.social (gift link)
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Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
For most Americans, Social Security is their most valuable asset, a CBO study shows, making up 1/3 of wealth for the middle class and keeping low-income households out of destitution. via @jeffnyc.bsky.social (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/b...
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This powerful essay from @jeffnyc.bsky.social makes an excellent point: For most of us, Social Security is our most valuable possession. Like all assets, it's important we keep it, and it's on our elected officials to protect it.
Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security.
For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This powerful essay from @jeffnyc.bsky.social makes an excellent point: For most of us, Social Security is our most valuable possession. Like all assets, it's important we keep it, and it's on our elected officials to protect it.
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The Stock Market Is Good, Bad and Ugly, Often in Quick Succession
The market’s best days frequently occur in the midst of misery, so don’t bother trying to figure out where stocks are heading, says @jeffnyc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
The market’s best days frequently occur in the midst of misery, so don’t bother trying to figure out where stocks are heading, says @jeffnyc.bsky.social
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August 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Stock Market Is Good, Bad and Ugly, Often in Quick Succession
The market’s best days frequently occur in the midst of misery, so don’t bother trying to figure out where stocks are heading, says @jeffnyc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
The market’s best days frequently occur in the midst of misery, so don’t bother trying to figure out where stocks are heading, says @jeffnyc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
The Danger of a Market Melt-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/b... My latest for @nytimes.com
The Danger of a Market Melt-Up
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July 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Danger of a Market Melt-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/b... My latest for @nytimes.com
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Markets are indeed doing well. Feels a bit like the Summer of 2007.
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A Solid Report Card for the Markets, Despite Shock and Worry
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July 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Markets are indeed doing well. Feels a bit like the Summer of 2007.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/b...
The Markets Are Balancing on a Knife’s Edge
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June 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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There’s a Good Chance Crypto Is Spreading in Your Retirement Account www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/b...
There’s a Good Chance Crypto Is Spreading in Your Retirement Account
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June 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There’s a Good Chance Crypto Is Spreading in Your Retirement Account www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/b...
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June 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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corporate income inequality is off the charts, writes @jeffnyc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
The Rich Compensation for Being the C.E.O.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
corporate income inequality is off the charts, writes @jeffnyc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
Thank you, my friend. We had a great run. You could not only tell the dismal story but make it funny, a greater feat. @jswatz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/b...
June 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Thank you, my friend. We had a great run. You could not only tell the dismal story but make it funny, a greater feat. @jswatz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/b...
My secret goal for reincarnation. Out there for all to see….
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#tennis
#finance
#bonds
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#tennis
#finance
#bonds
We Are Witnessing the Bond Market’s Power to Intimidate
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May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My secret goal for reincarnation. Out there for all to see….
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#tennis
#finance
#bonds
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#tennis
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#bonds
Ben&Jerry’s is in the news again and one of my favorite writers is on it.
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder was arrested this week — it was far from the first time
Since Ben & Jerry's ice cream company was founded in 1978, activism has been (half) baked into the brand's DNA.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ben&Jerry’s is in the news again and one of my favorite writers is on it.
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Putting the recent dollar decline in a larger historical context, from
@jeffnyc.bsky.social.
The Fed’s Real Broad Trade-Weighted Index showed the dollar up 23 percent over 2004-2024... stronger late last year than it had been since 1985.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
@jeffnyc.bsky.social.
The Fed’s Real Broad Trade-Weighted Index showed the dollar up 23 percent over 2004-2024... stronger late last year than it had been since 1985.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
Don’t Count the Dollar Out Just Yet
As President Trump’s tariffs rock the world, German bonds and the euro are benefiting. But U.S. strength endures, our columnist says.
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May 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Putting the recent dollar decline in a larger historical context, from
@jeffnyc.bsky.social.
The Fed’s Real Broad Trade-Weighted Index showed the dollar up 23 percent over 2004-2024... stronger late last year than it had been since 1985.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
@jeffnyc.bsky.social.
The Fed’s Real Broad Trade-Weighted Index showed the dollar up 23 percent over 2004-2024... stronger late last year than it had been since 1985.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
Oy. How to navigate the Trump markets and preserve your 401(k). www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Long-Term Investing Has Gotten Riskier as Trump’s Tariffs Shake the Markets
President Trump’s policies have shaken the markets. Protect yourself first, and, only then, take advantage of investment bargains, our columnist says.
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April 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Oy. How to navigate the Trump markets and preserve your 401(k). www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
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You knew this was coming:
Trump team cites wolf ‘de-extinction’ as it seeks to cut endangered species list
The interior secretary hailed a biotech company’s claim to have brought back the dire wolf, while the administration and GOP push to roll back species protections.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You knew this was coming:
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I mean, true, but not by changing statutory rates...
April 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I mean, true, but not by changing statutory rates...
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My latest column.
April 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My latest column.
My latest column.
April 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My latest column.
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In Worst Stock Market in Years, Slow and Boring Has Eased the Pain www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
With the Worst U.S. Stock Market In Years, Try Some Old-Fashioned Investments
People have avoided huge losses by holding old-fashioned, well-balanced investments, an approach our columnist is banking on for the future.
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April 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In Worst Stock Market in Years, Slow and Boring Has Eased the Pain www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
