Swaths of the U.S. that have never flooded before are in danger of being swamped. The government’s flood maps haven’t been updated to reflect the risk, giving homeowners a false sense of security. on.wsj.com/4eb7ucT

Investors who feel particularly strongly about a party or effect of the election might do well to consider the sectors they own and make some small adjustments on.wsj.com/3Xey9ib

Labor-market worries are driving the yield on the 2-year Treasury note slightly below the 10-year yield, threatening to end a yield-curve inversion that stretches back to 2022 on.wsj.com/4dHxpsZ

U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Fall More Than Expected on.wsj.com/4ebqWX1

Bank of America has opened an internal investigation following allegations that bankers in Asia shared nonpublic information with investors before it sold hundreds of millions of dollars of stock on.wsj.com/3ALpOuL

Heard on the Street: Verizon’s $20 Billion Convergence Call Not Connecting on.wsj.com/4d0nehY

Listen to a Fed insider on the central-bank's looming interest rate cut on.wsj.com/3z56d8w

China-Owned Brokerages Plan Merger to Create $228 Billion Entity on.wsj.com/4dInYJP

Streetwise: Stocks and bonds are far more sensitive to economic indicators than they have been in the past—because investors are aware of just how much rests on a soft landing on.wsj.com/3AUYESs

Heard on the Street: Investors love Costco so much they’ll pay more for it than Nvidia—but even Charlie Munger might balk at his favorite retailer’s earnings multiple today on.wsj.com/4eedmSU

Heard on the Street: Moderna is spending aggressively to broaden the uses of its mRNA technology. Investors are losing patience. on.wsj.com/3Xh8Z2l

U.S. job growth rebounded slightly in August after a midsummer scare, but a mixed reading provided little clarity as to how aggressively the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates on.wsj.com/3AMxIUH

Major stock indexes are more beholden to the moves of a handful of big tech companies than ever—and none more so than Nvidia, the market darling of the artificial-intelligence craze on.wsj.com/3AP5ysa

Morgan Stanley Is Fined Over First Republic Insider Sales on.wsj.com/3Xygwv8

After years of lagging behind large-cap stocks, small caps look poised to outperform, financial pros say. Here’s what to consider before getting in. on.wsj.com/3XewdGs

High-dividend funds are popular, but the pursuit of a large payout can sink your portfolio. on.wsj.com/3zcI2F9

JPMorgan Chase is investigating thousands of incidents of possible check fraud committed as part of a TikTok craze and plans to share the evidence it gathers with police departments around the country on.wsj.com/3zksyPn

The longest inverted yield curve on record may finally be in the rearview mirror for the U.S. Treasury market on.wsj.com/3Xf2Nbe

Stock indexes posted steep weekly losses after weaker-than-expected economic data on.wsj.com/3MD3Uwo

The Score: U.S. Steel, JetBlue, Broadcom and More Stocks That Defined the Week on.wsj.com/4dUxdqg