Summer is almost here, and the streaming schedule is finally easing up enough to let viewers venture outside once in a while. After a two-month deluge of Emmy bait, the release schedule is significantly lighter in June, though not without its gems, such as new seasons of Hulu’s “The Bear,” Apple’s “Swagger” and Netflix’s “Black…
With shares more than doubling this year, Meta Platforms META, +0.18% seems to be a stock that just won’t quit. But given the choice, investors may want to consider digital-advertising competitor Alphabet GOOGL, -0.75% GOOG, -0.63% instead. Sure, Facebook parent Meta Platforms topped earnings expectations and posted bullish guidance. Yet just after celebrating those results, investors…
The debt-ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend contains many compromises for both Republicans and Democrats. Some may be harder to stomach than others. Chief among them: changes to the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food-stamp program. “The agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a…
Financial Literacy Month puts a spotlight on the financial knowledge Americans are supposed to know and often don’t. But what about financial knowledge that we think we know, but should reconsider? When it comes to money, we pick up lessons from a mish-mash of sources ranging from parents to TikTok videos to high school classes….
I’m a 46-year-old woman, and single mother to a 14-year-old boy. I bought a centrally located house in Miami after the housing market crash in 2010 for $167,000. The house is small but has a big lot in front of it, and I currently owe $128,000. The house is now worth about $400,000. I have…
Americans want to travel this summer, but they’re stressed out about money. Luckily, experts say there are ways to find cheap flights — but it may require a bit of detective work. “All estimates show that it’s going to really be a busy summer,” Ben Ayers, a senior economist at Nationwide Economics, told MarketWatch. The…
The housing market has cooled in recent years, but it’s still hot in some parts of the U.S. “It’s an exciting time to be a realtor in Gainesville,” said Dani Burns, who joined the real-estate profession 21 years ago, and who now works with Keller Williams Lanier Partners. Out of the 15 homes she’s sold…
Paying servers the minimum wage has influenced tipping practices in the U.S. Many folks were taught that you should tip 18% or 20% — unless the service is outright horrendous. But wait staff are already making the minimum wage in many cities and, if you add the tips they earn, they are oftentimes making significantly…
I’m disabled, 52, and have one minor son. My boyfriend has his own house, and also has a minor child still living at home, as well as another son, 24, who is living at home and is employed as his younger son’s babysitter. He stays at my place, probably five out of seven nights, but…
Salary ranges are widening in certain jobs — particularly in technology hubs, and in states with pay-transparency laws. Jobs in pharmacy, medical information, scientific research and development, industrial engineering and software engineering are showing increasing disparity in pay, according to a new study by Indeed Hiring Lab. While 45% of U.S. job postings included some…
The first-quarter dip never happened. Some observers say that’s a problem. Credit-card balances hit $986 billion in the fourth quarter last year and remained largely unchanged in the first quarter of this year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its most recent quarterly report on household debt. It looks increasingly likely that…
Six months after its launch, Netflix Inc.’s ad-supported tier has nearly 5 million monthly active users globally, the streaming giant said Wednesday. In a virtual upfront presentation to advertisers, Netflix co-Chief Executive Greg Peters said the member base of the ad tier has “more than doubled” since early this year. The ad plan launched in…
The world is increasingly becoming inundated with AI-based content. Artists were the first to voice complaints, saying that artificial intelligence would put them out of work. Then other content creators raised their voices, as AI can already match junior content creator skill levels. Legal experts and medical doctors are facing a similar crisis — AI…
Peacock will exclusively stream an NFL playoff game for the first time next season, in another sign of streaming services’ growing interest in live sports. The NFL and Peacock, the streaming service from Comcast Corp.’s CMCSA, -0.02% NBCUniversal, announced a deal late Monday to stream a wild-card playoff game in prime time on Saturday, Jan….
Personal assistants such as Alexa and Siri are being offered by the biggest names in technology, and Morgan Stanley analysts said Wednesday that one company should be favored to take a big chunk of that market as artificial intelligence adds to their capabilities. Morgan Stanley analysts think Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG, +0.87% GOOGL, +0.81% Google is…
Elon Musk’s appointment of Linda Yaccarino to succeed him as Twitter’s chief executive has all the characteristics of a so-called glass cliff: She’s tasked with the nearly impossible job of turning around a company that faces a steep ad-revenue shortfall, with one of the most dominant Twitter users looking over her shoulder every day. After teasing the…
The face-off Higher interest rates have made it more expensive to carry a balance on your credit card or take out a car loan, but on the flip side, there’s an opportunity to earn more interest on cash savings. You can do this by opening a high-yield savings account or buying a certificate of deposit…
I just moved to the U.S. to join my family, and I have about $20,000 in my bank account, and I’m not sure how to invest it. I have no need for the money at the moment, but I’ve applied for a master’s program and want to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student…
‘When I open my accounts and see how they are growing it really fills me with a sense of pride and determination.’
“The expenses are affecting my stress and my financial choices.”