We want to hear from readers who have stories to share about the effects of increasing costs and a changing economy. If you’d like to share your experience, write to [email protected]. Please include your name and the best way to reach you. A reporter may be in touch. Americans looking for housing in April faced median…
Automatic enrollment in retirement accounts and help with emergency savings efforts are among the moves that would help close the gap on retirement savings among Black and Latino employees, a new study found. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Latino workers, in particular, experienced greater pay cuts and job loss, leaving little room to consider…
Revelations about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s financial disclosures get “worse and worse by the day,” Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday, and “everything is on the table” when it comes to establishing a code of ethics for the high court. Speaking Sunday morning on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Jake Tapper, the Illinois…
After a sometimes contentious day-long meeting Saturday, California’s reparations task force approved a sweeping set of recommendations — including potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in monetary reparations — for repair and restitution for harms experienced by African Americans as a result of slavery and the state’s subsequent policies and practices. The task force was…
‘When I open my accounts and see how they are growing it really fills me with a sense of pride and determination.’
A cannabis business operating in Michigan said it would hire laid-off Burger King employees to roll marijuana joints for $16 an hour, although the job picture remains mixed in the cannabis sector depending on the state. As Shryne Group Inc.’s Stiiizy cannabis business expands in Michigan, the company has offered to hire hundreds of Burger…
The Federal Trade Commission continued its crusade against deceptive uses of artificial intelligence Monday, suggesting that companies could face trouble by simultaneously misleading customers using AI and cutting back on ethicists who advise businesses on how to use the technology responsibly. The warning comes as large technology companies reportedly have been laying off staffers who…
Absorbing positive views on aging—rather than being mired in negative stereotypes about old people—can help older adults regain memory.
While advocates for marijuana use 4/20 day in part to reiterate their call for nationwide legalization, their opponents are marking the weed holiday in a different way. One group that’s against legalization — Smart Approaches to Marijuana — is running a conference on Thursday in Washington, D.C., that’s dubbed the 2023 SAM Summit & Good…
The numbers: Construction of new homes fell 0.8% in March to a rate of 1.42 million due to slower work on apartment buildings, leaving prospective buyers with limited options. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a 1.4 million rate of new housing starts. That’s the number of homes that would be built…
Shaina Zafar woke up around 4:50 a.m. in New York City, cooked some eggs and ate them with a bagel and coconut water before imsak, a time to stop eating and drinking. She prayed and set her intentions for the day before the sun rose. Zafar, the co-founder and chief marketing officer of JUV Consulting,…
After Bud Light’s recent partnership with a transgender influencer, sales of the beer may take a hit as a result of conservative calls for a boycott — or they may get a boost from other people buying more of the product in response. But whatever the effect, analysts say, it will likely evaporate quickly. What’s…
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. was reportedly aware that the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was paying underage girls to be brought to his home, years before he was convicted in 2008, according to a lawsuit filing released on Wednesday. The court filing is part of an amended lawsuit filing initially brought last year by…
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Holding a life insurance policy is a key step toward improving your financial health and building generational wealth. It’s something everyone should have, but men still outpace women in terms of purchasing life insurance. Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA) data indicates that while 78% of women consider personal finances very important, only 31%…
April is National Financial Literacy Month. To mark the occasion, MarketWatch will publish a series of “Financial Fitness” articles to help readers improve their fiscal health, and offer advice on how to save, invest and spend their money wisely. Read more here. Ask and you shall receive — unless you’re female, apparently. A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds…
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Those are the questions many are likely asking in light of the news that the legendary 97-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke was in a car crash last month in Malibu, Calif. According to reports, Van Dyke’s silver Lexus collided with a gate, and the actor suffered minor injuries. He appeared to be the driver and…
Deb Morgan, 74, made the decision in 2021 to sell her home in Aiken, S.C., and move closer to her son in Cincinnati. While the booming real-estate market helped her get more for her South Carolina home than she imagined, the market also worked against her when finding a new place to live. Morgan didn’t…