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Aug 13, 2020
Asian markets mostly gained in early trading Thursday, after tech stocks led a rally on Wall Street.
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Aug 13, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has caused many Americans to move in search of bigger, more affordable homes.
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Aug 13, 2020
White women account for 30% of entry level jobs and women of color account for 18% of entry-level jobs, according to one 2019 survey.
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Aug 13, 2020
In other countries, lenders have even offered mortgages with negative interest rates.
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Aug 12, 2020
Françoise Brougher filed suit Tuesday, alleging she was paid less than male peers, marginalized in the office and fired after she complained to CEO Ben Silbermann about her treatment.
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Aug 12, 2020
Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signaling enthusiasm among Democrats following the selection of the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket.
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Aug 12, 2020
Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York's Daily News and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md.
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Aug 12, 2020
As a presidential candidate, Harris did not support breaking up Facebook Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc., and Amazon.com Inc., as did Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, but instead was open to strengthening antitrust enforcement.
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Aug 12, 2020
Cisco Systems Inc.'s disappointing results and outlook had one bright spot — the fact that sales of software and services exceeded hardware for the first time — but the transition to more software from legacy network equipment is going to be long, lengthened by the current pandemic
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Aug 12, 2020
The Department of Energy on Wednesday took the next step in delivering on Donald Trump's January pledge to get "rid of the restrictors" on water flow from showerheads, which the president has notoriously said keep him from perfect hair.
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Aug 12, 2020
Joe Biden/Kamala Harris 2020? Not so fast, according to DoubleLine Capital's billionaire boss Jeffrey Gundlach, who predicted Donald Trump's win the 2016 election.
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Aug 12, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled six new recommendations for schools that reopen this fall.
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Aug 12, 2020
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, some people are on edge, while others are just plain confused.
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Aug 12, 2020
Joe Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris has grown increasingly firm in her commitment to making sure that policy to slow man-made climate change emphasizes environmental justice, including scoring legislative effectiveness.
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Aug 12, 2020
Many principals still don't know when they'll get necessary equipment or if there will be enough teachers returning to work.
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Aug 12, 2020
Cisco Systems Inc. reported another revenue decline and soft earnings guidance for the current quarter Wednesday afternoon, then announced that its chief financial officer will retire as shares were pummeled in after-hours trading.
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Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday's top personal finance stories
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Aug 12, 2020
Top congressional Democrats and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both issued dueling statements blaming the other side for keeping talks stalled.
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Aug 12, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris came out swinging at Donald Trump in their first public appearance as running mates on Wednesday, pledging to bring back jobs and prop up the middle class as the U.S. recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and grapples with a racial reckoning.
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Aug 12, 2020
A sell signal is flashing on Buffett's favorite indicator.
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Aug 12, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi warned Wednesday that the company's ride-hailing service could shut down in California until November if the company loses its appeal of a judge's ruling requiring drivers to be classified as employees instead of contractors.
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Aug 12, 2020
Cisco Systems Inc. reported financial results that were largely in line with Wall Street estimates, but another revenue decline and soft earnings guidance dinged the stock in after-hours trading Wednesday.
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Aug 12, 2020
Stocks finish higher Wednesday as appetite for technology shares, which had taken a pause from their rally in recent days, resumed amid some signs of a slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and stronger-than-expected economic data.
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Aug 12, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer declined an offer to meet from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as the stalemate dragged on.
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Aug 12, 2020
The Vermont based ice-cream giant picked one of the hottest days of the year in the U.K. to wade into the immigration debate in the U.K. prompting one politician to say: "You're here for ice cream... not moral judgments."
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Aug 12, 2020
President Trump will likely insult and demean Kamala Harris, angering women voters, who already overwhelmingly support Democrats.
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Aug 12, 2020
Lyft Inc.'s riders and revenue fell by more than half during a pandemic-dominated second quarter, but the company's layoffs helped it top expectations for losses in an earnings report Wednesday.
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Aug 12, 2020
U.S. Treasury yields rise on early Wednesday's trade, extending the climb in yields for long-dated debt to a five-week high as new debt issuance this week weighs on trading, driving prices lower and yields higher.
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Aug 12, 2020
Stein Mart adds to the list of retailers that has filed chapter 11 bankruptcy, with the company planning to close most, if not all, stores.
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Aug 12, 2020
A 60/40 portfolio — 60% in stocks, 40% in bonds — isn't a purely passive strategy.
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Aug 12, 2020
the U.S. budget deficit shrank in July to the lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but the government is still on track to post the biggest shortfall as a share of the economy since World War II because of massive federal aid for households and businesses. The U.S. deficit slid to $68 billion last month from a record $864 billion in June.
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Aug 12, 2020
After a sharp rebound in the economy in May and June, the economic recovery has slowed as consumers, workers, and businesses remain extremely cautious, say the economists at UBS who won the Forecaster of the Month contest for July run by MarketWatch.
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Aug 12, 2020
59% are against in-person classes at K-12 schools right now, a new poll says
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Aug 12, 2020
Stocks bounce higher Wednesday, led higher by technology shares, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 snapped a seven-day winning streak.
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Aug 12, 2020
Gold futures settle higher on Wednesday, recouping a small portion of the more than 4% drop suffered a day earlier as U.S. Treasury yields continued to strengthen, but traded off the day's highs.
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Aug 12, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi warned Wednesday that the company's ride-hailing service could shut down in California until November if the company loses its appeal of a judge's ruling requiring drivers to be classified as employees instead of contractors.
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Aug 12, 2020
Tucker Carlson was schooled by Democratic strategist Richard Goodstein after the Fox News host mispronounced newly named vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris's first name.
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Aug 12, 2020
The rally in Moderna Inc. shares sparked by news late Tuesday that the U.S. government has ordered 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate dissipated on Wednesday, as analysts weighed in on what the order means for pricing.
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Aug 12, 2020
Millions of Americans are out of work due to the business closures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, but you wouldn't know that from the S&P 500.
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Aug 12, 2020
Stocks bounce higher a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 snapped a seven-day winning streak
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Aug 12, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has selected California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate in the race for the White House against President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
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Aug 12, 2020
The Big Ten and Pac-12 have postponed all fall sports for 2020.
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Aug 12, 2020
Lawmakers are calling for a temporary e-cigarette ban during the coronavirus pandemic
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Aug 12, 2020
Joe Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris has grown increasingly firm in her commitment to making sure that policy to slow man-made climate change emphasizes environmental justice, including scoring legislative effectiveness.
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Aug 12, 2020
As it considers the possibility of a second spike of the new coronavirus, the U.K. government will have to postpone plans to put public finances back in order.
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Aug 12, 2020
Should you challenge their long-held biases?
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Aug 12, 2020
In the wake of Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate, Wall Street analysts are offering predictions on what the pick could mean for some key industries if the Democratic duo wins the November election.
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Aug 12, 2020
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 worldwide climbed above 20.3 million on Wednesday and the U.S. case tally topped 5.15 million, as Florida and Georgia reported record one-day death tolls.
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Aug 12, 2020
George Soros just turned 90 years old... and he's got a lot to say.
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Aug 12, 2020
Shares in Sunrise Communications soared more than 26% on Wednesday to hit a record high.
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Aug 12, 2020
The cost of many goods and services such as gas, autos, clothing and airfare rose in July and rebounded from pandemic lows, but inflation is still barely visible in the wake of a coronavirus-induced recession that sapped demand throughout the economy. The consumer price index rose 0.6% for the second month in a row.
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Aug 12, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing companies to reassess their core divisions, say bankers and M&A lawyers.
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Aug 12, 2020
What two separate companies that have returned 10 times their investment have in common.
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Aug 12, 2020
As it considers the possibility of a second spike of the new coronavirus, the U.K. government will have to postpone plans to put public finances back in order.
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Aug 12, 2020
The cost of many goods and services such as gas, autos, clothing and airfare rose in July and rebounded from pandemic lows, but inflation is still barely visible in the wake of a coronavirus-induced recession that sapped demand throughout the economy. The consumer price index rose 0.6% for the second month in a row.
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Aug 12, 2020
U.S. Treasury yields rise on early Wednesday's trade, extending the surge in bond yields in the past few sessions after a snapshot of consumer prices and ahead of a key bond auction.
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Aug 12, 2020
Gold futures fall early Wednesday, with the metal set to record its second straight decline, putting the precious commodity on track to post its lowest settlement in more than two weeks.
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Aug 12, 2020
Oil futures trade higher Wednesday, boosted after data from an industry trade group shows a drop in U.S. crude supplies as traders await official data on inventories.
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Aug 12, 2020
What two separate companies that have returned 10 times their investment have in common.
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Aug 12, 2020
The president's executive order deferred, but didn't forgive, an employee's Social Security tax liabilities.
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Aug 12, 2020
‘I was the supervisor of the department that processed and reconciled parking citations. Since mid-March, the number of parking citations drastically fell due to the coronavirus pandemic.'
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Aug 12, 2020
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, some people are on edge, while others are just plain confused.
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Aug 12, 2020
While normal recessions close the gender wage gap by 2 percentage points, a pandemic recession widens the gap by 5 percentage points, new research suggests.
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Aug 12, 2020
U.K. GDP plunged 20.4% in the second quarter, but there were signs of recovery in June as the economy bounced back 8.7% in the month.
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Aug 12, 2020
Life transitions can be jarring at any age, but they often pile on top of each other in your 50s and 60s.
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Aug 12, 2020
The British economy collapsed in the second quarter by the most on record in the worst showing of any major economy during the pandemic.
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Aug 12, 2020
‘The will also stipulates that he cannot have another woman living in the house.'
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Aug 11, 2020
A venture backed by apparel-licensing firm Authentic Brands Group LLC and mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. has agreed to buy Brooks Brothers Inc. for $325 million.
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Aug 11, 2020
Revenue is disappearing, but debt costs and fat coaching contracts are not.
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Aug 11, 2020
The actual number of coronavirus cases worldwide is likely far higher than 20 million, scientists say.
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Aug 11, 2020
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, some people are on edge, while others are just plain confused.
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Aug 11, 2020
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, some people are on edge, while others are just plain confused.
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Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday's top personal finance stories
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Aug 11, 2020
President Donald Trump railed again Joe Biden's newly named running mate, Kamala Harris, during his daily coronavirus press briefing on Tuesday.
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Aug 11, 2020
Tesla stock surges more than 7% late Tuesday after the Silicon Valley car maker's board approved a five-for-one stock split.
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Aug 11, 2020
#BidenHarris2020 (and Maya Rudolph) became the talk of Twitter on Tuesday
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Aug 11, 2020
Stocks give up strong early gains to end lower Tuesday, dragged lower by a fall in tech stocks.
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Aug 11, 2020
President Trump will likely insult and demean Kamala Harris, angering women voters, who already overwhelmingly support Democrats.
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Aug 11, 2020
When people go to the polls, they are primarily expressing a preference for the presidential candidate.
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Aug 11, 2020
You can't test everyone all the time. Is there way to identify those most likely to be infected to focus testing on them?
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Aug 11, 2020
Millions of Americans are out of work due to the business closures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, but you wouldn't know that from the S&P 500.
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Aug 11, 2020
Joe Biden says he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris of California to be his running mate, tapping a former rival in the Democratic presidential primary as he takes on Donald Trump for the White House.
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Aug 11, 2020
Cold weather, snow, sunshine, antibiotics, vitamins and alcohol do NOT protect you from coronavirus. But what about goggles or wearing masks outdoors?
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Aug 11, 2020
TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google's Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.
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Aug 11, 2020
All fall sports in the Big Ten and Pac-12 have also been postponed.
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Aug 11, 2020
The actual number of coronavirus cases worldwide is likely far higher than 20 million, scientists say.
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Aug 11, 2020
Ireland has also recorded one of the highest rates of COVID-related nursing-home deaths in the world, according to a report released in June.
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Aug 11, 2020
‘I (still) believe the president, and in the president' he writes satirically
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Aug 11, 2020
When Facebook sent its moderators home in March to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it took action on significantly less material containing such content between April and June, according to the company's latest community standards report issued Tuesday.
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Aug 11, 2020
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares tumbled 22% Tuesday, a day after the company reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss and offered a limited update on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate which is currently in clinical trials.
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Aug 11, 2020
News that Russia has registered the first vaccine to treat COVID-19 before starting and completing Phase 3 trials was greeted with alarm on Tuesday, with experts concerned it may come with safety issues that could stoke antivaccination and anti-science sentiment.
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Aug 11, 2020
Coming next week to a computer screen or TV set near you: speeches by Michelle Obama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Joe Biden...and his to-be-announced running mate.
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Aug 11, 2020
A recession of ‘historic proportions' could take another turn for the worse if a stalemated Congress fails to provide more financial aid to beleaguered workers and businesses hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, the president of the Richmond Federal Reserve warned
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Aug 11, 2020
Investors in the two big publicly trading ride hailing giants, Uber and Lyft, have been warned that this day may eventually come - The ride-hailing companies have finally lost in defending their ridiculous hiring practices and are being ordered to comply with a new California law.
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Aug 11, 2020
Cold weather, snow, sunshine, antibiotics, vitamins and alcohol do NOT protect you from coronavirus. But what about goggles or wearing masks outdoors?
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Aug 11, 2020
Watch out, FIRE fans: New reports say retiring early can give you Alzheimer's
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Aug 11, 2020
Technically speaking, the U.S. benchmarks' already-bullish backdrop has strengthened amid rotational August price action, writes Michael Ashbaugh.
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Aug 11, 2020
Be a smarter investor: watch what institutional money managers are doing with their personal portfolios.
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