Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty Images After making a big purchase with your credit card, you may log in to see your card balance and notice a new option to segment that purchase out and pay a lower interest rate on it over a fixed amount of time. The offer may sound tempting, given today’s
In this article 9866-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nio’s ET5 stands on display at the Central China International Auto Show on May 25, 2023, in Wuhan, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio lost $835.1 million in the second quarter, more than twice its year-ago
A shopper loads televisions into the trunk of a vehicle outside a Best Buy store on Black Friday in San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Best Buy — Shares popped nearly 6% after the retailer’s
oatawa | Getty As the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS roll out proposed regulations for crypto tax reporting, experts say it’s critical for investors to accurately report and track activity. Stemming from the 2021 federal infrastructure bill, the agencies on Friday unveiled the long-awaited tax reporting proposal for cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens and other
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue The Pew Research Center frequently publishes fascinating studies about America and Americans, but its recent jobs survey was an eye-opener. Pew learned that employees aged 65 and older are the happiest. Specifically, its survey of 5,188 U.S. workers who aren’t self-employed found: Two-thirds of those 65+ are extremely or very
It’s a painful reality: The cost of homes is putting homeownership beyond the reach of a growing share of Americans. A new bill called The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) strives to address this problem, encouraging affordable home building and spurring renewal of distressed neighborhoods through the creation of a new tax credit. By supporting
Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a
An estimated 48 million Americans are caring for someone over the age of 18. Many of them are family members caring for an elderly parent or older relative — and the value of that unpaid care is estimated at about $600 billion dollars a year, according to a recent report by AARP. Daphne Taylor, Debbie
A BYD ATTO 3 is displayed during the British Motor Show at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre on August 17, 2023 in Farnborough, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Chinese automaker BYD listed in China jump more than 5% Tuesday, a day after posting a stellar jump in first half
European shares opened higher on the final trading week of August, as traders weighed the prospect of higher interest rates from the U.S. Federal Reserve and looked ahead to upcoming economic data later in the week. Germany’s DAX 30 rose 125 points at the open, or 0.8%, France’s CAC 40 climbed 69 points, or 0.9%,
They say love doesn’t cost a thing. But that certainly isn’t true of weddings. In 2022, couples in the United States spent, on average, nearly $30,000 to get married, according to a report from the wedding website The Knot. But it wasn’t always this way. In the 1950s, the “Complete Guide to Wedding Etiquette” advised
There are many ways to track home design trends. One of the best is considering what retailers are seeing specifiers and homeowners purchasing – especially retailers that cater to both professional and consumer clientele across the country, like the Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery chain and its Build with Ferguson website. Here are five
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Corporate bonds can be a valuable building block in a retirement portfolio. They allow you to lock in attractive yields for periods ranging from a few to many years. That’s in contrast to instruments such as certificates of deposit and money market funds, for which the
I have a weird habit of remembering what I paid for things. Yes, I am the person that can tell you the approximate date I bought an item and how much I paid for it. This is particularly the case if I got something for a bargain. It took a while to figure out that
In this article WBD AMCX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh attend the premiere of BBC America and AMC’s ‘Killing Eve’ at ArcLight Hollywood on April 01, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre | Getty Images Streaming services are leaning more on pay TV. Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max will feature
In this article CRWD MCW BSX MRVL 9868-HK MMM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boston Scientific Corp. Chitose Suzuki Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. RPT Realty — RPT Realty shares surged 19% after Kimco Realty, an operator of open-air shopping centers, said it would acquire the real estate investment trust
Large and stately homes in the Washington, D.C., area sometimes come with a historic pedigree. Not so for a luxury landmark property on the Potomac River in Virginia that may look more at home in Europe than the nation’s capital. The property is nestled close to nature reserves like Scott’s Run and Langley Oaks Park.
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A convertible bond is an investment vehicle that starts as a bond and then can turn into a stock. These bonds are often framed by sellers as a way to reduce risk by having the certainty of a bond that offers the upside of a stock’s
Today was the first day of school for my son. His schedule was packed with math, foreign languages, English, science—but not economics or financial literacy. Many schools don’t offer those kinds of classes. Just about half of states require either a personal finance or economics course to graduate high school, which might explain why, as
In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon (centre), Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs during an event attended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Business Roundtable during his visit to Washington DC in the US on June 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. Niall Carson | WPA Pool | Getty