Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly paying $165 million for a palatial Beverly Hills mansion, and, according to SEC filings, with that sum the Amazon AMZN, -0.70% founder could have footed the entire 2019 federal tax bill his company is planning to pay this year. He’d have $3 million leftRead More →
During the California gold rush, many miners went bankrupt. However, many of the merchants selling picks and shovels became rich. Most investors recognize that the gold rush is on in 5G and artificial intelligence. The gold rush is also on in automotive electronics. Just take a look at a massiveRead More →
After a boom-and-bust three-year run, HQ Trivia now appears to be little more than fodder for a future trivia question. The game-show app, which at its peak in early 2018 had more than 2 million daily users, officially shut down Friday. CNN Business obtained an email from CEO Rus YusupovRead More →
With Tesla Inc. TSLA, -0.12% stock heading north —despite some pit stops — some new retail investors might be itching to go along for the ride on a stock. The stock has more than doubled (an increase of 123%) over the past three months. In fact, the Silicon Valley electric-carRead More →
Dear Moneyist, On May 30, 2018 my mother moved out all her belongings and informed my father that she was leaving him after 30 years of marriage, and that she would be seeking a divorce. No papers had been filed at that point. The next day my father went toRead More →
Thank China (again) for what looks like another bullish day on Wall Street after Beijing pledged to halve tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. imports, while political uncertainty has eased after the Senate acquitted U.S. President Donald Trump. That is as investors have decided the deadly coronavirus isn’t a reasonRead More →
The most fortunate young Americans are ahead of their older peers when they were their age. A sizeable number have seen a savings bump in recent years. One quarter of millenmials have $100,000 or more in savings, up from 16% two years ago, according to Bank of America’s BAC, -0.69%Read More →
Two of the best-performing tech stocks of 2019 are set to report results Tuesday, but they’ll do so with a looming shadow. Stocks suffered their worst day in more than three months Monday, amid fears of a virus spreading in and out of China. Apple Inc. AAPL, -2.94% and AdvancedRead More →
U.S. stock futures indicated sharp losses for major indexes on Monday, continuing a drop seen from late last week, as concern grows over the fallout from China’s coronavirus, with the death toll and number of infected climbing dramatically from last week. How are benchmarks performing? Dow Jones Industrial Average futuresRead More →
Film fodder for Netflix-and-chill NFLX, +1.02% nights has grown sparser, a new analysis suggests. Netflix’s U.S. movie offerings have dwindled by around 40% over the past five years, according to a report by the streaming news and reviews company Streaming Observer. The streaming company’s catalog held 3,849 titles asRead More →
Dear Moneyist, My youngest sister persuaded my father to sell his home and buy her a property with two residences: a small town house for him and a nice four-bedroom house for her and her family. My father recently passed away. We discovered that our sister’s mother-in-law is an attorney.Read More →
For the first time, Uber UBER, +0.43% is allowing drivers to have control over the fares they charge riders. But given the fierce competition across ride-hailing apps, industry experts say this could lead to a price-cutting battle between drivers vying for riders. Uber said on Tuesday it is testing theRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I have a money problem that is somewhat different from what I read in your column. It is a problem that many would not view as a problem, but it’s eating me alive. I am 22 years old. I graduated from college last May and, nearly immediately, startedRead More →
Whether you buy a new car regularly or haven’t shopped for one since the invention of the minivan, the process goes more smoothly when you know what to expect. Let’s start with some good news: There’s a ton of information available to the savvy car buyer like you. And here’s some better news:Read More →
Robert Hyde, a GOP congressional candidate who has become embroiled in the impeachment investigation, on Saturday said he had been operating Facebook pages displaying posts in his defense while purporting to be run by groups of Trump supporters in different states. The coordination of the pages was uncovered in anRead More →
Retirement dreaming on such a winter’s day. More than half of workers say traveling and spending more time with family and friends are what they’d relish when they step away from the workplace, and almost half cite devoting time to their hobbies. A notable 30% of workers, however, hope toRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I have what I hope is a simple question. My stepmom and father gave me $16,000 from their joint savings days before my dad passed away. She said it was a gift. Now that he has passed, she wants the money back. I paid $2,000 for the funeral. Also see:Read More →
Dear Moneyist, My husband wrote a new will when our relationship was in bad shape. I do not know what is in this will, but it’s still current and in his brother’s possession. The good news: We are in a happier place now! However, I would like to write myRead More →
A trending topic on social-media sites Wednesday was raising fresh questions about the integrity of those platforms and their capacity to foment antipathy, or even disrupt democracy, rather than foster genuine political discourse ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The hashtag #NeverWarren has been the most popular topic on TwitterRead More →
Ginny Corbett, 56, founder of Salúd Juicery, in Sewickley, Pa, has worked hard to build an Instagram following to connect with customers. She now has over 9,413 followers. And it’s free. Sort of. “If you count your time as money, I have spent thousands of hours,” Corbett says. “I haveRead More →
Looking for a six-figure job that makes you happy in 2020, but is also increasing in demand? Front-end engineers had an average overall job satisfaction score of 3.9 on Glassdoor, making theirs the No. 1 profession for 2020 in terms of job satisfaction, salary and job openings, according to aRead More →
Technology stocks have had an amazing ride. But some, including Netflix and Twitter, are less expensive relative to earnings estimates than they were a year ago. You are no doubt aware that 2019 was an excellent year for U.S. stocks. Still, a breakdown of the 11 sectors of the S&PRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I’ve been living with the same man for close to 27 years. Of course, our relationship was good in the beginning. Most are. However, he has always had an inability to handle money. Our home has always been in my name, usually because of his poor credit. I’veRead More →
Getty Images/iStockphoto What happens next once getting distressing news from an at-home genetics testing kit. Unwrapping the holiday gift of a genetic testing kit could mean revealing a previously unknown world of health concerns — and complicated family questions. By spitting in a test tube and sending it to companiesRead More →
Sharon Stone is not alone in her struggles with online dating. The actress tweeted TWTR, +0.06% that she was kicked off the dating site Bumble as other users reported her profile, believing it to be fake. “I went on the @bumble dating sight and they closed my account,” she wrote.Read More →