On Thursday evening, President-elect Joe Biden said he will call for $1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds as part of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. “President-elect Biden announced a proposed relief and recovery package that provides relief that is commensurate with the scale of the economic challengeRead More →
Zoom Video Communications Inc. has become a household name during the coronavirus pandemic, with millions of people using its online-video service for free — but it still needs companies to pay for it in order to survive. On Monday, it proved that is happening — and then some. ZoomRead More →
Musicians have not taken kindly to comments made last week by Spotify Technology SA Chief Executive Daniel Ek that they need to work harder in the streaming age. The dramatic consumer shift in recent years from buying albums to listening to streaming music has crushed a major revenue streamRead More →
Netflix Inc. logged another blockbuster quarter Thursday with the addition of 10.1 million new paid subscribers and a significant jump in revenue, and rewarded one of its most important executives with a promotion, but shares declined in after-hours trading on fears of slowing growth and a miss on profit.Read More →
Over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many people to re-examine their living situations. Amid shutdowns, for instance, having easy access to open space — or a backyard at the very least — emerged as a new priority for many. Meanwhile, the economic turmoil accompanying the pandemic gave city-dwellers reason toRead More →
Investors have plowed money into a new exchange-traded fund that tracks the sports betting and online gambling industries, even as professional competition remains closed. It’s a sign, industry-watchers say, of confidence in the longer-term outlook for the sector, as well as a reminder that many people are substituting play inRead More →
Dear Catey, My wife and I are 58. She will retire at 62 and I at 67. Our annual retirement income at 67 will be approximately $95,000 from Social Security, pensions and investments. We would like to find an affordable, friendly place to rent during the winter months, that isRead More →
I am in a tough moral situation and I don’t know what to do. My older sister and brother-in-law have been fighting about money for the past year or so. He is a big spender, not just for himself, but for the whole family, friends, and community. While they makeRead More →
Reykjavík — Life in Iceland is almost back to normal again. The curfews on gatherings and the social distancing mandates have been lifted; gyms, swimming pools and restaurants are reopening. Icelanders are traveling around the island again. Iceland will open its airports to tourism on June 15, and the peopleRead More →
R.S.R. Dear R.S.R., I hear you — it’s frustrating to read about people who get to live large in retirement when your reality (and frankly, most Americans’ reality) is very different. The average Social Security retirement benefit in 2019 was $1,470 a month or $17,640 a year, according to theRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I have an estranged husband, and we have been living separately for years. He has been filing taxes jointly without my knowledge AND now he has received my stimulus money AND my kids’ stimulus money. I can’t hire an attorney because I’m poor, and I live in aRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I received three direct deposits yesterday for $1,200 each for my kids, all of whom are under 17. They are aged 10, 10 and 15. We already received our $2,400 stimulus check. My wife is on permanent disability and she receives a Social Security payment monthly for them.Read More →
When Disney DIS, +0.47% announced its plans to reopen its theme parks at Walt Disney World in Florida later this summer, officials warned travelers of changes to theme park operations. But now the company has gone further, cancelling dining reservations and other perks. And Disney fans say they’re reconsidering theirRead More →
Premier League clubs have agreed to start contact training as preparations intensify for the resumption of English football. As part of ‘Project Restart,’ players and staff are being tested for coronavirus twice a week, with those testing positive forced to self-isolate for seven days. Earlier this week the Premier LeagueRead More →
Wendy’s Co. is known for its spicy Twitter feed, and the fast-food chain is turning up the heat on its competitors ahead of the launch of its breakfast menu. In the lead up, the company has taken aim at McDonald’s Corp. MCD, -2.79% and Burger King, a Restaurant Brands InternationalRead More →
Dear Moneyist, My parents, who are now deceased, had a living trust with a provision for creation of a new trust that would allow my brother and I to share the income from that trust during our lifetimes. When we both die, the principal from that trust is to beRead More →
March will see the full integration of FX into Hulu, as well as a handful of high-profile new series. Following last year’s acquisition of Fox Entertainment assets by Walt Disney Co. DIS, -4.29% , Hulu will now be the exclusive streaming home to most FX shows, past and present. WhileRead More →
Dear Catey, I am a 40-year-old law-enforcement officer and hope to retire in 13 or 14 years. At that time, I will have 30-plus years on the job with a pension giving me 70% of my current income with a cost-of-living annual percentage increase around 2% or 3%. Additionally IRead More →
Dear Moneyist, For most of his life, my father has lived a life of crime and drugs. He threw away every opportunity we gave him, financial or otherwise. He was never really around besides the odd note written on yellow legal paper that I would get from time to time,Read More →
It was a goddess that inspired Sunny Bertollini to move to Italy. The 50-year-old herbalist, and her husband, Mark Hinshaw, a 72-year-old retired architect, had been coming to Italy on vacation for years. On one trip, they visited an ancient temple to Salus, a Roman goddess of health and well-beingRead More →
Depending on when you’re planning a traveling to Disneyland or Walt Disney World, your trip may have just gotten more expensive. Disney DIS, -0.97% altered the pricing for single and multi-day tickets and annual passes at its two U.S. resorts this week. The change in prices comes as both DisneylandRead More →
Dear Moneyist, We’ve been married for five years — happily, or so I thought. We have shared all our assets prior to our marriage, including our current accounts and bank accounts, etc. I continued to work for five years after we married, and I just retired at 65. My husbandRead More →
Hello Catey, I am a 53-year-old woman who is looking to retire within the next 18 months. I currently have a home that is paid for which I plan to use as a home base. Outside of that home, my assets are $150,000 cash savings and $1.4 million in myRead More →
Michael Jordan changed the way basketball shoes were perceived when he signed his iconic Nike NKE, +2.98% deal in 1984 and debuted the Air Jordan 1. Basketball shoes became so popular that they soon outgrew the court and were being worn as everyday shoes. For years, basketball shoes adorned withRead More →
Dairy milk got a bad reception at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Joaquin Phoenix took aim at dairy farming in his Oscars speech for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “Joker.” “We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate aRead More →
