Less than a week after the Government Accountability Office said the Internal Revenue Service had reduced stimulus checks to 1.1 million dead, a report released Monday by Erin Collins, the National Taxpayer Advocate, said the federal tax collector also sent about 74,000 checks to people who were locked upRead More →
Stay safe, MarketWatchers, and don’t miss these top stories: Personal finance Almost 1 in 3 Americans feel less patriotic this July 4th Fewer people are celebrating the Fourth of July or spending money on the holiday this year, surveys find What financial advisers have been doing with their clients’ moneyRead More →
Factors such as age and underlying health conditions such as diabetes can put you at a higher risk of contracting coronavirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But one more factor that could affect your chances of getting coronavirus is your blood type, at least accordingRead 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 →
Usually, I love the summer. As a college professor and department chair, normally I’m done teaching by June, and my time is taken up by scholarly and administrative duties: Doing research, advising doctoral students, staffing classes for the fall. As a professional musician, I also typically take advantage of theRead More →
Slack Technologies Inc. revenue topped $200 million in a quarter for the first time, but the stock still sank hard in the extended session Thursday afternoon after closing at record highs in recent days. Slack reported a loss of $74.4 million, or 13 cents a share, on revenue of $201.7Read 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 →
The COVID-19 outbreak appears headed for the U.S., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging Americans to prepare now, such as by stocking up on food and prescription drugs. But since the U.S. economy and its workforce are also at risk of getting sick — a concernRead 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 →
Sometimes it’s easy to think that new cars are just too expensive. You may hear that the average new car transaction price is in the mid- to high-$30,000 range and get discouraged at the thought of not being able to afford a new car, but remember that these figures factorRead 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, My spouse hides his money and all of his investments are hidden. I have lived in Boston since 2006. I moved from New York and gave up my job of 16 years because we got married and I relocated, leaving my two adult children, who were 21 andRead More →
Happy Thursday MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Barron’s wants to recognize people and organizations whose products, services, or education programs are making an impact to improve the financial health of individuals across the U.S. Be sure to head to barrons.com/celebrates for more information and to submit a nomination byRead More →
Happy Tuesday, MarketWatchers! Don’t miss these top stories covering personal finance. Barron’s wants to recognize people and organizations whose products, services, or education programs are making an impact to improve the financial health of individuals across the U.S. Be sure to head to barrons.com/celebrates for more information and to submitRead More →
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 →
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 →
I have devoted my entire adult life to learning about money. That might sound like cruel-and-unusual punishment, but I’ve mostly enjoyed it. For more than three decades, I’ve spent my days perusing the business pages, reading finance books, scanning academic studies and talking to countless folks about their finances. Yet,Read More →
Mortgage rates are resting near record lows — and that’s spurring a wave of refinancing activity as Americans look to take advantage of the savings a cheaper interest rate could bring. Refinance loan volume jumped to the highest level since 2013 last week, especially among jumbo mortgage borrowers, on theRead 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 →
Dear Moneyist, My son told me that I’ve amounted to nothing and he doesn’t want anything to do with me. He has nothing to do with me or my side of the family. Do I have to leave my son anything when I die? Should I cut him out ofRead More →
