A Russian hacker was sentenced to nine years in prison by a U.S. court on June 26. The hacker, Aleksei Burkov, was previously considered to be of personal interest by Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Exclusive cybercrime with premium $5k membership fee Burkov was accused of running a website called “Cardplanet”Read More →
Every parent knows that kids cost a lot of money, for everything from food, clothing and shelter to child care, education and health care. They’re right: studies show that a two-parent family with two kids devotes between 31% and 47% of total household spending to its children. And at theRead More →
TGIF, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Here’s what you can do to help people who are homeless this holiday season (and what NOT to do) A global ‘Sleep Out’ on Saturday will raise awareness and funds to combat homelessness. There’s been a disturbing rise in cellphone injuriesRead More →
A school break changed 66-year-old Martin Farber’s life forever. In 2007, his daughter — who at the time was attending Illinois State University — decided she wanted to spend a college holiday volunteering in Costa Rica and staying with a local family, he explains. She came home raving about theRead More →
The vehicles that have historically supported an outdoor-driven lifestyle have typically been old trucks, big lumbering SUVs and utilitarian vans, none of which are particularly fuel-efficient. Given the short-term benefits a fuel efficient vehicle can offer on a long distance road trip to a remote place, and the long-term benefitsRead More →
This millennial claims he was FIRE before FIRE became popular. FIRE refers to the “financial independence, retire early” movement bubbling up in the younger generation these days as a pathway out of the grind — slash expenses, save a bundle and enjoy the freedom that approach ultimately allows. Read: SuzeRead More →
Grilled-cheese guilt ranks up there with red-meat regret. That’s according to findings from scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, who found that diets in which meat, fish or dairy products were consumed only once a day have a smaller negative impact on emissions and waterRead More →
I’m a big fan of “Shark Tank,” the CNBC show where successful entrepreneurs listen to young hopefuls pitch the next big thing — and maybe buy a piece of the action. Of course I would be. As an entrepreneur myself I totally get where they’re coming from in terms ofRead More →
Perfect. Just perfect. It turns out that Kamala Harris is no big fan of federally mandated “busing” to integrate schools. The California senator pointedly refused to back the policy under questioning last week. Yes, the same person who slammed Joe Biden during the previous week’s Democratic presidential debate — orRead More →
From the lofty perch of old age, and after a lifetime of thrift, I declare that I am qualified to comment on how not to waste money. We’ve all heard the reports: Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, a large number can’t come up with $400 for an emergency, andRead More →
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Disneyland’s DIS, +0.33% newest attraction, will likely thrill some Star Wars fans and frustrate others. Certain attractions require same-day reservations. Those looking to get food or drinks at Oga’s Cantina or to build a lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop will need to book ahead of time withRead More →
Put in some extra time when you next select your health insurance plan, and you may find you can pay much lower premiums while also reducing your health-care costs for the rest of your life. Whether you have health insurance through your employer or purchase coverage through an exchange setRead More →
There’s almost always a reason for photographs — an engagement, wedding, graduation, pregnancy, you name it. For many of these occasions, you’ll want a professional on hand who can do more than add a fancy filter to an ordinary snapshot. But hiring a photographer to capture life’s important milestones can beRead More →
Tori Dunlap made a deal with herself — she wants to have $100,000 when she’s 25, but she doesn’t mind if it doesn’t happen until the day before her 26th birthday. The 24-year-old says she’s on track to make that goal a reality, and it comes mostly from having aRead More →
Happy Friday, MarketWatchers. Check out these top stories as we head into the weekend. Personal Finance 21 states to DeVos: Stop blocking our efforts to crack down on student-loan companies In a letter, nearly two dozen attorneys general argue a policy quietly implemented by the Department of Education is ‘harmingRead More →
Almost the last thing the world needs is pundits feeding Elon Musk’s sense of grandiosity, but I’ll say it: Tesla’s Model Y, set to be revealed Thursday, may be the car that saves the world. Alas, Mr. Musk, it’s not because the first small SUV from Tesla TSLA, -2.60% andRead More →
Love & Money is a MarketWatch series looking at how our relationship with money impacts our relationships with significant others, friends and family. Over the past nine years, New York City-based massage therapist Lorraine has binged on a number of shows on Netflix NFLX, +3.48% from the platform’s original seriesRead More →
Beleaguered chip-makers — excluding Intel — get an A for effort this week, but still won’t save Wall Street from the first weekly loss of 2019. The holiday-shortened week has been peppered with global growth and shutdown worries. And as investors wait for the federal government to get back toRead More →
For Wade Packard and his family, 2019 won’t include any visits to Disneyland DIS, -0.40% That’s a major change for Packard, his wife and 10-year-old son. The Packards, who reside in Burbank, Calif., had purchased annual passes for seven years. But when the time came to renew their passes lastRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A dismantled sign sits leaning outside a Sears department store in Nanuet By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a revised roughly $5 billion takeover bid for the company on Wednesday, people familiar with the matterRead More →
