For years, I have said that Dr. Ruth (Ruth Westheimer) is my role model. Dr. Ruth, sex therapist, professor, and author, spent her life educating people about sexual health. I heard Dr. Ruth speak in the early 1980s and again in 2014. In fact, I went to see the documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth twice because
Month: August 2024
Images By Tang Ming Tung | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employers are increasingly putting workers’ 401(k) plan savings on autopilot. But the positive impact of automated retirement savings is more muted than initially thought, new research finds. Previously “underexamined” factors — like workers cashing out 401(k) balances when they leave a job — “meaningfully reduce”
In this article FL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Foot Locker store near the Times Square neighborhood of New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Is this the beginning of Foot Locker‘s comeback story? The beleaguered sneaker company on Wednesday said comparable sales grew for
In this article ANF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Abercrombie & Fitch store in the Soho neighborhood of New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 28. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Abercrombie
Workers in July 2019 expand a mine in Germany intended to increase supplies of tungsten and fluorspar. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. government researchers recently visited a South Korean mine to assess progress towards boosting supply of a critical metal called tungsten from areas outside China, the mine operator
A recent CreditNews Research study ranked the slowest-selling metro areas in the U.S. The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images Even as mortgage interest rates were rising, home prices reached the highest level ever on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. On a three-month running average ended in June, prices nationally
Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images PetroChina Co. posted record operating profits for the first half of the year on the back of strong drilling output and higher oil prices, which allowed it to offset weak fuel demand in China. China’s largest oil and gas company posted a net income of 88.61 billion yuan
In this article 9618-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JD.com set up an Innovative Retail division that houses its grocery business 7Fresh. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese online retailer JD.com climbed 1.2% on Wednesday, outperforming the decline on the Hang Seng index after the firm announced a $5
Without financial aid, the price tag at some four-year colleges and universities — after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation, and other expenses — is now nearing $100,000 a year. But even though college is getting more expensive, students and their parents rarely pay the full amount. Aside from their income and savings, most families rely on
Brock Purdy, #13 of the San Francisco 49ers, prepares to take a snap in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. Michael Reaves | Getty Images The National Football League has informed owners and investment firms that it intends to
In this article JWN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage outside a Nordstrom Rack retail store in New York on Aug. 25, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nordstrom on Tuesday posted earnings that blew past Wall Street’s expectations, indicating the department store is making strides in its efforts to cut costs
A Dollar General store in Germantown, New York, on Nov. 30, 2023. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images Three of the nation’s largest retailers — Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Kroger — charge fees to customers who ask for “cash back” at check-out, amounting to more than $90 million a year, according to the Consumer Financial
You’ve recently retired, and you go to the doctor, and get the news. “Jim, there’s now a safe surgical procedure for your terminal medical condition. All things considered, you now have a long life to live!” This sounds like great news, right? It might be an unwelcomed prognosis if you assumed that your medical condition
PN_Photo | Getty Images So far, 2024 has been a huge year for data breaches. There had already been more than 1 billion personal records compromised before the National Public Data breach that has been making headlines, according to Michael Bruemmer, head of global data breach resolution at consumer credit reporting company Experian. National Public
Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The NFL’s most exclusive club is about to let in new members. At a special league meeting in Eagan, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the National Football League’s 32 owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing select private equity firms to buy up to a 10% stake of a team.
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang makes a speech at an event at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters For Nvidia investors, the past two years have been a joyride. But recently they’ve been on more of a roller coaster. As
Top Volkswagen and Xpeng executives pose at the German automaker’s launch event in Beijing, China, on Aug. 24, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Hundreds of Volkswagen staff are spending time at Xpeng as the German auto giant and Chinese startup work to create electric cars for China, Xpeng co-president Brian Gu
By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue Many Americans in their 50s don’t have nearly enough savings set aside for retirement. How bad is the shortfall? According to Prudential’s 2024 Pulse of the American Retiree survey, with just a decade until the traditional retirement age, 55-year-old Americans have less than $50,000 in median retirement savings. Prudential says
Shaunl | E+ | Getty Images Consumers in the market for a home have been patiently waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates — a move it seems poised to make in September. But without action from Congress, there could be another change at the end of that month that makes it temporarily
In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is on display in Paris, France, on March 5, 2024. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images The population of crypto millionaires in the world soared 95% over the past year as bitcoin exchange-traded funds and other crypto assets climbed, according to
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