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There is a common wisdom in the real-estate market that the pandemic has radically changed how people can do their jobs, allowing a large swathe of Americans to move far away from expensive coastal cities to smaller towns across the country. A new study has put that theory to the test to see how far […]

Americans will soon be able to the sail the open sea once again, after COVID-19 shut down the cruise industry. But how will these first cruises compare to the pre-pandemic experience? According to travel experts, that will depend on whether or not you are vaccinated. On Wednesday, Celebrity Cruises became the first cruise line to […]

U.S. corporate profit margins may finally start to decline. I say “finally” because it was almost 20 years ago that corporate profit margins rose to above-average levels, yet instead of regressing to the mean as on previous occasions, they have stayed at elevated levels more or less continuously ever since. Wall Street’s graveyard is filled […]

Crude oil futures rallied on Tuesday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices on track to mark their highest settlements in more than two years, after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies kept their current plan to gradually increase oil production through July in place. “Sticking to increases planned at the April […]

Major issues sourcing key parts for the production of Tesla’s automobiles are behind recent increases to the cost of the electric vehicles, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter on Monday. Responding to a tweet about features in the new Tesla TSLA, +0.18% Model Y and rumors of price increases, Musk said that prices were increasing “due […]

There have been jitters in the stock market this year from fears of rising inflation. But Michael Arone, the chief investment strategist for State Street Global Advisors’ U.S. SPDR exchange traded fund business, is advising investors to focus more on the labor market, which is still sluggish, meaning the recovery has a long way to […]

European stocks rose on the first day of June to new heights, with mining, oil and bank shares advancing. In late-morning trade, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +1.09% rose 1.1%, putting the index on track to lodge a fresh record high. The FTSE 100 UKX, +1.31% added 1.2% after a three-day break. U.S. stock futures […]

Dear Quentin, My mother-in-law has progressive dementia. When she began to fail at home, my wife and her brother proposed moving her into a one-room cottage on our property. This did not work out, so she moved into a room in my brother- and sister-in-law’s house.    We proposed charging her the $ 1,200 rent we […]

The pandemic reaffirmed a hard lesson that lives and plans can change with blistering speed — and not always for the better. Millions of workers forced into unemployment last year due to shutdown orders and much smaller consumer demand saw that whipsaw change. So did people who were suddenly seeking refunds after the pandemic upended […]

It’s an odd choice of vehicle for someone who is not in the moving business. Up until this week, Matt Landau had never actually driven a U-Haul truck. He is not moving house, and nor is he moving other people’s stuff. Nevertheless, he is driving his moving truck on the streets of Maui, and on […]

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE “Bitcoin crashing. Great news,” tweeted “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki on Sunday, saying it provides a good buying opportunity. See full story. Your 401(k) fees could cost you half a million dollars in retirement Lower fees can shave months — or even years— off your retirement date See full story. […]

Benchmark mortgage rates again dropped below 3%, giving Americans yet another opportunity to refinance, and lock in historically low financing. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.95% for the week ending May 27, down five basis points from the previous week, Freddie Mac  FMCC, reported this week. A year ago, the 30-year loan was averaging 3.15%. […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]

Does the DASH diet have hidden health effects? Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined three cardiovascular indicators to determine if — and how — diet directly impacts cardiac health. They analyzed blood samples from clinical-trial participants who stuck to strict dietary regimens and found that the DASH diet, already shown to lower blood […]