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Dear Quentin, I am in my 30s, gainfully employed and married, but I still have significant student loans and I don’t expect to have a lot of extra funds in the near future. My parents are in their 60s and 70s, and live nearby. My stepfather is in his early 70s, and receives Social Security […]

Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock. About 70% of agricultural methane comes from enteric fermentation – chemical reactions in the stomachs of cows and other grazing animals as they break down plants. The animals burp out most […]

European stocks rose on Thursday in the first opportunity to react to the latest Federal Reserve decision, with the big story being the selloff in bonds the central bank did nothing to quell. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.33% rose 0.3%, with even stronger gains for the Stoxx Europe TMI Value index STVP, +0.70%. The […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Group intends to sell half its stake in electric-truck maker Nikola Corp. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing dated Tuesday, Hanwha plans to sell about 11 million shares, worth about $ 180 million as of Wednesday’s closing price of $ 16.39 a share. “Hanwha remains an important strategic partner and […]

‘The Big Move’ is a MarketWatch column looking at the ins and outs of real estate, from navigating the search for a new home to applying for a mortgage. Do you have a question about buying or selling a home? Do you want to know where your next move should be? Email Jacob Passy at TheBigMove@marketwatch.com. […]

Three of the nation’s biggest banks are asking shareholders to reject racial-equity resolutions after they expressed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement last year. Citigroup Inc. C, +0.37%, Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, +1.25% and Bank of America Corp. BAC, +0.82% were among the many large U.S. companies to make public statements of support […]

The $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill has been signed, and the $ 1,400 stimulus payments for many Americans are on the way. About 90 million stimulus payments totaling $ 242 billion have already been distributed as of Wednesday, with more to be dispersed in the coming weeks. The first batches of payments were mostly […]

Morgan Stanley is set to offer wealthy clients the ability to invest in bitcoin funds, making it the first major U.S. bank to do so, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The investment bank MS, +1.15% told financial advisers in an internal memo that it would provide wealth-management clients access to three bitcoin-related funds, according to the […]

Plug Power Inc.’s accounting errors spooked investors on Wednesday but Wall Street remained sanguine for the most part, believing that the company’s accounting misstep will have no bearing on its bottom line. Plug Power PLUG, -15.58% shares fell more than 15% on Wednesday, on track for their lowest close since Jan. 6 and largest one-day […]

With the passage the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus economic-aid package, many of the deadlines for various stimulus-related programs were pushed back. Some additional deadlines are likely to be pushed back. For example, Congress is expected to pass this week an extension of the Small Business Administration’s lending authority for the Paycheck Protection Program, pushing its […]

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will soon ask investors to buy into the business with an initial public offering. But Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong has another proposal for people who want to dive into the world of virtual currency. Armstrong’s charity, GiveCrypto.org, is recruiting “ambassadors” to find needy people who could benefit from cryptocurrency donations. […]

Tesla TSLA, -4.39% and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk briefly tried selling one of his tweets about NFTs — as an NFT. The bidding for Musk’s tweet, which features a video and song about NFTs, had a top bid of $ 1.1 million. But later Tuesday, Musk changed his mind. “Actually, doesn’t feel quite right selling […]

Dear Quentin, I often read your advice column, and now I have questions of my own. For many years my mother was an intelligent, strong businesswoman who worked her way up the corporate ladder and was making a six-figure salary by the time she was in her mid-40s. She also was an alcoholic. A very […]

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday recommended the COVID-19 vaccine to his supporters, amid concerning recent polls showing Republicans are less likely to get vaccinated. In a phone interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, Trump said: “I would recommend [the vaccine]. And I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to […]

Uber Technologies Inc. will classify tens of thousands of drivers in the United Kingdom as “workers” starting Wednesday, meaning they are still not considered employees but will be entitled to a minimum wage, holiday pay and possibly pensions. Uber UBER, -2.23% announced the changes Tuesday afternoon in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission […]

A widespread lack of awareness about the federal ban on evictions is likely limiting renters’ ability to take advantage of it, according to a new government report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in a report released Monday, examined the effects of eviction moratoriums throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, based on local eviction data collected by the […]

The 2021 March Madness tournament is set to be the first sporting event to reach $ 1 billion in legal wagering. Outside of legal betting, millions of Americans will fill out a bracket to participate in a pool among friends or co-workers — 36.7 million Americans plan to fill out a bracket, according to American […]

Suspension of the AstraZeneca–Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is generalized in Europe after Germany and France emulated smaller countries on fear of undesired effects. Most medicine regulators have advised against the temporary ban, which will delay the already-slow vaccination campaigns on the continent. Germany, France, Italy and Spain (joined on Tuesday by Sweden), have followed the smaller […]

Another round of stimulus checks could provide a shot in the arm for stocks and, especially, bitcoin, according to a survey released Monday by Mizuho Securities. The poll of 235 individuals who expect to receive checks courtesy of the latest round of COVID-19 relief signed into law by President Joe Biden found that two out […]

Dear Quentin, We have family friends that we’ve known since before we had kids several years ago. Since then we’ve gotten pregnant at the same time, weathered COVID-19 as a pod, and relied on each other for relationship and career advice. One thing that makes us sad, though, is seeing all the rough financial decisions […]