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Apple Inc. is expected to unveil its latest line of iPhones and smartwatches on Sept. 7, according to a new report. Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that the tech giant will update its flagship smartphones amid a busy fall product rollout that includes three new Apple Watch models and multiple new versions of Macs and iPads […]

And you thought you blew too much money dining out. A Bon Appétit story about a 27-year-old tech professional who spends around $ 1,000 per week eating in restaurants has sparked quite the social-media frenzy. Commenters have criticized the restaurant budget as being overly excessive, but as one also noted, “Mixture of emotions here, but […]

Oil futures finished higher for the first time in four sessions on Wednesday, as U.S. government data revealed a more than seven million-barrel weekly drop in domestic supplies. The inventory data helped offset concerns over the global economic growth outlook, as traders continued to eye developments surrounding the Iran nuclear deal. Price action West Texas […]

Shares of Target Corp. took a hit Wednesday after the discount retailer reported a big fiscal second-quarter profit miss, as excess inventory continued to present a big challenge to results — although revenue managed to top expectations and full-year guidance remained intact. The earnings miss comes after the retailer warned in early June that actions […]

Fear of missing out, or FOMO, may be helping to drive stock-market gains as major indexes rebound from 2022 lows set in mid-June — but investor angst over potentially missing the “bottom” is usually misplaced, a strategist argued in a Tuesday note. “Many investors insist on buying early so that they ‘can be there at […]

Not every masterpiece winds up in a museum in New York City or Paris. Seeing great art doesn’t have to mean bright lights, big cities and an even bigger budget. Smaller cities are able to cultivate a creative vibe in thriving art communities that are producing and sharing gorgeous art in its many forms, some […]

An average American throws out 60-80 pounds of used clothing in a lifetime. Add up all the people tossing the items they’re tired of and we’re talking many lifetimes of polluting degredation in a landfill. Nowadays, as younger generations in particular rethink consumption, the thrift or secondhand store is attracting shoppers who are not just mindful […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points for a fourth consecutive time and said more monetary tightening is needed to control high inflation. The central bank’s decision on Wednesday increased the official cash rate to 3.0% from 2.5%. The RBNZ’s cash rate is […]

Japan’s exports rose for the 17th month in a row in July, driven by strong demand for autos and mineral fuels, Ministry of Finance data showed Wednesday. Exports rose 19% in July from a year earlier, which was slightly stronger than the 18.2% increase expected by economists surveyed by FactSet. Exports rose 19.4% in June. […]

U.S. bond yields nudged higher on Tuesday on diminished demand for fixed-income assets as investors prepared for this week’s release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury TMUBMUSD02Y, 3.240% rose 4.8 basis points to 3.249% at 3 p.m. Eastern. The yield on the 10-year Treasury TMUBMUSD10Y, […]

As Americans continue to grapple with the implications of the recent FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Tuesday’s Republican primary election in Wyoming could provide an important measure of the former president’s support within the base of the GOP. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, former President Trump’s most high-profile Republican antagonist, is facing off against […]

Zoom Video Communications Inc. has struggled to maintain its momentum from early in the pandemic, and now Citi sees additional obstacles in the company’s way. Citi Research analyst Tyler Radke downgraded Zoom’s stock ZM, -4.72% to sell from neutral Tuesday, warning of stiff competition from Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.24% as well as possible spending constraints […]

Gold prices softened for a second day on Tuesday, sending the most-active futures contract for the yellow metal to its lowest level in a week, as a rebound in the U.S. dollar continued. Price action Gold futures GCZ22, -0.51% expiring in December were down $ 6.70, or 0.4%, to $ 1,791 per ounce on Comex. […]

U.S. stock futures are meandering around the flatline on Tuesday, holding near three-month highs following a summer surge. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.19% dipped 2 points, or 0.1%, to 4296 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.10% rose 17 points, or 0.1%, to 33890 Nasdaq 100 futures NQ00, -0.25% eased […]

Staying healthy, keeping job skills up-to-date and taking classes to learn new skills are the top ways to stay relevant no matter where you are in your career, employers said in a recent study. The problem is that workers aren’t necessarily doing these things. In a recent study by the Transamerica Institute, employers’ top recommendations […]

More than a year after its new hybrid work schedule was announced, Apple Inc. will require its employees to return to the office at least three days a week starting Sept. 5, according to reports Monday. Bloomberg News first reported that Apple’s Silicon Valley workers will be required to be in the office Tuesdays and […]

Compass Inc. shares plummeted in after-hours trading Monday, after the real-estate brokerage and tech provider slashed its annual revenue guidance and revealed plans to cut costs due to a downturn in the housing market. Compass COMP, -0.43% executives reduced their annual sales forecast by roughly $ 1.5 billion, with the current forecast calling for revenue […]

Activist investor Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC has bought new stakes in T-Mobile US Inc. and Colgate Palmolive Co. , and sold off holdings on EV maker Rivian Automotive Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., among other investment decisions, according to a filing late Monday. Third Point earlier Monday disclosed a fresh stake on Walt Disney Co., […]

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. My teenage son and I volunteered together for a local Meals on Wheels program in the summer of 2020, when COVID had caused an uptick in the need for home meal delivery services and a decrease in volunteers. We were assigned a route of eight clients, all of whom lived […]

Technology stocks have been rallying for weeks. But there are plenty of arguments that we’re in the midst of a bear-market rally and that more volatility lies ahead, especially for the rapidly growing, but not necessarily profitable, technology stocks that performed so well during the previous bull market through late 2021. Read: Nasdaq bull market? […]