Category: United States

Does it pay to be a mask-wearing outlier? On Monday, a federal judge in Tampa, Fla. threw out the national mask mandate for public transportation across the U.S., effectively giving airports and airlines, trains, and even ride-hailing services the option to keep mask rules or abandon them, resulting in mask-mandate rules that will vary depending […]

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Financial markets haven’t grasped how high the Federal Reserve may have to raise interest rates to get inflation under control, a top IMF official said Tuesday. “Interest rates ultimately might end up at pretty high levels once we’re done [with] the tightening cycle. I’m not sure it’s fully priced in yet,” said Tobias Adrian, the […]

?As momentous as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is, the most strategically important event in recent weeks was the global economic war between Russia and the U.S. and its allies. Russia, however, has been preparing to confront the West and challenge the Western socio-economic model for a long time. Russia’s strategic interests in Ukraine are well-known. […]

Cadre, the financial technology company focused on real estate investing, announced the sale of two properties on Tuesday that it said validates the robustness of its platform. The firm sold Lincoln Place, a 240-unit multifamily asset in Sacramento, Calif., with backing from 29th Street Capital, and the Lodge at Copperfield property, a 330-unit multifamily property […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – One of the best bear-market-protection strategies is hidden in plain sight: Dividend-paying stocks. Most investors pay little attention to them. Because the stock market’s dividend yield in recent years has been at record low levels, traders interested in turning a quick buck aren’t interested. The financial media doesn’t help matters much, […]

Elon Musk’s satellite-internet business is pushing to provide wireless internet on airplanes — long a source of frustration among travelers — with at least one major carrier, Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL, -0.54%,  testing the offering. The Atlanta-based airline has held talks with SpaceX’s broadband unit, called Starlink, and conducted exploratory tests of Starlink’s technology, Delta Chief […]

A principal U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing antidiscrimination laws has investigated Tesla Inc., according to a legal filing. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s probe has come to light in a legal dispute over alleged racial discrimination and harassment at the electric-vehicle maker’s California auto assembly plant.

Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us in the comments whether you think she’s right, and please send in suggestions for future Financial Face-off columns. The face-off Almost everyone who’s had a paid job in the U.S. is […]

European oil and gas majors, such as Shell, continue to lead the transformation in the energy space toward cleaner alternatives that will not only help curb global warming, but likely will allow those companies and their investors to survive the coming decades. U.S. and broader North American concerns, on the other hand, including Chevron CVX, […]

A second global summit on COVID-19 is planned for May 12, at which global leaders will convene to discuss a redoubling of efforts to end the acute phase of the pandemic and prepare for future health crises, the White House said Monday. “The emergence and spread of new variants, like omicron, have reinforced the need […]

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Every so often, a new buzzword seems to come out of nowhere and suddenly feel ubiquitous. Right now, that word is “metaverse,” which means using virtual reality (VR) headsets or augmented reality (AR) eyewear or apps to make the internet more interactive and 3-D. Euromonitor International calls the […]

Oil prices held steady on Monday, as natural-gas prices continued to surge towards levels not seen in nearly 14 years. Price action West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery CL00, +1.16%   CL.1, +1.16% CLK22, +1.16% rose 10 cents to $ 107.06 a barrel. The contract rose up 2.6% to $ 106.95 a barrel on […]

For the 100 million of you who will get a tax refund this year, the former head of retirement solutions at J.P. Morgan has a great and very simple idea. Don’t spend all your refund. And don’t save all your refund. Instead, says Anne Lester, split the difference. Spend half living, and save the other […]

Dear Quentin,  I currently work at a fast-casual restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. I have worked at the company for three years. I work at the busiest outlet of this restaurant in the world. During the slow winter months, this restaurant makes an average of $ 130,000 a week. During the summer months, we […]

Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. And please share your suggestions for future Financial Face-off columns.  The face-off If you’re receiving a tax refund this tax season, there are […]

U.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday, ahead of a big week of earnings reports. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.41% futures fell about 150 points, or 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.63% sank 0.7% and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, -1.05% tumbled 1.1%. Futures for U.S. crude CLK22, +1.49%, meanwhile, rose to $ 108.16. The U.S. […]

Today’s home buyers could be in for a shock when the tax man comes calling. In 2021, around $ 328 billion in property taxes were imposed on single-family homes across the country, according to a new report from real-estate analytics company Attom Data Solutions. Growth in property taxes decelerated last year, despite the run-up in […]

Recession fears are on the rise as the Federal Reserve gears up to fight inflation. Many stock-market investors are already playing defense and may wonder if those strategies have more room to run. But first, how big of a worry is a recession? Google searches for the term have been solidly on the rise, according […]

Elon Musk wants to shake up Twitter.  The social-media platform’s largest shareholder disclosed a bid on Thursday to buy the remainder of the San Francisco–based company’s stock that he doesn’t already own so he can transform it into the world’s “platform for free speech.” His bid values the social-media company at more than $ 43 […]