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Pain at the pump is behind a surge in interest for electric vehicles, even though their sticker prices, insurance and repairs still mostly top those of comparable fossil fuel-burning cars, trucks and SUVs. Searches for new and used electric vehicles (EVs) jumped 112% from Feb. 24 to March 8 on Cars.com, a news and pricing […]

President Joe Biden on Friday announced that the U.S. and its international partners will move to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia, which would result in higher tariffs on Russian goods. The European Union and the Group of Seven countries are joining in the move, which is another punishment for Moscow over its […]

It was two years ago Friday that the World Health Organization officially declared the then-rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Many of us waved goodbye to co-workers as we headed home for what was supposed to be a two- or three-week stint in mid-March 2020.  But, from that point on, COVID-19, the name given in […]

Pros A spacious minivan with seating for up to eight Class-leading power Several advanced safety systems fitted as standard Versatile interior Cons All-wheel drive not available No hybrid drivetrain offered What’s new? The 2022 Carnival minivan is completely new for this model year The all-new 2022 Kia Carnival takes over from the Sedona minivan, or […]

Shares of Chinese companies flagged for possible delisting in the U.S. slid in Hong Kong and Shanghai trading Friday, a move that analysts said highlighted geopolitical tensions but would have little immediate impact on the companies’ operations. In Hong Kong afternoon trading, fast-food-chain operator Yum China Holdings Inc. YUMC, -10.94% slumped 8.2%, on track for […]

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After Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Safra Catz offered an in-line forecast and Chairman Larry Ellison knowingly laughed when asked about storing TikTok’s data in the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, the software company’s shares rebounded from a steep after-hours post-earnings decline. Oracle  ORCL, +0.72% shares, which had dropped as much as 8% after hours, recovered and […]

Personal-care brand Eos wants its customers to understand that hair waste doesn’t have to be waste at all. Even your hair down there. Its reuse is but one sustainable solution to limit soil erosion.  Eos may be best known for its plastic-globe lip balms, but it sells shaving cream and other skin care products, too. […]

Workers are walking off the job — and finding a better one. Some 4.3 million people quit their job for another in January in a pandemic-era phenomenon that’s become known as “The Great Resignation.” Quits peaked at 4.5 million in November. Before COVID-19, that figure averaged at fewer than 3 million quits per month. Workers […]

DraftKings Inc. DKNG, -4.89% CEO Jason Robins vows that people who are selling his company’s stock will “regret that decision.” Robins wrote this message on Twitter TWTR, -1.64% on Tuesday as DraftKings stock continued its recent slump. “If you sold #DKNG today, just be aware that my team and I are on a mission to […]

As the U.K. sanctioned seven oligarchs worth some $ 19 billion, the big question on Twitter had to do with travel budgets. As part of the sanctions, the U.K. gave a temporary license allowing the Premier League soccer giant Chelsea Football Club to continue to operate even as its owner, Roman Abramovich, has his assets […]

Pros 50/50 weight distribution Fuel-efficient Nice interior Enjoyable driving dynamics Cons No coupe option Automatic-only Better performance can be found elsewhere What’s new? No notable changes Price: The 2022 BMW Z4 has a starting MSRP of $ 49,900 for the 30i model. The higher-performance M40i model starts at $ 63,700. The BMW Z4 is a bit […]

In divorce, one spouse or ex-spouse may become legally obligated to make payments to the other party. Because these payments are often substantial, being able to deduct them, or not, can be a significant tax issue. Before the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), payments that met the tax-law definition of alimony could always […]

U.S. lawmakers late Wednesday passed a massive new bill that would fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year, as well as further aid Ukraine, but a last-minute snag resulted in COVID-19 money being dropped. A $ 1.5 trillion package overall, the measure was approved by the House on Wednesday night. A […]

Debt-led corporate mega-mashups are back. Investors piled into Discovery Inc.’s DISCA, +0.40% $ 30 billion U.S. investment-grade corporate bond deal on Wednesday to finance its mashup with AT&T’s T, +1.13% WarnerMedia, a bullish sign for markets rattled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Order books on the 11-part bond deal were reported to reach $ 106 […]

Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Redlining legacy still devastates neighborhoods — but this particular harm comes from pollution Blacks and Latinos live with more smog and fine particulate matter from traffic, coal plants and other sources in once-redlined areas compared to historically white areas. Read More As home prices soar, a record number […]

ODESSA, Ukraine — When the first bombs landed on Ukraine’s southern port city of Kherson in the early morning of Thursday, Feb. 24, Father Maxim Kapelan knew exactly what to do. A 39-year-old Ukrainian Orthodox priest who administered a small congregation from the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Church in Daryivka village outside the southern […]

Shares of Netflix Inc. bounced off a two-year low Wednesday, after prices have tumbled far enough to prompt a long-term bearish analyst to upgrade the streaming video services company. The stock NFLX, +5.50% charged up 5.4% in morning trading, after falling 13.4% amid a six-day losing streak through Tuesday. The stock closed Tuesday at $ […]

With the war on Ukraine coming on top of a global inflationary surge, the retail price of gasoline in the United States has soared by 80 cents a gallon since the beginning of the year to an all-time record of $ 4.17 per gallon, we are told. This statistic is true, but trivial. People who […]

When Mercedes-Benz exclusively built gas-powered cars, it routinely sent them to its AMG performance division. AMG engineers would take the standard Mercedes car and inject it with Tabasco, building quicker, more powerful, better-looking editions that would sell at a hefty premium. Mercedes is going electric. But the AMG step isn’t going away. In September, the […]