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'Finance makes me break out in hives': I inherited $240K from my parents. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and give up my job?
'I inherited $240K. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and downsize my house and job?' ...
3 Companies to Invest in Benefiting From Multiple Growth Trends
Looking for stocks to benefit from growth trends? These three companies have exposure to growth themes that should benefit ...
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U.S. job openings climb to 6-month high. That's the good news. The bad? Businesses aren't hiring very quickly.
Job openings climbed in May to a six-month high as lots of graduates entered the labor force, but companies were not very quick to hire as the grappled with the aftershocks of high U.S. tariffs. New ...
I was married twice. Can I switch from my Social Security benefit to my ex-husband's when he dies?
Would I be able to collect my first husband's benefit instead of mine if it's higher since I am not married, if he dies before me? He is currently married. See: I'm 68 and leaving my job for grad ...
U.S.'s Sluggish Factory Activity Persists Amid Trade Uncertainty — ISM
"In June, U.S. manufacturing activity slowed its rate of contraction, with improvements in inventories and production the biggest factors," said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business ...
U.S. Job Openings Increased in May
The rate of job openings grew to 4.6% in May, up from 4.4% in April. There were 7.8 million open jobs in the economy, up from 7.4 million in April. The rate of job quitting ticked up to 2.1%, from 2% ...
Lululemon Sues Costco Over Alleged Knockoff Activewear
Lululemon Athletica has filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale, alleging that the warehouse-club chain is selling knockoff versions of its popular activewear through its Kirkland private-label brand ...
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U.S. Construction Spending Slowed in May
The annual rate of construction spending in the U.S. declined in May, a fifth straight month of declines, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Builders spent at an annualized $2.138 trillion pace in ...
U.S. manufacturing slump shows little sign of ending, ISM says, amid ongoing trade wars
Businesses face rising costs and less demand even after tariffs are reduced Even after the Trump White House dialed back high U.S., tariffs, American manufacturers say ongoing trade wars have raised ...
The S&P 500 is approaching a Wile E. Coyote moment, says Wall Street's biggest bear
"A familiar scene in the Road Runner cartoon involves the hapless coyote running off a cliff, pausing in mid-air, and then nervously looking down before plunging to the ground (miraculously, he always ...
Unemployment Rate Expected to Tick Up to 4.3% — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.