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The February jobs report showed the economy adding more jobs than expected — and also more people physically at work after the omicron variant’s disruptions. With spring just around the corner and the variant in the rearview mirror, this could be a preview of what’s to come. Last month, 13% of workers said they had

Among the most famous social media platforms in the world, TikTok has amassed nearly 80 million users in the U.S. alone. Expanding out the scope to the rest of the world, the video-sharing service commands a monthly active user base of 1 billion. Invariably, the community will feature a wide variety of subject matter, including

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is telegraphing his first punch in the fight against inflation — his intention to support a 25 basis-point increase on a benchmark interest rate, the first in a number of potential rate hikes this year. Now it’s time for consumers to make their own maneuvers, particularly those who are planning

Editor’s Note: This article is regularly updated to bring you relevant, up-to-date information. It’s that time in earnings season when we’re getting down near the bottom of the barrel. With 95% of S&P 500 companies having reported results for the fourth quarter of 2021,  the season for earnings reports is coming to a conclusion. We’re

Dear Quentin, Our only daughter is getting married. It’s getting expensive. Do we owe her younger brothers anything to even out the monetary gifts? One of them is married, and we covered the groom’s side of that wedding, but that was about 15% of what our daughter’s wedding costs will be.  We have the money,

EVgo, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVGO) operates a direct current (DC) fast-charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The focus is on fast chargers, which gives it a different business strategy than its competitors. Is this a smart move to gain an economic moat in the race towards electrification of mobility? It might be reflected

You have an adult child who is struggling to buy a home in today’s overheated seller’s market. Meanwhile, you’re ready to unload your current abode. Maybe to downsize or move into a retirement community. Maybe to move to a warmer climate or a lower-tax state. Whatever. You’re financially set and don’t really need the money

Shares of Covid-19 vaccine play Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) may have seen a small upward bounce after its earnings released earlier this week. That does not mean NVAX stock is out of the woods yet. Source: vovidzha / Shutterstock.com With internal and extraneous factors weighing it down, NVAX stock is now a pale shadow of its old

Brown-Forman Corp. said Thursday it would no longer use certain non-standard metrics in its financial reporting, including ones that had been criticized by the Securities and Exchange Commission and highlighted by MarketWatch in past reporting. In its fiscal third-quarter earnings, the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey said it would stop using the word “underlying” to

Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) has been on a steady rise recently due to the launch of the Truth Social network. DWAC is merging with Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). The companies expect to complete the merger in the first quarter of this year, at which point DWAC shareholders will become shareholders of TMTG.

U.S. stock-index futures plunged late Thursday after reports that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, was on fire after Russian shelling, raising fears of an unprecedented nuclear disaster. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.28% sank nearly 500 points, while S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.54% and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, -1.79% dove as well. According

With rate hikes from the Federal Reserve just around the corner, what’s next for housing? On one hand, when it comes to stocks to watch in the housing space, it appears the market is bracing for the worst. That is, shares in homebuilders and real estate brokerages currently trade at single-digit price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. The

President Biden didn’t say much during his State of the Union address that would benefit older Americans in particular – there was no talk of Social Security or retirement security, and only one line about nursing homes – but what he did say about Medicare could make a world of difference to retirees if passed. 

Based in Singapore, Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) operates e-commerce websites for countries in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Plus, the company offers online video games in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Therefore, international tech market investors might consider a position in SE stock. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com Just as a Bollywood movie is typically rife with action and

Did you add a vehicle for use in your small business last year? Or maybe this year? The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) included super-favorable first-year depreciation breaks for vehicles used for business. Those federal income tax breaks are still on the books, and I think they’ve not gotten all the attention they

Some folks will call it the next Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX). It’s easy to make comparisons, as Black Rifle Coffee (NYSE:BRCC) serves coffee just like Starbucks does. That being the case, why should investors consider BRCC stock? Source: rblfmr / Shutterstock That’s a valid question. Starbucks practically has a stranglehold on the U.S. coffee-shop market. If you’re in a

““The thing about Putin is, if he has an instrument, he wants to use it. Why have it if you can’t?”” That was Fiona Hill, former official at the U.S. National Security Council specializing in Russian and European affairs, talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to use nuclear weapons. Hill has worked in both

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock is making the same moves to disrupt finance it was making a year ago. But the cheers of the investing crowd have turned to jeers. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Stock in the online bank, broker and wholesaler are down 27% since 2022 began. This despite a small bounce from the purchase

SYDNEY — Australia’s economy surged back to life in the fourth quarter of 2021 as consumer spending jumped following the end of delta-related lockdowns that crippled major eastern states. The economy expanded 3.4% over the quarter, taking gross domestic product growth through 2021 to 4.2%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. The commodity-rich economy

California-based Xilinx is “fabless,” meaning that the company designs chips but doesn’t manufacture them. If you’re planning to look for Xilinx through your broker, I’ll save you some time and effort right now, as XLNX stock has vanished. Source: Shutterstock Of course, this doesn’t mean that Xilinx has gone out of business. There’s actually good