The Publishers Clearing House offices in Jericho, New York on Jan. 30, 2019. Bill Perlman/Newsday RM via Getty Images) Publishers Clearing House will refund $18.5 million to customers and make changes to its online business practices as part of a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Monday. The FTC had sued
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In this article LLY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly’s experimental drug helped patients lose up to 24% of their weight after almost a year, the highest reduction seen in the obesity treatment space to
Antonio Suarez Vega | Istock | Getty Images When it comes to how much they will need to comfortably retire, Americans have a “magic number” in mind — $1.27 million, according to new research from Northwestern Mutual. That’s up from $1.25 million last year, the financial services firm found, based on an online survey of
Within five years of moving to Europe, businessman Douglas Loewe “fell in love” with Barcelona, he said. He decided to buy a home there, spending about 500,000 euros ($545,000) to purchase an apartment in the city’s famous Eixample neighborhood in 1999, the senior operating partner at Macquarie said. But by 2017, Loewe felt the two-bedroom
In this article PACW GOOGL LCID MRNA TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla electric car is plugged into a recharging terminal at a Healthy Living Market store June 18, 2023 in South Burlington, Vermont. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Tesla —
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ezra Miller stars as Barry Allen in Warner Bros.’ “The Flash.” Warner Bros. Discovery “The Flash” is a flop. “Black Adam” was a bust. And does anyone remember “Shazam: Fury of the Gods”? DC Studios needs more than a hero, it needs a new strategy
Between his own business success and his investments in hundreds of startups, Mark Cuban knows what it takes to be highly successful. There’s one trait you should cultivate above all others if you want to be successful too, he says. “The one thing in life you can control is your effort,” Cuban, 64, recently said
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andriy Onufriyenko | Moment | Getty Images Bitcoin has rallied sharply this month — but not for reasons you might think. The world’s largest digital currency has risen more than 12% since the beginning of June. On Wednesday, its price topped $30,000 to hit its
In this article SG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In early May, Sweetgreen opened its first automated location, in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois. After only a few weeks operating the restaurant, the salad chain is preparing to go all in on the technology to cut labor costs and improve the customer experience.
Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna knew from early on in their relationship they wanted to raise a child together. But the married couple didn’t think a biological child was a possibility. As freelancers in the creative arts, income isn’t always steady for Shuford and Hanna, even when working on Broadway. The Houston-based couple, known as
A lot of financial planning is, of course, about the future. But people’s goals can backfire if they neglect themselves in the present, says Preston Cherry, a certified financial planner and founder and president of Concurrent Financial Planning in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Starving your current self … could be discouraging,” said Cherry, who is also
In this article RUN MX-CA ORSTED-DK KEY-CA ALA’A-CA BDI-CA FLNC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rows of cabinets containing lithium ion batteries supplied by Fluence, a Siemens and AES Company, are seen inside the AES Alamitos Battery Energy Storage System, which provides stored renewable energy to supply electricity during peak demand periods, in Long
Barack Obama is no stranger to bleak circumstances — maintaining a positive attitude despite them helps him stay in high spirits. Obama, 61, discussed the top tactic he uses to remain level-headed in an interview with comedian Hasan Minhaj published on Wednesday. Minhaj asked the former president, who he dubbed the “hope and change guy,”
In this article GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks during the 2023 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at Pier 60 on June 12, 2023 in New York City. Taylor Hill | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is likely to take a large writedown for its 2021 acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky
Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, left; David Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery, center; and Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Paramount Global. Getty Images Companies and industries have ups and downs. The legacy media industry is in a valley. The first half of 2023 has been a colossal disappointment
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images Who’d think a little plastic rectangle could be associated with so much mystery and angst? When it comes to credit cards, 26% of Americans say they’re “dangerous” and another 9% call them “evil,” according to a NerdWallet poll. Credit card debt and interest rates are at
There are many ways for everyday investors to make a real impact on issues like climate change, gun violence, and racial and economic justice. As a partner at Values Added Financial, which manages $150 million of investable wealth for about 80 households, I advise people on how to use their money to do right by
A new ETF is making a big bet on real estate and other hard assets. CBRE’s Investment Management launched the IQ CBRE Real Assets ETF in May with the idea that it will deliver inflation protection in a rising interest rate environment. “The ETF market is lacking options in this space,” the ETF’s portfolio manager,
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve plans to keep hiking interest rates to stem inflation, which means an increase in
New York and London are some of the most desirable cities to live in due to the amount of job opportunities and the vibrant entertainment options — but residents are paying a premium. New York tied with Singapore as the most expensive cities in the world in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide
Money can’t buy you happiness, but can $230 billion buy you a TKO? Elon Musk is apparently ready to find out, with the world’s richest man having challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a “cage match” — an offer that the martial arts-loving Facebook co-founder quickly agreed to. “This is real bad blood. This is a beef
A view of the Starbucks vending van during its debut in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Long Wei | Future Publishing | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Starbucks — Starbucks shares lost nearly 3% after a union representing workers said strikes are slated to begin Friday
In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marchers with Starbucks pass through the landmark intersection of Hollywood and Highland during the annual Pride Parade in Los Angeles, June 12, 2022. David Mcnew | Getty Images Some organized Starbucks stores will strike across the U.S. starting Friday in Seattle after the coffee giant
Uber driver uses GPS navigation. Jaden Urbi | CNBC Workers have been picking up secondary jobs to help makes ends meet amid rampant inflation. That second stream of income can also be a smart move to help workers fill income gaps after they are laid off and looking for a new opportunity. “They pick up
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images At the midpoint of 2023, some investors see a recession storm on the horizon while others see clear skies ahead. The recession crowd is worried about negative consumer sentiment, while the no-recession camp is heartened by more-positive-than-expected data from the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey, released in June.
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Grindr at the NYSE, Nov. 18, 2022. Source: NYSE Just over half a year after Grindr‘s debut, leadership of the dating and hook-up platform focused on LGBTQ+ men is settling into life as a public company and charting a roadmap for the future. The stock initially
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you sell investments this year, it’s less likely to affect your 2023 tax bill next spring, experts say. Due to inflation adjustments from the IRS, there are larger brackets for long-term capital gains, which apply to investments owned for more than one year. The changes mean it
In this article JCI KR TSN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A robot plays the piano at the Apsara Conference, a cloud computing and artificial intelligence conference, in China, on Oct. 19, 2021. While China revamps its rulebook for tech, the European Union is thrashing out its own regulatory framework to rein in AI
Oddity Il Makiage Coutesy: Oddity Beauty and tech company Oddity, which runs the Il Makiage and Spoiled Child brands, filed to go public Friday as the once-frozen IPO market warms up. The Israel-based company plans to trade on the Nasdaq using the ticker ODD. The company didn’t immediately disclose how the offering would be priced
Blackcat | E+ | Getty Images Having ample cash set aside can help prevent an unexpected emergency from turning into a financial catastrophe. But when it comes to emergency savings, more than half of Americans — 57% — are uncomfortable with the level of money they have set aside, according to a new Bankrate survey.
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