- The race is on to buy an EV while the $7,500 tax credit is a sure thing. Drivers should still go slow and ask these questions.by Andrew Keshner on December 23, 2024 at 1:47 am
“Don’t rush into it, but be aware the clock is ticking,” said one new electric-vehicle driver.
- Forget the stock-market tumble — the Fed made the right move in a wild weekby William Watts on December 23, 2024 at 12:37 am
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further rate cuts on pause is looking like the right call after a closely watched inflation indicator and another round of budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.
- Netflix broadens live-sports footprint with Women’s World Cup. Bigger subscriber base and ad reach foreseen.by Weston Blasi on December 22, 2024 at 11:22 pm
Netflix now has soccer, the NFL, WWE and boxing as part of its live sports portfolio.
- Cocoa is the best-performing commodity of 2024 — even beating bitcoin. What’s next?by Myra P. Saefong on December 22, 2024 at 11:06 pm
Cocoa has outpaced the rise in the U.S. stock market and bitcoin, with prices for chocolate’s main ingredient having nearly tripled in 2024. The rally shows little signs of ending, with cocoa‘s 2023 to 2024 marketing year having ended with the biggest global supply deficit in 60 years, according to ING.
- Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. Millions of people could see more in benefits as a result.by Jessica Hall on December 22, 2024 at 10:26 pm
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to repeal two laws that prevent many public employees from receiving Social Security, a move that is expected to weigh on the overall solvency of the Social Security system.
- A laptop you can repair yourself — and other smart tech gifts for the holidaysby Jurica Dujmovic on December 22, 2024 at 9:34 pm
5 can’t-miss personal-tech devices that would even keep Santa at home.
- The Mega Millions jackpot is nearing $1 billion — but that’s not the only reason lottery sales could see a holiday spikeby Charles Passy on December 22, 2024 at 9:31 pm
Christmas also fuels one form of lottery playing in particular.
- Wall Street’s ‘Santa Claus rally’ window is about to open with the Dow down in Decemberby Christine Idzelis on December 22, 2024 at 8:39 pm
Stocks have struggled ahead of the holidays despite Friday’s rally.
- ‘She has two financially stable children’: Does it make sense for my wealthy mother, a recent widow, to take out a $100,000 life-insurance policy?by Quentin Fottrell on December 22, 2024 at 3:46 pm
“It was generous of our mom to offer.”
- ‘I’m betting on another 22 spins around the sun’: I’m 65 and have $3.9 million. How much should I realistically spend on a house?by Quentin Fottrell on December 22, 2024 at 3:38 pm
“I have zero debt, no upcoming tax liabilities and no inheritance on the horizon.”
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