Year: 2025
The 15 most expensive U.S. states to retire—No. 1 requires over $2 million in savings
You need to be a millionaire just to cover basic retirement costs in 15 U.S. states, according to a new analysis by GOBankingRates. The states with the highest retirement expenses tend to also have the highest housing costs, whether it’s big-city hubs like New York and California, or Hawaii, where the natural beauty and mild […]
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I’ve worked with over 1,000 kids—the ones with high emotional intelligence use these 6 phrases
A parent’s job isn’t to shield their child from life’s challenges, but to guide them through — offering support and tools to help them thrive in tough times. As a child life specialist and therapist, I’ve worked with thousands of children and families facing illness, trauma, grief, and loss. I’ve observed the words and actions […]
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Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. […]
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Trump vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office — here’s how he might do it
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office Monday, months after promising voters that he would cut their electric and gasoline prices in half in the first year of his administration. “To achieve this rapid reduction in energy costs, I will declare a national emergency to […]
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The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ revolution has begun. Buy these food stocks to ride out the risk
Bye, bye Red No. 3. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Wednesday to ban the cherry-red synthetic dye could be the first of many announcements that will send food manufacturers scrambling to revamp products in the months to come, adding pressure to stocks in an already beaten up sector. “Whether justified or not, we believe […]
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Earnings playbook: Your guide to this week’s biggest reports, including Netflix
It’s a short week on Wall Street, but there are major earnings reports on deck that could move the stock market. Netflix, Johnson & Johnson and United Airlines are among the 35 S & P 500 companies slated to post their latest quarterly figures. Those come after a week in which big banks reported blockbuster […]
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LA wildfires thrust insurance startup into spotlight as property owners scramble for protection
An aerial view of repair vehicles at sunset passing near beachfront homes that burned in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 15, 2025 in Malibu, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Midway through December, tech entrepreneur Dan Preston debuted insurance startup Stand’s first product focused on […]
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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy. It’s a disquieting contrast for some civil rights advocates who wish to fulfill the late reverend’s dream […]
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Commerzbank explores thousands of job cuts after approach from UniCredit, FT reports
The logo of German bank Commerzbank seen on a branch office near the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images Commerzbank is exploring cutting thousands of jobs as it seeks to fend off an unwanted approach from Italy’s UniCredit, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]
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