It’s a cool breeze during a hot moment, but it’s not the summer weather. As record-breaking numbers of Americans pack their cars and travel to Fourth of July barbecues that will cost them more than last year, they’ll fill up at gas stations where they are likely to be paying just a little less at…
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US stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday following the release of closelywatched inflation data, while Wall Street was headed for its worst first half of the year in more than 50 years. How are stock-index futures trading? The S&P 500 dropped 72 points, or 1.9%, to 3,746. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 509 points, or…
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Millions of Americans will be driving from sea to shining sea over the Fourth of July weekend, historically high gas prices be damned! That’s according to AAA’s Independence Day travel forecast, which expects a record 42 million people to hit the road during the holiday weekend spanning June 30 to July 4, even as national…
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Lewis Altfest’s time in the finance industry spans seven decades. He has some words of advice for investors who aren’t used to stomach-churning stock-price moves. Altfest founded Altfest Personal Wealth Management in 1983 after working as a general partner and director of research Lord Abbett & Co. Before that, he was an analyst for several…
I’m a working-from-home mom and my supervisors have no intentions of bringing me back to the office at this time. In order to actually get work done, I have pieced together childcare using the help of family and friends. I have one friend who has really gone above and beyond to adjust her own flexible…
Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. And please share your suggestions for future Financial Face-off columns. Summer is here, and so is your chance to get away from it…
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The cost of prescription drugs in the US can be enough to make you sick. What you pay varies enormously depending on the drug, the pharmacy, your insurance plan and your deductible, among many other factors. A drug that may have been cheap or at least affordable the last time you filled it could be…
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HBO Max has an intriguing lineup of new comedy series in July 2022, to go with a spinoff of a fan-favorite teen drama and a slate of movie favorites. Master of awkward comedy Nathan Fielder (“Nathan for You”) is back with a new series, “The Rehearsal” (July 15), in which he’ll help people prepare for…
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Here’s all you need to know: Netflix’s “Stranger Things” is back July 1, with Part 2 of its fourth season. “Stranger Things” returned in late May with seven supersized episodes, and will conclude Season 4 with two super-duper sized episodes (1 hour and 25 minutes, and 2 hours and 30 minutes, respectively) as the teen…
Hulu is staying busy this summer, with a full slate of movie favorites and new series coming in July 2022, including a new season of one of the best comedies on TV. FX’s brilliant, Emmy-nominated vampire mocumentary “What We Do in the Shadows” (July 13) returns for its fourth season, picking up after the gang…
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