Dear Quentin, One of my closest friends from high school is getting married in New Orleans in December. We are 32 now and live in different states, but we keep in touch. I live in Los Angeles and, therefore, I will be traveling cross-country for her December nuptials. I’m not in her bridal party –…
Commodities have performed well so far this year, buoyed by strength in oil on the back of tight supplies, but worries that the economy is headed for a recession has fed losses among the industrial metals. In Thursday dealings, the S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity index XX: SPGSCI trades more than 30% higher so far this…
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After years of shareholder pressure that ratcheted up after the racial reckoning in summer 2020, some of the world’s most influential companies have agreed to independent racial-equity or civil-rights audits to consider how their policies, products and practices affect the civil rights of and equality among employees, customers and society. The biggest names expected to…
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I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband. I have been married for almost 10 years. When my husband and I were first married, he convinced me to stop working after the first year or so, which I regret. A couple of years ago my mom died, leaving me a very small inheritance of…
I read your article about tipping. I’ve been serving and bartending for almost 16 years now, since I was 18. Waiting tables is so hard on your body, and a lot of people don’t appreciate all of the work that we do. I respect every profession equally, but I feel like so many people look…
The Human Cost is a new MarketWatch column looking at the toll world events have taken on people’s lives. Colleen Champagne, 65, a Dallas-based retiree, says she can’t bring herself to discover how her retirement accounts have performed lately. “I can’t even look at my portfolio,” she told MarketWatch. “I have a pension from my…
With the number of vegans in the US on the rise, there’s no mistaking the need for great restaurants serving up delectable plant-based meals throughout the country. Luckily for foodies of every stripe, vegan food can be as delicious as any meal made for omnivores. Want proof? Check out the mouthwatering offerings in these vegan-friendly…
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday met with executives from baby-formula makers, with the huddle coming as new data suggest that the country’s formula shortage is deepening. “There’s still a lot more to do, so I ask you to keep focused, stay focused, stay in high gear,” Biden said during the meeting. “We can’t let up…
This summer, Sergio Rosario Diaz is doing up his vacation plans — at least as much as possible when hot inflation rates rival the temperature. There’s the flight from Virginia to Miami for him, his wife and 5-year old daughter. Then comes a day in Miami, followed by a four-day Disney DIS, +0.23% cruise. Then…
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