I am a 65-year-old single woman with 25 credit cards. How do I cancel them without hurting my credit score?

“I pay them off each month if I use them and don’t run a balance.”
Why investors should brace for ‘extreme sensitivity’ in the stock market around this week’s jobs data

Investors will be watching how labor-market data influences the Fed’s rate-cutting path.
‘Taylor Swift Tax’ on high-end vacation homes spreads to more states

Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. […]
My husband and I are giving my sister $30K each year. Will we owe the IRS gift tax?

“We do not see eye to eye on using paper checks.”
This healthcare benefit provides a triple tax advantage — but many employees don’t use it

Health Savings Accounts combine federal tax-deductible contributions with tax-free growth and tax-free medical withdrawals.
I just spent $4,400 as the best man at a wedding. It’s not just bridesmaids who pay a fortune.

Guilt over how good a friend I am is colliding with the financial reality that this wedding will cost me thousands of dollars.
JLL Bid Intensity Index, gauge of CRE transaction volume, improves in July

Housing block in Warsaw, Poland Busà Photography | Moment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public […]
Infinitas Capital, Christian Angermayer’s Apeiron partner on Swedish IPOs

Key Points Investors are increasingly drawn to Europe amid tariff uncertainty, but startups face still obstacles going public on European exchanges. Swiss real estate heir Robin Lauber and German billionaire Christian Angermayer are joining forces to get startups to go public in Sweden. Lauber told CNBC about their startup pipeline and why Sweden is a […]
‘Everyone was grieving’: Did my wife’s brothers cheat her out of her inheritance? There’s a condo and $550K at stake.

“When my wife’s mom passed away, the eldest brother took on the role as executor.”
CDC asks all staff to return to office Sept. 15 after HQ shooting

A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told staff it expects them to return to offices by Sept. 15, roughly five weeks after a […]



