My job is offering me a payout. Should I take a $61,000 lump sum or $355 a month for life?
“My S&P 500 investments have roughly doubled every seven years.”
Back-to-school spending persists, PwC survey says
A variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year. Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Families are not holding back on back-to-school spending this year, despite growing economic pressure, according to a new PwC consumer survey. […]
Two ETFs that have beaten value stock indexes with this simple approach
These funds steer clear of typical value metrics that are based on price ratios.
Home price hikes are slowing more than expected
A Compass Realty sign is posted in front of a home for sale on June 23, 2025 in Greenbrae, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rising supply and slowing demand in the housing market are finally causing prices to cool off, and the weakness is accelerating. Home prices nationally rose just […]
FedEx (FDX) Q4 2025 earnings
FedEx reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue Tuesday as the company announced it had achieved its $4 billion cost-cutting goal and will aim to trim another $1 billion in its upcoming fiscal year. The company achieved its “structural cost reduction target, in the face of ongoing headwinds,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a media release. […]
My cousin died before claiming his late father’s $2 million estate. Will I get it?
“His trust named his son as the only beneficiary of his home and had no alternate beneficiaries.”
Carnival (CCL) Q2 2025 earnings
Carnival shares climbed roughly 7% on Tuesday after the cruise line posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance. According to the company’s earnings report, the cruise operator posted adjusted earnings of 35 cents per share while beating analysts’ estimates of 24 cents, according to LSEG. Adjusted revenue came in at a record $6.3 […]
Why Apple potentially acquiring Perplexity could be big news for its stock
The tech giant could find a way out of the “penalty box” and cure the perception that it’s an AI laggard.
McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme end doughnut partnership
Glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are ending their partnership for good. The chain will stop selling its doughnuts at McDonald’s restaurants on July 2, the companies said in a press release Tuesday. McDonald’s USA’s Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Alyssa Buetikofer said […]
Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s end their doughnut partnership, as it didn’t make money
Fast-food giant and doughnut maker scrap their alliance, which rolled out nationally in March 2024, as demand kept falling.
