Should you use your home equity to pay off credit-card debt? Read this before taking out a HELOC.
Banks are pitching home-equity lines of credit as a cheaper form of borrowing as Federal Reserve rate cuts could lower HELOC rates to the mid-6% range, according to one estimate.
Carnival Cruise Line’s new loyalty program angers some customers. ‘One of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen.’
The cruise company is making changes that will put greater emphasis on how much its guests spend, rather than how many days they sail.
Mobile app adds bond trading
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the JPMorgan China Summit in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Once a laggard in the online investing game, JPMorgan Chase now believes it is a leader. The […]
Consumer spending habits are changing in this key way, Kroger says
With consumers still facing uncertainty over tariffs and the overall economic environment, many are choosing to dine at home rather than eat out, according to supermarket giant Kroger.
Flight patterns of private-jet riders are changing
Market volatility and geopolitical tensions haven’t slowed demand for private jets, although the travel patterns of the wealthy are changing, according to the president of NetJets. The summer travel season is shaping up to be another strong year for NetJets, with wealthy Americans traveling both within the U.S. and Europe, NetJets President Patrick Gallagher told […]
Kroger (KR) Q1 2025 earnings
Shares of Kroger rose about 10% on Friday as the supermarket operator raised its full-year sales outlook and said it’s drawing shoppers seeking lower-priced store brands and cheaper alternatives to dining out. The Cincinnati-based grocer said it now expects identical sales, excluding fuel, to increase by 2.25% and 3.25% year over year, higher than its […]
Tesla’s robotaxi launch is around the corner. Here’s what it means for the stock.
The launch of the EV maker’s robotaxi service would cap a decade of promises about autonomous vehicles by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Darden Restaurants DRI Q4 2025 earnings
Customers enter an Olive Garden restaurant in Pittsburg, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Friday beat Wall Street’s earnings and revenue estimates, while the Olive Garden parent predicted solid growth for fiscal year 2026. Shares of Darden rose more than 2% in premarket […]
What the Gulf War and past supply disruptions says about how high oil prices can go
Based on past conflicts that have rattled oil prices, oil is likely trading in the upper range of where it should be as the Israel-Iran crisis simmers, say analysts at Citigroup.
Trying to juggle interest rates, layoffs and the Iran conflict? These 5 steps give you control of your money now
These evidence-based strategies can help build resilience and a sense of mastery with your finances.
