Why family offices are struggling to recruit and retain staff
Key Points About two-thirds of the private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy report challenges hiring and retaining key staff, according to a new survey. There is a shrinking pool of talent, and many employees don’t see long-term career potentials at family offices. Here’s what family offices can do to compete in the talent war. A […]
‘I’m 68 and my 401(k) has dwindled to $82,000’: My husband committed financial infidelity and has $50,000 in credit-card debt. What now?
“I have $3,000 in gold and Social Security income for me and my spouse makes $46,180 a year.”
Retail executives expect Trump to drop tariffs
A container truck and shipping containers are shown at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California, U.S., May 13, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Even retail executives are bullish on the “TACO trade.” Following weeks of shifting trade policy, early deals and winding court challenges, some retail executives are starting to feel more […]
Oil prices surge 10%, U.S. stock futures fall as Israel strikes Iran
Oil futures shot higher and U.S. stock-market futures sank Thursday evening on reports that Israel was attacking sites in Iran.
Baby items get pricier, congressional report says
Baby car seat carriers for sale at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The cost of some baby gear has risen in recent weeks due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, according to a new congressional report. The cost of five common […]
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What we know about first fatal Boeing Dreamliner crash
A view shows the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. Adnan Abidi | Reuters An Air India plane that was bound for London and carrying 242 people crashed seconds after takeoff in western India on Thursday, killing […]
Trump CFPB cuts reviewed by Fed inspector general
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Federal Reserve’s inspector general is reviewing the Trump administration’s attempts to lay off nearly all Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees and cancel the agency’s […]
The Air India plane that crashed was a Boeing Dreamliner. What it could mean for Boeing’s flagship jet.
Thursday’s deadly crash struck at Boeing’s most ambitious and one of its most commercially successful jet programs — a coveted airplane that airlines the world over gladly wait years to receive.
RFK Jr. names members of CDC vaccine committee after firings
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new members to a crucial government panel of vaccine advisors after firing the entire group just days earlier. His picks include some well-known vaccine critics, including Dr. Robert Malone. The new members will join the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, […]
