TikTok is now back after shutting down. Here’s what comes next under Trump.

The app still likely needs to find a buyer for its It’s been an eventful weekend for U.S. TikTok users, as the app went dark late on Saturday and is now back online as of midday Sunday.
Biden touted student-debt cancellation for 5 million borrowers. Here’s who benefited, and how.

New research suggests borrowers whose loans were canceled were less well-off than those still paying.
Is the stock market open tomorrow? Here’s what to know for Inauguration Day and MLK Day.

The two major events fall on the same day — Jan. 20 — but most closures are because of MLK Day, which is a federal holiday.
‘He’s twice mentioned divorce’: My new husband told me he’ll have $500,000 for retirement, but he’s $80,000 in debt. How do I protect myself?

“Six months after we married, we had planned to get pre-qualified for a mortgage with the intention of selling both our homes.”
Southwest Airlines makes new cuts to company spending to reduce costs

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee team-building events that […]
Disney wins 2024 box office

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney Foul-mouthed superheroes and family-friendly fare propped up the domestic box office during the final months of 2024. Full-year ticket sales were down just 3.4% from 2023, reaching $8.74 billion, a far cry from the nearly 27% shortage seen at the midway point of […]
‘I am afraid to push the system for an answer’: I’m a firefighter, 57, from Oklahoma. If I die, will my husband be denied my pension?

“As you can probably guess, firefighters in same-sex relationships are not that common in Oklahoma.”
First New Glenn rocket reaches orbit

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket streaks into orbit after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on its maiden flight, at Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 16, 2025. Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty Images Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time on Thursday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos’ […]
Most mutual funds don’t beat the market — but what’s ‘the market’ anyway?

The S&P 500 is a high bar for fund managers. The Dow? Not as much.
Morgan Stanley (MS) earnings Q4 2024
Ted Pick, CEO Morgan Stanley, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Morgan Stanley on Thursday topped estimates for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue as the firm’s equities and fixed income traders exceeded expectations. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: […]



