Amex Platinum, Chase Sapphire get 2025 refresh

Anna Barclay | Getty Images The long-running rivalry between the country’s top premium credit cards is about to heat up again. JPMorgan Chase announced last week that a refresh of its Sapphire Reserve — the travel and dining rewards card that went viral when it arrived in 2016 — was imminent. In response, American Express […]
Israel-Iran conflict poses three challenges for stocks that could slam market by up to 20%, warns RBC

Spiking oil prices may muddle the Federal Reserve’s inflation forecasts
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV sells his L.A. home for $1.8 million

Ernest Jones IV has officially quit California, less than a year after he was traded from the L.A. Rams to the Tennessee Titans and finally to the Seahawks.
Oil prices add to gains after Israel hits Iran energy facilities; stocks taking turmoil in stride

Oil futures jumped as the market reopened Sunday night, building on last week’s surge after Israel attacked Iranian energy facilities over the weekend and underlining fears around potential disruption to Middle Eastern crude flows.
My husband is in hospice care. Friends say his children are lining up for his money. What can I do?

“None of the kids have ever helped with any of his care — and his health has been very poor for the last five years.”
Hate paying so much for car insurance? Now is the time to switch.

More people may be able to find a lower premium today than a year ago. Here’s how to do it.
Turnaround plan focuses on employees

Customers order at a Starbucks in Manhattan Beach, California, on July 19, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images As Starbucks aims to bring back customers and assuage investors with its turnaround strategy, it is also winning over its store managers with promises to add more seating inside cafes and promote internally. Since CEO […]
My friend, 83, wants to add me to his bank account to pay his bills. What could go wrong?

“He has no close family. I don’t want to place myself in a position of liability.”
Boeing Dreamliner crash, military escalations darken Paris Air Show

The Boeing 787-9 civil jet airplane of Vietnam Airlines performs its flight display at the 51st Paris International Airshow in Le Bourget near Paris, France. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) aviation-images.com | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Kelly Ortberg’s first Paris Air Show as Boeing CEO was set to be relatively […]
My friend wants me to join in a political protest. I’m worried about my job. Am I a coward if I say no?

“Some of our firm’s clients have a political and economic stake in the issues raised by my friend.”



