New sports streaming platform: What to know
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, #23, during the NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2024. Jevone Moore | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The U.S. media world was rushing — or panicking? — Wednesday to try to figure out […]
I’m 52. Should I invest in a Roth IRA or index funds like the Dow and Nasdaq?
Dear MarketWatch, I spent five years as a teacher in Missouri, which made me eligible for a tiny pension (under $400 per month). Teaching didn’t work out for me, and since I will never be able to return to the profession and increase my pension, I decided to cash in my pension and reallocate the […]
Warner Music to cut 600 jobs, or 10% of staff
The Warner Music Group logo is displayed on a smartphone. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Warner Music is laying off 600 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, according to a Wednesday filing. The company said the layoffs are part of a broader restructuring plan aimed at saving costs to invest in more […]
At 52, planning my death helped me learn how to live
At the end of every year in the past, I anxiously waited to crack open my new daily planner for the coming new year so I could jot down resolutions. I like a clean slate. Every year those resolutions tumbled to the bottom of my to-list before I’d finished humming “Auld Lang Syne.” Things like, be […]
Disney (DIS) earnings report Q1 2024
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday as the media giant slashed costs while revenue stagnated. Disney said it is on pace to meet or exceed its goal of cutting costs by at least $7.5 billion by the end of fiscal 2024. The company said it expects fiscal 2024 […]
Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, maker of Fortnite
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Disney is investing $1.5 billion for a stake in Epic Games, CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday, in its biggest bet yet on the gaming space. The media giant will work with the Fortnite studio to create new games and an entertainment universe where consumers can “play, watch, shop […]
These 4 things are keeping you from ‘rightsizing’ your life
Big life changes often go hand in hand with cleaning out a home — but it doesn’t mean it’s the same every time. Downsizing a home for retirement is a different process than decluttering after someone dies. How a person cleans space for the next chapter should be known as “rightsizing,” one author said. In […]
Florida mansion is most expensive U.S. home for sale at $295 million
The main house at Gordon Pointe spans 11,500 sq ft. The most expensive home for sale in the U.S. hit the market this week for $295 million. Gordon Pointe, as it’s called, is a roughly 9-acre compound in Naples, Florida, on the Gulf Coast, in an affluent enclave called Port Royal. The mega-listing includes a […]
My employer hires exclusively white managers and promotes people of ‘questionable expertise.’ Is this a good or bad time to jump ship?
I work for a very large tech company. I have a Ph.D. in biochemistry. I joined this company because they were supposedly starting a new initiative in biology. At the time of hiring, it was not disclosed to me what I would be working on. However, when I arrived at the company, I realized that […]
Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly are tackling supply issues
Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters The insatiable demand for weight loss drugs is trouncing supply, leaving many patients struggling to find the injectable treatments. The dominant weight loss drugmakers, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, have said […]
