I didn’t count on living this long: My money is running out and I’m a burden
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. My widowed mother was left with debts and a bare bank account. So, she married an older man she thought wealthy. “I don’t want to be a burden to my kids,” she said. Remarriage is not my goal, but I’m in the same boat as Mom. And mine […]
CNN subscription service part of CEO Mark Thompson’s mission
A person walks past the CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 17, 2022. Brandon Bell | Getty Images When former CNN Chief Executive Officer Chris Licht started running the news organization last year, he was given a mission by his boss, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav: change the network’s programming and tone to emphasize […]
Cyberattacks now result in kitty-litter shortages and strangers in hotel rooms
It was past midnight when Alessandra Millican and a friend entered the Bellagio hotel room that was costing them hundreds of dollars a night, but unexpected noises made them stop cold. “We started hearing grunts,” she said. “It’s somebody waking up — we were halfway through the room and we realized there’s somebody sleeping in […]
Cyberattacks now result in kitty-litter shortages and strangers in hotel rooms
It was past midnight when Alessandra Millican and a friend entered the Bellagio hotel room that was costing them hundreds of dollars a night, but unexpected noises made them stop cold. “We started hearing grunts,” she said. “It’s somebody waking up — we were halfway through the room and we realized there’s somebody sleeping in […]
Kevin Durant’s Boardroom launches entertainment, sports advisory firm
NBA player Kevin Durant attends a 2023 FIBA World Cup exhibition game between Puerto Rico and the U.S. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Aug. 7, 2023. Ethan Miller | Getty Images National Basketball Association superstar Kevin Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman on Tuesday announced the launch of a new advisory firm under […]
Walmart opens pet center with veterinary care and grooming
Walmart is piloting a pet services center in a suburb of Atlanta, but plans to open more locations in other parts of the country. Walmart Walmart is opening a dedicated pet services center, signaling it wants to be a place that customers turn to for veterinarian visits and dog grooming appointments along with grocery runs. […]
Opinion: Big deficits, easy money threaten U.S. dollar’s global dominance
The U.S. dollar DX00, +0.03% enjoys unrivaled global status, but rising federal deficits and U.S. sanctions on businesses and banks in Russia and other nations are causing governments to seek alternatives. How successful those efforts will be remain to be seen, but historically, the U.S. dollar has been well-managed. To the extent its value against other currencies […]
SpaceX countersues DOJ in hiring discrimination case
SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ’s hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds. The countersuit comes after the DOJ sued the company last month, alleging it discriminates […]
Student-loan payments are about to resume. Defaults are expected to follow.
In the months before the pandemic pause on student-loans payments, interest and collections, Jennifer Booth regularly received unpleasant phone calls from her student-loan debt collector that fueled anxiety and doubt. They’d ask her questions like, “Why would you go to school at all?” Booth recalled in an interview. Outside of those phone calls, Booth felt […]
Student-loan payments are about to resume. Defaults are expected to follow.
In the months before the pandemic pause on student-loans payments, interest and collections, Jennifer Booth regularly received unpleasant phone calls from her student-loan debt collector that fueled anxiety and doubt. They’d ask her questions like, “Why would you go to school at all?” Booth recalled in an interview. Outside of those phone calls, Booth felt […]
