I’m 72 and divorced from a doctor. He earned more than I did. Am I entitled to higher Social Security benefits as a divorcee?
Years ago, I was married to a doctor for 12 years. Clearly, he’s made much more than I have over our lifetimes. I’m 72 and he ...
Tips for talking stocks around the Thanksgiving dinner table
There have been plenty of guides this Thanksgiving suggesting ways for family and friends to handle talk about politics ...
Displaced Lebanese stream homeward as Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire holds
Biden plans new round of negotiations on Gaza truce after U.S. and France successfully broker cease-fire in Lebanon.
U.S. oil prices pare gains after a smaller-than-expected fall in U.S. crude supplies
Oil futures pared their early gains Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. comm ...
Inflation rate climbs for the first time since the summer. Fed weighs how much to cut rates.
The rate of inflation rose in October and moved further away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal, confirming a recent uptick ...
Wall Street sees ‘no alternative’ to U.S. stocks in 2025. Here’s why.
Large-cap U.S. stocks have outperformed virtually all comers over the past 15 years. According to some of the world’s largest ...
7 tips from a tax influencer as she approaches retirement at 70
As a longtime tax professional, Phyllis Jo Kubey has walked hundreds of clients through the ever-shifting tax implications of ...
Bitcoin on track for best November since 2020 – should you invest in it and how much?
Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger. This is Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch.
London’s historic fish and meat markets to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition
Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an ...
Consumer spending climbs ahead of holidays. Households far from tapped out.
Consumer spending rose at a healthy pace in October and fueled a U.S. economic expansion that shows no sign of slowing in the ...
This $22 billion robotics company’s stock is tumbling as accounting errors found
Symbotic’s stock plunged after the robotics company became the latest example of the consequences of weaknesses in controls ...
Here's why HP's stock is having its worst day in more than four years
HP shares are diving more than 13% in Wednesday action as they head for their weakest one-day performance since a 14.5% slide seen on April 20, 2020. Wednesday's decline comes as Wall Street weighs a ...