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Hurricane Ian devastated your home — here’s the important first steps for disaster relief and insurance claims
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida and now…
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Facebook parent Meta is no longer one of 10 most valuable U.S. companies. Here’s what just overtook it.
Meta Platforms Inc. is furthering its descent through the ranks of the biggest companies in the U.S., this time falling…
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Does anyone want your parents’ art? Don’t junk it yet—a warped, moldy abstract painting sold for $30,000
Six years ago, when my father died and my sister Robin and I had to determine what to do with…
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Business grants are tough to get, but not impossible—here are tips on how to get one
Business grants may seem like the holy grail for small-business owners, since they offer cash you don’t have to pay…
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Inflation is forcing people to use up their savings in a bad sign for the economy
Turns out Americans aren’t sitting on a big pile of savings to help them endure high inflation or another recession.…
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Big selling wave in stocks makes for a buying opportunity, says Baron manager who has 20% of his fund’s assets in Tesla
Institutional investors have been clearing out of stocks. They sold $42 billion worth in the five weeks ending Sept. 21.…
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Meta exec and former U.K. deputy prime minister books $2.5 million profit on house sale in tony Atherton, Calif.
Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister of the U.K., current president for global affairs at Meta Platforms META, -0.54%…
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Disney names new board member in deal with activist investor Third Point
The Walt Disney Co. announced a new board member Friday afternoon as part of a settlement with activist investor Third…
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Many young people shouldn’t save for retirement, says research based on a Nobel Prize-winning theory
Most financial planners advise young people to start saving early — and often — for retirement so they can take…
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Forget the 4% retirement spending rule. Would you believe 1.9%?
Retirees and near-retirees have known for some time that the famed 4% rule needs to be revised downwards. But by…
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