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The $500,000 penalty for working moms: New study shows how much having a child can cost women over their careers
BYOrianna Rosa Royle

Personal Finance
Americans earning over $150,000 are more concerned about making ends meet than those between $40,000–$70,000
BYEleanor Pringle
Finance
Wyndham Hotels offers chance at 30 nights of stays for $499
BYChris Morris
Finance
A ‘retirement savings time bomb’: Americans had a deal with the taxman—then Congress broke that promise
BYEd Slott
Finance
The U.S. is about to get slammed by a ‘very active’ hurricane season—but the carnage could be good news for these five insurance stocks, analyst says
BYWill Daniel
Commentary
Housing insurance is melting down in several property markets as climate change renders old assumptions obsolete
BYSpencer Glendon and Barney Schauble
Finance
Chili’s offers lifetime supply of free burgers
BYChris Morris
Personal Finance
Women initiate most ‘gray divorces’ despite the financial risk. Here’s what made one 69-year-old realize ‘I’m going to do it’
BYAlicia Adamczyk
Politics
Biden student loan repayment plan that offers a faster path to cancellation and lower payments mostly blocked by Kansas and Missouri judges
BYJohn Hanna and The Associated Press
Personal Finance
Gen Xers are on the cusp of retirement—but most have only saved 10% of what they’ll need
BYAlicia Adamczyk
Commentary
‘Uncertainty is underrated’: Here’s the real reason markets reward those who stick around
BYDavid Booth
Politics
Billionaires vs. millionaires: America’s wealthy are more eager than Janet Yellen to tax the super-wealthy
BYJason Ma
Success
Gen Xers, the forgotten child of the ‘Great Wealth Transfer,’ are first in line for $31 trillion worth of inheritances from the rich and ultra rich, new report finds
BYSeamus Webster
Leadership
Deel CEO was told he’d need to replace his entire leadership team for the business to reach unicorn status—now it’s valued at $12 billion and he’s ‘kept 80% of the same team as when it was at $0’
BYOrianna Rosa Royle
Success
Gen Z are increasingly becoming NEETs by choice—not in employment, education, or training
BYOrianna Rosa Royle
Politics
Trump proposed excluding tips from federal taxes. Here’s what that would mean for workers’ take-home pay—and budget deficits
BYKevin Freking, Josh Boak, and others
Personal Finance
Martha’s Vineyard rentals have gotten so expensive a correctional officer switched to cleaning to earn less so she didn’t lose access to low-income housing
BYNick Perry and The Associated Press
Commentary
Mothers are back at work. Here’s why we shouldn’t be too quick to celebrate
BYJessica Calarco
Personal Finance
Nvidia stock surge: How much a $1,000 investment 10 years ago would be worth today
BYAlicia Adamczyk
Personal Finance
McDonald’s releases a new $5 value meal to win back customers
BYChris Morris
Personal Finance
An Austrian heiress, who supports taxing the rich and doesn’t believe in philanthropy, just wrote away a large chunk of her $27 million fortune
BYPrarthana Prakash
Personal Finance
The common mistake that could cost you your retirement: Here’s how to make sure you’re really contributing to a 401(k)
BYAlicia Adamczyk
Finance
Investor who started a firm with only $250 to get $7 billion richer after slicing off a stake to sell to private equity
BYDevon Pendleton and Bloomberg
Tech
Apple exits buy-now-pay-later business as the sector draws regulatory scrutiny
BYMark Gurman and Bloomberg
Politics
The IRS is cracking down on the billionaire tactic of shifting assets to avoid taxes: It’s ‘really just a shell game’
BYThe Associated Press, Josh Boak, and others
Personal Finance
Gen X is the least confident about retirement as ‘crunch time’ nears—and has done less to prepare than boomers or millennials
BYJason Ma
Finance
Impossibly high home prices are ‘feudalizing’ California as unaffordable housing markets pose existential threat to middle class, study says
BYJason Ma
Success
Stock-obsessed Gen Z are using astrology and tarot to invest—and swearing by the results to the tune of over $400,000
BYSasha Rogelberg
Lifestyle
More Americans are suddenly planning to have babies and buy new homes, even as consumer sentiment sinks
BYJason Ma
Finance
Former Yankees star Derek Jeter’s N.Y. castle may finally have a buyer after its asking price was slashed by more than half
BYThe Associated Press

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