MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Wall Street’s calendar trading patterns aren’t worth planning your days around. See full story. We want to retire in a place with a low cost of living, no humidity and no colder than 50 degrees — I freeze easily! Where should we go? The house budget is …
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Amazon Prime Video doesn’t have a whole lot of new offerings coming in April, but its two highest-profile debuts should at least bring the thrills. The biggest of the bunch looks to be “Without Remorse” (April 30), an action thriller movie based on the Tom Clancy book. Michael B. Jordan …
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Hulu will welcome back its most popular original series in April, along a trio of buzz-worthy documentaries and some ’90s-movie favorites. After a two-year layoff, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (April 28) returns for a fourth season. The Emmy-winning dystopian drama picks up with June (Elisabeth Moss) facing new challenges as she …
Read More » Clothing resale site ThredUp Inc. launched its initial public offering at the top end of the projected range Friday, a funding injection that CEO James Reinhart wants to leverage to challenge competitor Amazon.com on the speedy retail giant’s environmental reputation. Sustainability is inherent in secondhand shopping, but ThredUp wants to …
Read More » Have you received your COVID-19 vaccine shots? That’s what the overwhelming majority of companies are going to be asking their employees, according to a new survey of CEOs in the U.S. 91% of the 140 polled CEOs said their companies will be asking workers to inform them once the workers …
Read More » Good Friday is next week and markets will be closed as per usual. However, what will be unusual is that the closure of financial exchanges in the U.S., and some other parts of the world, comes as the government is slated to release a key report on employment in the …
Read More » The money from the expanded Child Tax Credit, coupled with other benefits in the $ 1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, might cut child poverty in half according to some estimates — but a family needs to access the cash first. A tax return may be one major way to help …
Read More » BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were higher across Asia on Friday after a strong gains on Wall Street driven by hopes for a powerful recovery from the pandemic. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai all gained and U.S. futures also were higher. Hopes that economies will regain ground lost since last …
Read More » Netflix Inc. is releasing a slew of new stuff in April, including the return of a reality hit and a much-anticipated new fantasy series. That would be “Shadow and Bone” (April 23), the series adaptation of the hugely popular YA novels from Leigh Bardugo. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina, …
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