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As Trump says he’s abandoned stimulus talks, renters and landlords face a financial cliff

President Donald Trump has quashed hopes for a new federal stimulus package before the presidential election in November. And that could leave America’s renters and landlords in a lurch. On Twitter TWTR, +0.26%  Tuesday afternoon, Trump initially said that he had instructed his team to stop negotiating with Democrats until …

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The Moneyist: ‘I’m beyond hurt’: I took care of my mom for 12 years. She wants my sister to take over and does not want to leave me her house

Dear Moneyist, I love my mother very much. I have been living with my elderly mom for the past 12-13 years. Taking her to doctors appointments and shopping for her. Over the last 6-8 years she is suffering with heart and breathing issues so the care has been much more …

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Personal Finance Daily: Why more philanthropists are spending themselves out of existence, and here’s what Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan would prioritize

Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Nearly half of all professional women make this money mistake — and it’s easy to fix How to stop deferring to a partner on financial matters. Late director Joel Schumacher’s Greenwich Village condo just hit the market for $ 4.5 …

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: The world’s biggest sovereign-wealth fund wants to rid itself of poor ESG performers

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, which runs Norway’s oil fund. hakon mosvold larsen/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The boss of Norway’s $ 1 trillion oil fund has said it should sell out of more companies that perform badly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, to increase its returns. …

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The Moneyist: My husband of 20 years is having an affair. He told friends he wants a divorce and does NOT want to pay alimony. What should I do?

Dear Moneyist, I recently discovered evidence that my husband of 20 years is having an affair, and he has made claims to others that he wants out of our marriage. He has not asked me to end the marriage yet, and I have not confronted him with this information. Some …

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‘Don’t ever, ever underestimate the potential of the pandemic’: 5 reasons scientists say you should be afraid of COVID-19

Panicking about COVID-19 won’t help you get through the pandemic, health professionals say. And neither will treating the novel coronavirus, a highly unpredictable disease for which there is no 100% successful therapeutic treatment, with anything less than extreme caution. In short, it affects everyone differently. President Trump was released from …

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: McDonald’s announces J Balvin collaboration after getting a boost with Travis Scott

J Balvin is the latest music artist to partner with the fast-food giant. Getty Images for Spotify McDonald’s Corp. has announced a new collaboration with reggaeton artist J Balvin following a successful partnership with Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott. The J Balvin meal will include a Big Mac, medium French fries …

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Asia Markets: Shares rise in Asia on hopes for U.S. stimulus as Trump leaves hospital

A general view of the Tokyo Stock Market(TSE) is pictured on October 01, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Shares advanced in on Tuesday Asia after hopes for economic aid from Washington helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald Trump had tested …

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Trump discharged from hospital after three nights — how the length of his hospitalization compares to other coronavirus patients

President Donald Trump was discharged from Walter Reed medical center on Monday evening, three nights after he was admitted Friday to the military hospital for coronavirus treatment. “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” he wrote on TWTR, +2.58%   Monday afternoon, telling …

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