Dear Catey, We are a physician and engineer couple planning to retire in 10 to 15 years. After spending most of our adult lives in several cold places (Wisconsin and Illinois, among them), we would like to move south and retire there. Our plan is to take up jobs in …
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Oil futures headed lower on Tuesday, poised to post their first session loss of the month, as prices looked to halt a multi-session streak of gains and eased back from their highest levels in more than a year. “After losing momentum through much of January trading, the crude complex has …
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People wearing face masks stroll and relax along the seafront near the Castel dell’Ovo fortress in downtown Naples on Nov. 12, 2020, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals. AFP via Getty Images Many are facing the harsh reality that Italy has a terrible second wave as the cold …
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Kena Betancur/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images U.S. stocks were modestly lower in early action Friday, threatening to end a four-day winning streak, as investors sifted through October jobs data, continued to monitor election results, and weighed a surge in COVID-19 cases. What are major benchmarks doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, …
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday after Wall Street declined for a third week and Britain reported a rise in coronavirus infections. Data:Keep tabs on U.S. stock-market futures Benchmarks in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. On Friday, Wall …
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We are living within a world defined by limited resources. As a growing number of consumers are choosing to purchase environmentally friendly products, it only makes sense that this very same attitude should be considered around the home. How can you lower your existing carbon footprint in order to save …
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Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Thinking about moving to a state with lower taxes? These are the mistakes to avoid Some states are great to live in, but not so great to die in. 32 states have been approved to offer $ 300 extra in unemployment …
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The numbers don’t lie. Economists at Freddie Mac report home purchase demand is up 20% annually and at its highest level of activity since 2009. The Mortgage Bankers Association delivered similar data this week, with purchase applications up for a ninth straight week. On a yearly basis, the MBA shows …
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European stocks drifted lower Thursday, continuing a choppy week in which markets waver between optimism on signs of improving economic activity and worries that the coronavirus is still spreading. After two days of gains, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.15% slipped 0.4%. The German DAX DAX, +0.11% , the French …
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