Happy Friday MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Jon Bon Jovi finally puts a price on his NJ mansion: it’s available for $ 20 million The rocker Jon Bon Jovi has relisted his rockin’ New Jersey estate. Now it comes with an important piece of information for potential buyers — …
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A California-based digital asset specialist purchased 2,500 barrels of new Kentucky whiskey by the end of 2020, betting that the barrels will increase in value by three to five times over the course of five years through the aging process. Wave Financial’s Kentucky Whiskey 2020 Digital Fund is both a …
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The New Year is normally a time to launch long-term financial goals, but millions of Americans are taking it one day at a time. More than one-third, 38%, of people say they’ll be in “survival mode” in 2021, according to Fidelity Investments’ annual New Year Financial Resolutions Study released Tuesday. …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The U.S. economy has kept growing despite a summer spike in coronavirus cases and the end of massive federal aid, but millions of Americans are either being left out or are in danger of being left behind. See full story. Apple’s launch event has one big unknown …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The U.S. economy has kept growing despite a summer spike in coronavirus cases and the end of massive federal aid, but millions of Americans are either being left out or are in danger of being left behind. See full story. Apple’s launch event has one big unknown …
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A painting by Bridget Riley valued at up to £1.2 million ($ 1.37 million) will kickoff a sale of British Airways’ corporate art collection as the struggling airline looks to raise cash amid an unprecedented global collapse in passenger demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Sotheby’s will offer 17 paintings, …
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Older Americans nearing retirement age weren’t exactly in great shape financially when 2020 began, and now the economic tsunami caused by the coronavirus has made their situation even more perilous. When the year began, some 15 million Americans aged 62 and over were living in poverty. That’s now likely to …
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The COVID-19 outbreak is bringing more people into the digital fray and providing a further tailwind to e-commerce growth. In Latin America alone, 13 million Visa Inc. V, -1.16% cardholders made e-commerce transactions for the first time ever during the March quarter, the company’s Chief Product Officer Jack Forestell told …
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The world’s second largest ticket seller, Eventim EVD, +1.84%, is withholding millions of euros of ‘processing fees’ from fans seeking refunds for events canceled due to the coronavirus. The German-listed company sells tickets to concerts from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Iron Maiden. Based on several refunds, reviewed by …
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