Oh happy day!! I’ve been waiting for our latest delivery for nearly five months! When we moved into this house, I knew I wanted to do matching sofas set up across from each other in our family room. I LOVE symmetry. I wanted them to be plain, regular sofas with …
Read More »The Margin: Biden ‘heartbroken’ over Friday’s U.S. Capitol attack, orders flags at half-staff to honor slain officer
While most members of Congress were away from the Hill on Friday, news of a second violent incident at the Capitol complex in less than three months weighed on Washington officials, including President Joe Biden. A Capitol Police officer was killed after a man rammed a car into two officers …
Read More »The Fed: Fed’s Clarida says $1.9 billion stimulus package isn’t inflationary over long-run
The $ 1.9 billion stimulus package recently passed by the U.S. Congress won’t spur persistently higher inflation, said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida on Thursday. The Fed and other forecasts “do not see this package — over a three-to-five year period — as putting undesirable upward pressure on inflation,” …
Read More »Easy DIY laundry shelf over washer and dryer
Well hello! The mud/laundry room changes continue, and this project is an oldie but goodie. This is the second time I’ve added a DIY shelf unit behind our top loader washer and dryer — I love them! This room is turning out so beautifully, but it has tested me! I’ve …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Justice Department investigating Visa over debit-card practices
The Justice Department is investigating whether Visa Inc. V, -5.03% is engaging in anticompetitive practices in the debit-card market, according to people familiar with the matter. The department’s antitrust division has been gathering information and asking whether Visa, the largest U.S. card network, has limited merchants’ ability to route debit-card …
Read More »The Moneyist: My ‘narcissistic’ sisters took over our alcoholic mother’s finances. They are draining her bank account. What can I do?
Dear Quentin, I often read your advice column, and now I have questions of my own. For many years my mother was an intelligent, strong businesswoman who worked her way up the corporate ladder and was making a six-figure salary by the time she was in her mid-40s. She also …
Read More »TaxWatch: Is your income just over the threshold for the $1,400 stimulus check? Tax preparers give tips to help you qualify
Millions of people who received the first two stimulus checks could watch the third round happen without them — if the House of Representative passes the Senate’s version of a $ 1.9 trillion rescue package with tighter payout rules. But the tax code could supply some people on the cut-off …
Read More »Personal Finance Daily: What to do if your income is just over the threshold for the $1,400 stimulus check and how the ‘nationalization of leases’ could hurt renters amid the pandemic
Happy Tuesday MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: How these teens are having fun in today’s stock market, and, for the most part, making money They have been trading longer than many adults, and are learning valuable lessons about investing early. MarketWatch speaks to four teenagers who are taking on …
Read More »Personal Finance Daily: Americans scroll Amazon and Walmart for bargains — yet choose pricey healthcare services and throw away hundreds of dollars, and Texas AG sues energy provider over ‘sky-high’ rates after massive winter storm
Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Americans scroll Amazon and Walmart for bargains — yet choose pricey healthcare services and throw away hundreds of dollars New hospital-price transparency rules took effect earlier this year, but patient advocates say those rules only do so much. ‘We need …
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