Micron Technology Inc. shares rose in the extended session Wednesday after the Boise, Idaho-based chip maker’s earnings and outlook topped Wall Street estimates and its CEO defended its capital spending amid a worldwide chip shortage. Micron’s stock MU, +1.93% rose 3.5% after hours, following a 1.9% gain in the regular …
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Dear Quentin, We have family friends that we’ve known since before we had kids several years ago. Since then we’ve gotten pregnant at the same time, weathered COVID-19 as a pod, and relied on each other for relationship and career advice. One thing that makes us sad, though, is seeing …
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Could Democrats be fighting the last war and wasting money on another $ 1.9 trillion economic relief package? Perhaps, if St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard is right. The Fed official thinks the economy is already set for a strong recovery in 2021. It’s possible U.S. economic growth could …
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Dear Moneyist, I’m a 28-year-old male marrying a 30-year-old woman. I have racked up about $ 100,000 in student-loan debt by earning two graduate degrees; luckily I obtained a finance job with unlimited earning potential, just heavy work hours, so I am not too worried about repaying my loans if …
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Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Will a vaccine protect me? Does sunshine help? These are the most widely shared COVID-19 myths and conspiracy theories Cold weather, snow, sunshine, antibiotics, vitamins and alcohol do NOT protect you from coronavirus. But what about goggles or wearing masks …
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Until July 31, some 30 million jobless Americans received an extra $ 600 a week in unemployment benefits on top of what they would have received from their state as part of the $ 2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package that was passed in March. As a result, the average …
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They never get bored — there is far too much to do. Photographers Mercedes Jelinek, 34, and Lucy Plato Clark, 27, are self-quarantining together in Penland, N.C. They decided to use their skills to help medical workers who are battling coronavirus on the front lines, those with preexisting conditions, and …
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Dear Moneyist, My husband and I have five children: two are mine from a previous marriage and three are his. We raised all the children together and they refer to each other as siblings. I consider them all my children. They are all now in their 50s. My husband passed …
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