The first two trading weeks of September have whiplashed investors. Last week was strong as stocks staged a comeback following favorable updates on inflation and a slew of companies at various analyst conferences. September is known as the worst month of the year for stocks. While all three Wall Street…

Grace Carr has been studying, working or volunteering at the same hospital for almost as long as she’s been alive — and at 97 years old, she doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Carr started training to become a nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital (now known as St. Luke’s Sacred Heart…

Mostly large US corporations are projecting an average increase in their base pay budgets of 3.9% for next year, according to a new survey of 300 compensation leaders across 11 major industries from The Conference Board. That is lower than the 4.4% average increase they paid out in 2023, which…

More than three years ago, New Fortress Energy (NFE) acquired Golar LNG Partners in a $1.9 billion transaction that likely saved the debt-laden partnership from a potential bankruptcy filing. Shortly after closing, the partnership decided to delist its 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (OTC:GMLPF) from Nasdaq. With the…

Wealthy UK and French taxpayers still want to relocate to Italy despite Rome’s recent decision to double its flat tax on the foreign income of rich expats to €200,000 a year.With the looming abolition of Britain’s historic “non-dom” tax regime, advisers claim Italy remains a highly attractive alternative. “People move…

‘Way too close’: Data reporter breaks down election map following debate CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten highlights what post-debate polling shows about the race for the White House for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.  Read the full article here

Forbes screened more than 800 U.S. locales for everything from climate risk to crime to doctor availability. Those that made the cut were compared on leisure offerings—from the arts, fine dining and learning to hiking, skiing, watersports and golf. Here are the top 25. By William P. Barrett, Senior Contributor…

DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that brings Disney’s ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider’s customers after a roughly two week blackout.The deal comes in time for college football this Saturday, which airs on ABC, ESPN, as well as the SEC Network and ACC Network, as…

If you want your degree to help you land a fulfilling job, consider studying music therapy.The medical and therapeutic fields are among the college majors helping graduates get jobs that make the world a better place, according to graduates surveyed in a recent Payscale report.Alumni with bachelor’s degrees in music…

A short but tense distribution dispute between Disney and DirecTV came to an end Saturday after the two sides agreed to a new deal that will restore Disney-owned channels, including ABC, ESPN and FX, to the satellite TV provider. DirecTV stopped airing Disney-owned channels on September 1, denying sports fans…