Wendy’s, Denny’s, Red Lobster close locations in 2024
A rough year for the restaurant industry led many chains to close underperforming locations in 2024, as they try to improve their sales in the years to come. Inflation-weary consumers pulled back their restaurant spending in 2024 and instead sought value and discounts when they did choose to dine outside their homes. Overall U.S. restaurant […]
‘Should I feel guilty?’ My elderly neighbor and friend of 5 years left me her $1 million home. Should I split it with her two sons?
“I have plenty of money.”
Instead of sipping Champagne on New Year’s Eve, it may be time to invest in it
There’s a solid market for collectable bubbly, say experts, even if prices for some bottles have declined in the past year.
Warren Buffett is topping up his stake in this high-margin internet name
A regulatory filing shows Buffett has raised his stake in domain-name-registry company VeriSign.
Horse racing set for a resurgence in the U.S.
America’s oldest horse racetrack is closing after running its last race on the final weekend of 2024. Freehold Raceway in New Jersey, co-owned by Penn Entertainment, tried for decades to land a casino but failed. Like many tracks around the nation, it grappled with declining attendance and revenue. It had been operating for more than 170 […]
4 laws taking effect New Year’s Day that can boost your wealth and health
Come Jan. 1, 2025, a slew of laws are going into effect in several states that will affect millions of Americans’ wallets and day-to-day lives.
Housing market supply is ‘stale’ to end 2024
There’s good news in the housing market to close out 2024: there’s a lot more supply. The bad news: a lot of that supply is stale, sitting unsold for much longer than usual. Active listings in November were 12.1% higher than they were in November 2023 and hit the highest level since 2020, according to […]
Walgreens and Intel lead list of stocks in the S&P 500 that fell hardest 2024
During another excellent year for the broad U.S. stock market, 98 stocks among the S&P 500 showed double-digit declines
‘He ended up homeless and penniless’: My uncle conned my father into signing over their mother’s house. What can I do?
“His brother went to the prison where my dad was incarcerated and had him sign over the house.”
10-year Treasury yield logs sharpest drop in a month to kick off holiday-shortened week
Bond yields fell sharply ahead of New Year’s Eve, after concerns about sticky inflation had pushed benchmark yields to the highest since late May.
