Japan’s inflation marks two years above BOJ’s target as meeting looms
Japan’s consumer inflation has stayed above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for two years, government data confirmed Friday, amid speculation over further interest-rate increases.
What subscriber reporting change means
The best way to get investors to stop focusing on something is to stop telling them at all. Netflix said Thursday it will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per membership starting in the first quarter of 2025. This is a significant change for the company and for the so-called “streaming wars,” […]
This major bond ETF is getting ‘hammered’ as investors brace for rate-cut delays
In the bruised bond market, some investors may be tempted by higher yields as questions swirl around when — and whether — the Federal Reserve may start cutting interest rates this year.
Mortgage rates hit highest level of the year, and could go even higher
Homes in Rocklin, California, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage crossed over 7% on April 1, according to Mortgage News Daily, and it just kept going. It now sits right around 7.5%, the highest level since mid-November of last […]
‘He’s quit talking to me’: My father, 83, suffers from hoarding disorder and dementia. How can I help him and protect his estate?
“I want to do what’s right and ethical as his child.”
March homes sales dropped despite a surge in supply. Here’s why.
Prospective buyers attend an open house at a home for sale in Larchmont, New York, US, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously-owned homes dropped 4.3% in March compared with February, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.19 million units, according to the National Association of […]
Comcast launches NOW, prepaid and month-to-month internet, phone plans
Mateusz Slodkowski | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast announced Wednesday that it is launching a prepaid and month-to-month low-cost internet and phone plan program called NOW. The new plan is designed to be simple for customers to opt into or cancel at any time using Xfinity and unlimited 5G. Comcast said NOW offers more flexibility […]
‘He left me for another woman’: During my divorce storm, I began withdrawing benefits from our joint and survivor annuity. Can I reverse this?
“I made a hasty decision to take early retirement as I was financially broke.”
Boeing faces scrutiny in Senate over aircraft safety and quality
US Senator Richard Blumenthal (L) greets Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour as he arrives to testify before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations during a hearing on “Examining Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture: Firsthand Accounts,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images […]
CEO Anne Wojcicki looking to take 23andMe private
23andMe Chief Executive Anne Wojcicki is looking to take the beleaguered DNA-testing company private, less than three years after it went public.
