At the midpoint of 2022, investors are looking at a remarkable change in stock valuations. The S&P 500 SPX has declined 20%, but the benchmark index’s forward price-to-earnings valuation has Read more
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This city is ‘the epicenter of the housing crisis,’ says a Biden administration official and another reason to swap your gas stove? Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in natural gas
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Another reason to swap your gas stove? Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in natural gas Harvard study finds the natural gas that lights gas Read more
Here’s what’s new on Amazon’s Prime Video in July 2022
Amazon’s Prime Video has a smattering of originals in July 2022 to go along with a huge slate of movie favorites. The biggest of the bunch is “The Terminal List” Read more
RH stock falls after retailer lowers outlook for the year
RH shares dropped 6% in the after-hours session Wednesday after the retailer formerly known as Restoration Hardware dialed down its outlook for the year, saying demand has slowed thanks to Read more
Opinion: Why are Americans so grumpy about the economy? They’ve never lost so much purchasing power in one year, as the stimulus dries up and inflation boils over
If you want to know why Americans are so grumpy about the economy, let’s start with the fact that despite strong job growth and sizable increases in wages, their incomes Read more
Here’s everything coming to Netflix in July 2022 (more ‘Stranger Things’!), and what’s leaving
Here’s all you need to know: Netflix’s “Stranger Things” is back July 1, with Volume 2 of its fourth season. “Stranger Things” returned in late May with seven supersized episodes, Read more
These business majors have the highest ‘return on investment’ — with college graduates earning up to $165,000 a year
College students, listen up: Business degrees are the most popular undergraduate and graduate major in the U.S., but do they pay off? A new report by the Georgetown University Center Read more
Inflation is forcing Americans to change their diets: ‘We make vegetable soup’
Inflation is changing how and what people eat. More than half of consumers say they have changed their eating and drinking habits to manage the rising cost of living, according Read more
‘There seems to be little relief in sight’: More than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, making them more vulnerable to recession
If you find it hard to save anything at the end of the month, you’re not alone. An estimated 150 million American adults are in the same shoes. More than Read more
23 million Californians will receive ‘inflation relief’ checks of up to $1,050. Here are 10 other states also offering cash payments.
Now, in a sign of the economy’s changing headwinds, direct checks are being billed as a way to soften inflation’s bite. But instead of the federal government issuing payments, a Read more