Pandemic benefits may have helped improve equality in dozens of cities: analysis
admin Pandemic stimulus benefits and a tight labor market that boosted workers’ wages may have helped…
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Home values fell in August, the largest monthly decline since 2011. Some cities see house prices drop by 3%.
Home values are edging down as buyers remain spooked by high mortgage rates, according to…
Read MoreU.S. housing starts rebound in August on new apartment construction
The numbers: Construction on new U.S. homes rose a seasonally adjusted 12.2% in August to…
Read MoreOpinion: Imprisoned for life at 15, freed after 25 years and now in law school. Mercy for children who commit crimes benefits society and the economy.
This fall, Marshan Allen will attend Chicago-Kent College of Law on a full scholarship. But…
Read MoreWhat will student-loan borrowers do after getting $10,000 or $20,000 in debt forgiven? MarketWatch asked readers — this was their No. 1 answer.
Americans’ student debt loads are poised to lighten up and people are making plans on…
Read MoreStarbucks investors push for review of how company is dealing with union activity
A coalition of Starbucks Corp. investors on Monday filed a shareholder proposal asking for a…
Read More‘After my mom died, they did not visit my dad or call him’: My parents left me $800,000. My 2 sisters predeceased them, leaving 6 kids. Do they deserve any inheritance?
Recently, both my parents passed away. The most recent leaves pretty much everything to me.…
Read MoreHealth experts dismayed by President Biden’s view that the pandemic is over: ‘Hell no — not even close’
Health experts reacted with dismay Monday to President Joe Biden’s assertion that the pandemic is…
Read MoreHealth experts dismayed by President Biden’s view that the pandemic is over: ‘Hell no — not even close’
Health experts reacted with dismay Monday to President Joe Biden’s assertion that the pandemic is…
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‘She will sail into the sunset with my dad’s belongings’: My father died and my stepmother is moving to France. There was no memorial. What can I do?
Dear Quentin, My dad passed away and his wife — my stepmother — has been…
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