Once you retire, the purpose of your investment portfolio often changes. Instead of concentrating primarily on growth, many retirees focus on generating reliable income to supplement Social Security, pensions or…
Moyo Studio/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Key takeaways Most personal loan lenders require documents to prove your identity, income, bank account and address. Lenders collect information about your credit score,…
Paramount Skydance just beat out Netflix in a $111 billion bidding war to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Yes, the company that owns CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, Showtime and Pluto TV is swallowing the company that owns HBO Max, CNN,…
Key takeaways Secured loans require collateral, in the form of a valuable asset, to back the loan. Lenders may offer lower interest rates and larger loan amounts for secured loans. Common examples of secured loans are auto loans, mortgages and…
As someone who’s lived in central Scotland all her life, I’ve noticed that tourists often base themselves in Edinburgh — for good reason. The capital city offers a brilliant slice of Scotland, with plenty of historic sites, interesting museums, and…
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Born and raised in Orange County, I never considered leaving California until I got married.We wanted to buy a house and start a family, but generally, the ones we could afford were fixer-uppers in neighborhoods we didn’t love.So, we began looking at other states where we had family. My husband,…
Block on Thursday announced that it will cut nearly half of its workforce as the payments firm works to embed artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its operations. The layoffs will affect over…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. As conversations about burnout and work-life balance continue, long hours remain common across the workforce. Monster’s Workaholics Report finds that for many…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elizabeth Wellington, cofounder of Moms Feelin’ Themselves. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my son was about a year old, I was having a tough morning (which wasn’t unusual).…
Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO just pitched employees on its impending Paramount Skydance deal, after spending the last few months arguing against it in favor of the now-nixed Netflix deal.David Zaslav told WBD staffers at a company town hall on Friday…
Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow in a lump sum with a fixed payment to finance large purchases, consolidate debt or cover emergency expenses. Interest rates, monthly payments and repayment terms vary based on creditworthiness, income…
The author (in yellow) with her new set of friends at a bar in Connecticut.Courtesy of Dean SmithTwo of my best friends recently told me they were moving hundreds of miles out of state.I felt depressed because I thought it…
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Tesla’s sales in Europe are plummeting — and now Elon Musk has a warning for employees at the company’s German megafactory ahead of crucial union elections.In an interview with Giga Berlin senior director Andre Thierig posted on X on Thursday,…
Dell is the latest company to get a massive windfall from the AI boom.The tech company reported record annual revenue of $113.5 billion on Thursday,…
The world’s largest alternative asset manager plans to expand its global private-wealth team to more than 450 staffers by the end of 2026—up from roughly…
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Key takeaways An LLC has access to some small business loans that are designed specifically for funding a variety of business expenses. LLC loans can be used for many things, including working capital, covering start-up costs, equipment or inventory purchases,…
Many small business owners are betting on growth in the year ahead, even as inflation, labor shortages and economic uncertainty continue to pressure operations, a…
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Luckey, who founded and runs the weapons and defense software startup Anduril, pointed to a previous White House decision to compel private companies to work with the US government.Posting on X several hours before Amodei’s statement, he referenced a 1948…
Block be nimble/Block be quick/Jack thinks cutting nearly half his staff because of AI will do the trick.Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced he’s cutting nearly…
OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the five days in November 2023 after CEO Sam Altman was abruptly fired felt like a revolution.”I cannot capture the…
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Always Say YESS / Shutterstock.comAre you thinking about taking on a second job? Second jobs can be a great way to make extra money, pay off bills, grow savings and have some extra cash in your wallet. Also, these second…
In 2023, a Kentucky man digging on his property unearthed over 700 Civil War-era gold coins. The collection, now famously authenticated as the Great Kentucky Hoard, was valued at millions of dollars. It makes for a fantastic headline. But beneath…
In a surprise move, Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (X) and Block (Square, Cash App), announced a mass layoff affecting about 4,000 employees out of Block’s roughly 10,000 employees. For a company that is still growing, a ~40% cut is…
For years, the price you pay at the pharmacy counter has been part of a complex, often invisible game played by powerful middlemen. Now, federal regulators have stepped in to change the rules. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a…
In New York City, property taxes are back in the headlines. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has floated the idea of raising them—by 9.5%—as part of this year’s budget. Mamdani says it’s a last resort, claiming that if Albany won’t raise taxes…
Jack Dorsey is taking responsibility for a key mistake behind Block’s sweeping job cuts.”Yes we over-hired during COVID,” the Block cofounder and CEO wrote Friday on X, responding to criticism that the company’s recent layoffs reflected managerial incompetence.The admission comes…
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For fintech startups, the first five years of the decade have been a roller-coaster ride. At the outset, companies were awash in easy money, then a harsh funding winter befell them, causing numerous startups to fold. Last year, the industry…
A storm of layoffs is upon us.More than 1.1 million people were laid off in the US in 2025, and there were more job cuts in January 2026 than any January since 2009, according to reports. Business leaders are predicting…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ivan Ureña-Valdes, who has worked at Block for nearly four years as a data analyst. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I got an email from Jack Dorsey, I…
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OpenAI and Google employees are warning their companies not to hand over AI to the Pentagon without safeguards.A growing number of current and former staff at OpenAI and Google have…
Ukraine just gave us an extended look at one of its emerging tactics against Russia’s Shaheds: using helicopters to shoot the drones from above.The Ukrainian navy published a two-minute montage…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani knows how the game is played, and the internet can’t get enough of it.On Thursday, Mamdani made a trip down to Washington, D.C., to…
The CEO of Block is striking a different tone as the company executes massive layoffs.Jack Dorsey, who cofounded the company behind Square, Cash App, and Afterpay, announced on Thursday that…
Update: Shortly after this story was published, Netflix announced that it would not raise its bid for WBD.Paramount Skydance may finally have the upper hand on Netflix in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.The WBD board announced on Thursday afternoon that it believes…
