Ippei Naoi | Moment | Getty Images Generation X is known as the sandwich generation because they sit between having a combination of financial or emotional responsibility for adult children and aging parents — in addition to managing their own current lifestyle aspirations and securing their retirement future. It’s a lot to deal with, and
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We all know the population of older adults is growing rapidly. But we are aging in very different ways. And if we are going to reimagine medicine, caregiving, and government policy, it is important to better understand who older adults are and how they live. In its newest Profile of Older Americans, the federal Administration
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Mustang Mach-E on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. new vehicle sales rose 11.2% last month compared with May of last year, boosted by strong sales growth for all-electric
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Billionaire investor Ron Baron, longtime Tesla bull and shareholder, wrote an open letter in support of CEO Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package. The Baron Capital chairman and CEO said Musk’s compensation contract in
Finance bros are having a moment. Just ask content creator Megan Boni, who posted a clip from her account @girl_on_couch on April 30 hashing out a new song. The lyrics are simply: “I’m looking for a man in finance, trust fund, 6’5”, blue eyes…” Her 20-second video has more than 38 million views and counting. A representative
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Warner Bros. Discovery logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery‘s Max announced price increases for its ad-free options on Tuesday, as a range of streamers make their
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Financial technology startup Nium told CNBC Wednesday it raised $50 million in new funds from investors, and is targeting an initial public offering in the next 18 months. The fundraising round was led by an undisclosed Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund and backed by venture capital
Consumers confronted with high housing prices sometimes point to private equity when buying homes as a contributing factor. However, experts say that while the housing market has multiple issues, it’s hard to determine if real estate investor activity is truly deterring people from becoming homeowners across the U.S. Real estate investors purchased about 44,000 U.S.
A Bally Sports display is shown in the eighth inning of the game between the MLB’s Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 9, 2023. David Berding | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The National Basketball Association and National Hockey League are concerned over Diamond Sports’ future, and
In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Keith Gill, known on Reddit under the pseudonym DeepF——-Value and as Roaring Kitty, is seen on a fragment of a youtube video displayed on a smartphone screen in front of GameStop logo. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Almost five years ago, GameStop champion
SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images A gradual cooling of the labor market has made it tougher to find a new job, but overall conditions are still favorable for job seekers. “Things have gotten competitive,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. “Don’t get discouraged; there are opportunities out there,” she added. “This is
Ira L. Black – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to unveil new government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million for small businesses, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman told CNBC. The SBA is launching a working capital pilot program in the coming months that is designed to
In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) during the 2023 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in New York, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images NEW YORK – Jeep plans to grow U.S. sales of its plug-in hybrid
In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Keith Gill, known on Reddit under the pseudonym DeepF——-Value and as Roaring Kitty, is seen on a fragment of a youtube video displayed on a smartphone screen in front of GameStop logo. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Meme stock leader Keith Gill, who’s
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau declared in May that buy now, pay later customers should have the same federal protections as users of credit cards. However, Marshall Lux, a fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School who studies BNPL, says the government’s latest guidance is already a few steps behind.
Saving for retirement requires dedication and time. During those years, however, market movements will make significant jumps that you can then celebrate. And we’re in the middle of such a shift. A recent Fidelity study highlights this very fact. According to a review of Fidelity 401(k) accounts, the number of participants with more than $1
In this article MRK MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna and Merck released more positive three-year data Monday on their experimental vaccine, given to patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer in combination with the therapy Keytruda. The vaccine together with Merck’s Keytruda improved
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images E-Trade is having internal discussions about whether to ban Keith Gill — the meme stock trader who just disclosed a big position in GameStop — from the trading platform over concerns regarding potential market manipulation, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The brokerage, owned by
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Americans aren’t good at taking vacation. About 62% of workers say having a job with paid time off — for vacations or illness — is “extremely important” to them, more so than benefits like health insurance, a 401(k) plan or paid parental leave, according to a Pew Research Center
We are living through what is being called the silver tsunami. According to Legal Jobs, “about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day, and the entire generation is expected to reach retirement age by 2030.” While many people spend their working years aiming to eventually retire, there are reasons why complete retirement should not be