Business
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I made nearly $1,400 using cash-back app Rakuten — and you can do the same
Most of us know the basics when it comes to saving money while shopping. We look for sales of any kind. We take advantage of loyalty-program discounts. And we use a credit card that offers cash back or points good for travel, gift cards or merchandise. I’ve done all that for years, but I’ve also…
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Yahoo CEO says the company plans a return to the public markets
Yahoo, an early trailblazer of the Internet boom, is “very profitable,” and ready to return to public markets via an initial public offering. That’s according to Chief Executive Jim Lanzone, who made the comment in an interview with the Financial Times published Tuesday. Yahoo soared to prominence in the 1990s, rising in the public consciousness…
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Hot-dog champ Joey Chestnut has made millions as ‘the world’s greatest eater’
Competitive eating champ Joey Chestnut hasn’t only been putting away hot dogs for almost two decades — he’s also put a few million dollars under his belt, including more than $500,000 last year alone. In fact, Chestnut, 39, who’s favored to win the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island for the 16th time…
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I’m planning to move my family from New Jersey to the South. What decision comes first — the school district or the house?
Dear MarketWatch, We are thinking of moving from New Jersey to somewhere in the south, such as Florida or North Carolina. I’m 45 years old, and I have kids who will be going to school for another 10 to 15 years. We also want to live in warmer weather. One drawback is that New Jersey…
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‘This is a game changer’: Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, a new law makes it harder for online sellers to hawk fake or stolen products
Shopping online has just gotten safer. The INFORM Consumers Act, which went into effect last week, aims to limit the sales of stolen and counterfeit products on e-commerce platforms. The measure, which requires e-commerce sites to verify and disclose information about their high-volume third-party sellers, was passed into law following a lobbying campaign to address…
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These fully remote jobs pay over $100,000 a year — but there are a couple of caveats
It may sound too good to be true, but it’s not. At least, not according to careers website Glassdoor. For those looking for remote jobs that pay six figures, there are numerous options. But there’s a catch: Many of these high-paying roles require advanced degrees, such as in computer science, or medicine, or require years…
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TSLA and Yellen and a 70% drop, oh my ?
Happy 4th of July, everybody. Ahead of our great country’s BIG birthday celebration, major headlines are keeping the fire lit under this market. Possibly none bigger than this – we are now just one day away from watching the World’s most dominant athlete, Joey Chestnut, go for his 16th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest…
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An empty vault: Silver dealer ordered to pay $146 million in case of 500,000 missing coins
When investigators went into the vault where Robert Higgins claimed he kept half a million of his customers’ silver coins, all they say they found were empty boxes filled with IOUs. Investigators with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission say the empty vault was the result of a complex coin-leasing scam in which Higgins claimed he…
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Meta’s Twitter killer, Threads, is reportedly coming Thursday
Meta Platforms Inc.’s answer to Twitter is poised to launch, according to a new report, as Elon Musk’s faltering microblogging app struggles to hold onto advertisers and over the weekend placed restrictions on posts viewed by users. The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that Meta’s META, -0.33% Threads will be released Thursday, and is…
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Here’s everything new coming to Max in July 2023 — and what’s leaving
Max’s July 2023 schedule doesn’t look particularly impressive, but there are some gems if you look hard enough. Director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon are behind “Full Circle” (July 14), a limited-series drama about a botched kidnapping that unravels many characters’ long-held secrets. It’s got an impressive cast, including Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes, Jim Gaffigan,…