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U.S. stocks mostly higher as bank sector stress wanes
U.S. stocks were mostly higher Monday as investors welcomed waning signs of banking sector stress, but remained wary of the potential for further problems as well as the threat of a potential credit crunch. How stocks are trading The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.57% rose was up 150 points, or 0.5%, at 32,388. The…
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Philadelphia tap water safe to drink — for now — after Delaware River chemical spill, officials say
Philadelphia residents can stop stocking up on bottled water for now. City officials cleared the tap water as safe to drink and cook with through at least 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 27. But this safety update came after Philly residents were advised to use bottled water to drink and cook with earlier on Sunday,…
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A 63-year-old woman had a heart attack. Her advice could save your life.
One person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and this means each of us has to be mindful of our heart health so that we are not one of them. I firmly believe we all need to be mindful of our overall health. Being…
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Renters in these cities are spending more than 30% of their income on housing and food insecurity in America reaches the highest level in four years
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. This Silicon Valley Bank customer hated being forced to move banks, especially during a crisis. He’s not alone — most people stick with their bank for decades. Recent bank collapses have U.S. consumers worried about where they bank. ‘I would feel guilty charging her $600’: One of my…
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These money and investing tips can add some green and gold to your portfolio
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Got gold? Biggest gold ETF attracts investors as the ‘safe haven’ yellow metal shines There’s been a bit of a gold rush lately. ‘Every time the bulls think…
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Why is Trump possibly getting arrested? And who is Stormy Daniels, again?
So, what’s the story with former President Donald Trump possibly getting arrested this week over hush money payments to two women — including a porn star — who claim that he had sexual encounters with them several years ago?  It’s been more than six years since Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid off two women who…
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‘Am I being preyed upon?’ After my mother died, my cousin took her designer purse, and my aunt snatched her artwork — but then things really escalated
My mother passed away three months ago after a long and horrible decline due to dementia. This devastated me and my immediate family. I also had to leave my job during this time. My mother passed away less than a month after being moved to a memory-care unit, and I am still in the depths…
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We want moderate weather and live within an hour of the mountains and less than three hours to the beach — where should we retire?
My wife and I are 57 and looking to retire in five years. Here is what we are looking for in a locale: We will likely have a retirement income approaching $220,000 a year (after a home purchase) but my wife and I are very frugal and would rather pass most of our wealth eventually…
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Work from home policies could boost the U.S. birth rate and help women balance career and family.
A nation’s future economic prosperity rests in large part on the size of the next generation, yet not as many American women are having children, and those who do are having fewer. The replacement rate, or the number of children needed to keep a country’s population stable, is 2.1 births per woman; in the U.S. that…