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Here’s one more reason to delete Facebook: Better exam results
New research appears to validate what many parents and educators have long suspected.
Trump impeachment inquiry and a brutal 2020 election could further stoke ‘toxic’ workplaces, HR experts warn
As the nation tunes into impeachment hearings, companies should brace for higher turnover in this heated political climate.
Before you sign up for Disney+, this calculator adds up the ‘true’ cost of your streaming services
Netflix for $12.99, Disney+ for $70 a year, Hulu with no ads for $11.99, and add on HBO for $14.99… wait, how much is this all costing? Welcome to the next phase of the streaming wars.
My wife and I bailed out our son with his mortgage and car payments, and set up 529s for his kids — yet we have the daughter-in-law from hell
‘We have lent them considerable money, but his wife now denies it was a loan.’
Another serious health risk for e-cigarette users — that has nothing to do with lung disease
New research on vaping will be presented at an annual medical conference in Philadelphia from Nov. 16 to Nov. 18.
I want to treat my friends to dinner, but they keep spoiling my fun
‘I see now there are pitfalls I didn’t anticipate. What’s the appropriate etiquette for dealing with such a scenario?’
Google plans to offer checking accounts — why so many tech companies want to be your bank
Google has joined a long list of companies expanding to offer traditional banking services.
One year later after Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, here’s what happened to house prices in Northern Virginia
After Amazon pulled out of its planned Long Island City location, home prices in New York dropped.
Sorry, those $2,500 tickets to visit Santa at the famed London department store Harrods are already sold out
Due to high demand, Harrods this year limited the number of those who can enter its Christmas grotto based on how much has been spent at the store.
Many veterans aren’t employed to their full potential — how to translate your military experience to the civilian workforce
‘While I can’t give you an example of where I did this in a manufacturing environment, I can give you an example of where I did this with 15 of my soldiers in Afghanistan.’
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Taylor offers new details about Trump and Ukraine in public impeachment testimony
The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on Wednesday offered new information about President Trump’s interest in having the country investigate his political rivals, as a House committee kicked off the first open impeachment hearings.
Democrat Peter Welch invites Trump to join impeachment hearings as president slams ‘hoax’
President Trump on Wednesday got an invitation to testify in the House’s impeachment proceedings, as a Democrat pushed back at a Republican who called for a whistleblower to appear.
Fox News host Chris Wallace: Taylor’s testimony is ‘very damaging’ to Trump
Wallace shared his thoughts on the testimony delivered by top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, who was getting grilled on Wednesday by the House Intelligence Committee.
AARP exec: ‘OK, millennials … we’re the people that actually have the money’
The “OK, boomer” retort has infuriated a lot of people — including boomers.
Fed’s Powell says interest rates will be on hold absent a material deterioration in economy
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that interest rates are on hold absent a material deterioration of the economy.
