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A proposed ‘millionaire’s tax’ could make it more expensive to be rich in New Jersey
State lawmakers have long fought over how much to tax the rich.
From car accidents to alcohol consumption, researchers say rising temperatures could lead to thousands of deaths
A new in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Medicine suggests a 2-degree rise in temperatures could result in around 2,100 fatal injuries each year in the U.S.
The ‘best job in America’ pays $105,000 — and you’ve probably never heard of it
‘Because of the stiff competition to recruit and retain this talent, more companies are investing in their employees’ experiences at work,’ says Amanda Stansell, a senior economic research analyst at Glassdoor.
This is what happens when employers can’t ask job applicants about salary history
More states and cities are passing laws saying employers can’t ask about salary history.
Here’s the No. 1 ‘happiest country’ in the world (it’s NOT America)
People overwhelmingly report feeling their worst at the same time of life, regardless of where they live, a new study finds.
My mother left her home to me and my brother — and I lived in it for 15 years. Should I charge him for taxes and bills?
‘My mother died about 15 years ago and the only asset she had was her home.’
Harvard Medical School researchers allege ‘erosion of evidence standards’ at FDA
The FDA has increasingly accepted less data and shortened its review times for drugs, according to a new study in JAMA.
Credit scores in America just hit a record high — now for the bad news
A new report from Experian found that the average FICO Score in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2019 of 703.
‘Everyone and their brother was messaging me on Facebook.’ DNA tests reveal long-lost relatives, but the rest is a minefield
Until recently, most sperm and egg donors made their donations under the expectation of anonymity, and many adoptions had closed files.
Millennials prefer White Claw over wine — and it’s shaking up the alcohol industry
Americans are buying less wine for the first time in 25 years.
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Next stage in impeachment process: engrossment ceremony
The verb from which the term engrossment comes, traditionally and in this legal sense, is to engross, meaning “to prepare the usually final handwritten or printed text of (an official document).”
House votes to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate
The Democratic-led House’s moves on Wednesday are ending an impasse over the effort to remove President Trump from office that has persisted for nearly a month.
Why the Trump White House might end media sneak peeks for big economic reports
The early peek given to the news media for sensitive U.S. reports on the economy such as employment and inflation is under scrutiny again and could eventually be done away with entirely.
U.S.-China trade pact doesn’t clarify thorny disputes in emerging technologies
Many of the toughest structural issues at the heart of the U.S.-China trade dispute are being left for later negotiations.
Trump signs ‘landmark’ China deal and says removal of tariffs would come in next phase
President Trump on Wednesday signed a U.S.-China agreement that represents a truce in the long-running trade war between Washington and Beijing, calling it a “great deal for both countries.”
