Workers in California and Washington State will get more pay transparency
Do you know how much your job is worth? Millions of Americans are finally getting the answer. On Jan. 1, California and Washington state began requiring employers to include pay ranges with their job listings. The two states follow New York City and Colorado in implementing pay-transparency measures. As of Dec. 4, just 44% of […]
Dozens in Congress beat stock market in 2022 despite downturn on Wall Street: analysis
The House truly always wins.More than two dozen members of Congress beat the stock market last year despite Wall Street suffering its worst year since 2008, according to an analysis by a stock-trading site. But there was one notable loser last year: Nancy Pelosi. The former House speaker’s portfolio dropped 19.8% in 2022 — worse […]
Don’t count on the bear market’s winners to fuel the next bull market
It’s too early to know which sector will lead U.S. stocks higher in the next bull market. But it’s not too early to have confidence that what it won’t be is the energy sector. Energy has been the best performer during this bear market. At no time over the last 5+ decades has the same […]
‘Concessions have made a comeback’: In a cooling housing market, sellers pull out all the stops to lure buyers
Some home sellers are finally accepting the writing on the wall, and offering concessions to home buyers as demand remains weak in the housing market. According to a new report from Redfin RDFN, +4.39%, approximately 42% of homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2022 came with concessions. In contrast, over the same period in […]
Your boss will no longer be able to make you sign noncompete agreements — if federal regulators have their way
Employers would be banned from making staff sign noncompete clauses, according to proposed rules that federal regulators say would boost worker pay and end a major drag on people who wish to change jobs, and stay in the same industry.The Federal Trade Commission released the proposed rules on Thursday designed to end worker noncompete clauses, […]
ADP says 235,000 private-sector U.S. jobs created in December
The numbers: Private-sector employment rose by 235,000 in December, payroll processor ADP said Thursday, in a sign that many companies are still hiring and the U.S. labor market remains strong. ADP reported a 182,000 increase in November. The increase in hiring was larger than expected. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a […]
Can you trust mobile banking apps? How to stay as safe as possible when banking on your phone.
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Americans embraced mobile banking as their main account access more than any other method from 2017 to 2021, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s 2021 report on unbanked and underbanked households. Even so, a new NerdWallet survey found that many people are hesitant to use mobile banking because […]
Data from 235 million Twitter users reportedly exposed by hacker
Data from 235 million Twitter accounts has been leaked and posted on an online hackers forum, free for anyone to download, according to reports late Wednesday. Researchers at Privacy Affairs reported the leaked data includes account names, handles, creation dates, follower counts and email addresses, and that the data could be used for phishing, doxxing […]
Credit Acceptance shares tumble 12% after regulators sue, claim illegal subprime auto lending practices
Shares of subprime auto giant Credit Acceptance Corp CACC, -11.61% tumbled about 12% on Wednesday after New York Attorney General Letitia James and a key U.S. consumer watchdog sued the lender, saying it has been illegally tricking low-income borrowers into high-cost car loans that lead to a debt spiral. The lawsuit aims to force Credit […]
How a California cannabis company’s founder is tapping his deep roots in the business to navigate the legal market
Herbl Inc. CEO Mike Beaudry certainly knows the cannabis business as founder of the California-based distributor that provides marijuana to more than a thousand legal businesses in the state. While California supports the largest adult-use cannabis market in the U.S., it continues to face off against legacy — or illicit market — sellers as […]