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Peek Inside the Ritzy Real Estate of the Late Ivana Trump and with Roe v. Wade overturned, Georgia allows pregnant women to claim embryos as dependents — and it may not be the last state to do so

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Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Fed’s Mary Daly says ‘I don’t feel the pain of inflation anymore’ — here’s the full context of her remarks The San Francisco Fed president also said ‘we have to worry’ about those who can’t afford rising prices in an interview Wednesday. Here’s what she said in full. … Read more

New car sales nosedive but SUV sales supremacy continues

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Business Aug 2, 2022 10:14 PM2 minutes to read The Mitsubishi Outlander is the second most popular new vehicle in the year so far, and SUVs broadly made up the majority of all new registrations last month. Photo / Te Awamutu Courier The car industry is blaming high living costs, fuel prices, supply choke points … Read more

Starbucks barista blasts whining co-workers: ‘It’s your job’

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Working in hospitality is no picnic, but one Starbucks worker has called out fellow baristas for some of their complaints, telling them “it’s literally your job.” Although secret recipes on TikTok alerting customers of new — and sometimes shocking — ways to customize drinks may delight those consuming them, the baristas making them aren’t always … Read more

Are you a millennial? Your net worth has likely doubled since the pandemic began and the No. 1 emerging real-estate market in America is also the RV capital of the world

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Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Are you a millennial? Your net worth has likely doubled since the pandemic began (but there’s one big caveat) Millennials’ net worth has jumped 106% to $9.38 trillion as of the first quarter of 2022. Read More ‘We get hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties’: My late … Read more

‘Sopranos’ house meme finds humor in 2022 real estate market

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So insane, it’s criminal. Fans of ‘The Sopranos’ are sarcastically drawing comparisons between the current crisis American homeowners are facing — brought on by skyrocketing house prices, rising mortgage rates, and fears of a recession — to a so-called simpler time in the 1990s, when Tony Soprano , a hardworking New Jersey father of two, … Read more

Sales of EVs have jumped again, here’s how much

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Americans bought fewer new cars in the second quarter as supply chain problems pushed prices up, and consumer sentiment led us all to start tightening our belts. New car sales in the second quarter of 2022 were down more than 20% from 2021 figures. But sales of one type of car are growing. Fully 5.6% … Read more

US housing market could be headed for ‘meltdown’: economist

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The US housing market could be on the verge of a “meltdown,” an economist warned following this week’s release of data showing a collapse in home builder confidence in July. US home builder confidence plummeted 12 points to 55 in July, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing … Read more

Turn your summer job into a full-time career

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When Ryan Leonard needed a career change, he knew just where to go. From 2016, the 24-year-old had spent his summers working at the Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, NJ, while getting his business management degree at Manhattanville College. “It was a really good first job that kept me busy throughout the summer,” said … Read more