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These 4 things are keeping you from ‘rightsizing’ your life
Big life changes often go hand in hand with cleaning out a home — but it doesn’t mean it’s the same every time. Downsizing a home for retirement is a different process than decluttering after someone dies. How a person cleans space for the next chapter should be known as “rightsizing,” one author said. In her latest book, “Rightsize Today…
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SATs and ACTs are back at Dartmouth. 3 reasons other schools may not follow.
Are standardized testing requirements a thing of the past or poised to make a comeback in college admissions? Dartmouth’s announcement this week that it would reinstate a testing requirement for applicants after a COVID-era pause reignited this debate. There are some indications that other schools will follow. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology had previously announced it was reinstating its testing…
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Stock investors fear ‘no-landing’ economy could spell trouble. What’s next?.
While the U.S. stock market has been pricing in a “soft-landing” scenario for the economy, a blowout January jobs report, relatively strong corporate earnings, and Federal Reserve Jerome Powell’s comments during the past week could point to the possibility of “no landing,” where the economy is resilient while inflation stays target. Such a scenario could still be positive for…
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Cybersecurity ‘incident’ dings Beazer Homes sales
Beazer Homes USA Inc. said late Thursday that a cybersecurity “incident” delayed closings of some of its new homes at the end of last year. Beazer Homes’ stock BZH, +1.92% dropped more than 4% in the extended session Thursday after the builder reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $387 million, which compares with revenue of $445 million in the year-ago quarter.…
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Opinion: IRobot’s future could be rocky after Amazon deal falls through
The future of iRobot Corp. IRBT, -8.77% is likely to be rocky as it faces tougher competition in the home-robotics market on its own. The Roomba maker said it will now focus on its own restructuring and becoming profitable again, after waiting almost 16 months for regulatory approvals for a proposed merger with Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +1.34% that ultimately did…
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AMC shares hit another record-low close, extending losing streak to five days
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. shares ended Friday’s session down 0.3% at a record-low close of $4.07. Shares of the movie-theater chain and original meme-stock darling have hit a series of record lows recently, having ended Thursday’s session at what was then an all-time closing low of $4.08. They traded as high as $4.73 on Monday and went on to shed nearly…
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‘There’s no such thing as a good layoff’: Why the firing process is problematic
At the same time, dismissed employees talk increasingly on social media about how companies could have handled things differently. “I still was given zero notice,” one woman said of her situation on TikTok. “They questioned my character,” another woman complained. Arguably, the most prominent example is Brittany C. Pietsch, who recently went viral on TikTok after sharing the phone call…
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‘I can’t afford to keep paying for two households’: My adult sons live rent-free in my house, while I pay for 50% of utilities in my second husband’s condo
In 2007, my now ex-husband and I bought a home, where we lived as a family with our two boys for just a few years before we divorced in 2009. I refinanced the house in my name, and have paid the mortgage and utilities as a single parent ever since. In 2016, I met and started dating a man. We…
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Discover shares drop as company sets aside an extra $1 billion to guard against souring credit
Shares of Discover Financial Services slid after hours on Wednesday after the credit-card giant reported fourth-quarter profit that missed expectations and said it has set aside more money to cover potentially tougher conditions for consumers. The results are the latest in a bumpy ride over the past several months for Discover DFS, -0.84%, which has dealt with a leadership shake-up…
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U.K. police arrest six people in plan to disrupt London Stock Exchange
Six people are in custody on Sunday as Metropolitan Police detectives investigate a plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange, authorities said. The police said the arrests were made in Brighton, Liverpool, and London. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police in the U.K. said the allegations are that activists from the Palestine Action group were intending to target the LSE…
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