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‘I can’t think of another athlete who had a better transition’ — How Kobe Bryant pulled off the tricky pivot from sports to business
Bryant’s business career was cut short when he died in a helicopter crash Sunday.
As fifth coronavirus case is confirmed in the U.S. — this is how the illness has spread across the world so rapidly
A new study in the Lancet said this new strain is similar to SARS-related coronaviruses found in Chinese horseshoe bats.
What the new FICO credit score reveals about the precarious state of Americans’ finances
Experts say current FICO scoring inflates people’s credit scores.
My siblings live with my mother rent-free. She uses her savings to pay for their bills, groceries and cellphones — what can I do?
‘In helping her, I found that most months she runs a deficit. She will pull from her savings to cover gaps.’
Coronavirus is driving sales of face masks, a game called Plague, and an ‘I Survived Coronavirus 2020’ T-shirt
Demand is high for face masks and a plague-themed strategy game.
Sales of new homes fell in December, but the future looks bright for the home-building industry
With Americans struggling to find properties to buy, the new-home market should be on solid footing in 2020.
Meet the Americans who wanted to be first in line to file their taxes
Tax season just started, and these people are already done filing.
Super Bowl ticket prices nearing $9,000 — here’s what’s driving the cost
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs see their team play in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2.
America’s ‘financial satisfaction’ hits a 10-year high — with one glaring exception
On average, Americans’ fiscal well-being has swung to a record high since the Great Recession, a new analysis finds.
My wife’s son will never let her see her granddaughter again — unless she gives him $50,000. Should she give in?
‘Her two adult sons claim that their deceased father had promised them the house would one day be theirs.’
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Scientist who simulated the global impact of a coronavirus outbreak says ‘ the cat’s already out of the bag’ and calls China’s efforts to contain the disease ‘unlikely to be effective’
Eric Toner is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and was a part of a simulation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, that posited such a disease could kill 65 million people within 18 months.
Romney, other senators signal enough Republicans could support calling witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial
As the Senate prepares to vote this week on whether to subpoena new witnesses or documents in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Mitt Romney and other senators are adding to expectations that the vote might have a chance.
Drain the swamp? Spending on Washington lobbying rises to 9-year high
Companies and groups last year increased their spending on Washington lobbying to a level not seen in nearly a decade, according to the latest disclosures.
Watch: Fox News host Chris Wallace lashes out at conservative pundit
Things got heated on Fox News on Monday, prompting Bret Baier to intervene.
Economic hit from coronavirus likely to be short lived, but it’s still ‘a little scary, frankly’
The threat of China’s coronavirus triggering a global contagion has put a scare into Wall Street, but pandemics and other disasters have rarely had a lasting effect on the U.S. or global economies.
With bold action, the inevitable zero-carbon economy will come before it’s too late to prevent a climate catastrophe
To prevent potentially catastrophic climate change, the inevitable zero-carbon global economy must be achieved by mid-century, which could be easily achieved with vision and strong policy support.
At America’s most ‘woke’ colleges, extreme liberal politics fails students and free speech
Dogmatic thinking is leaving no room for debate and differing views on campus, writes Howard Gold.
The main reason for the stock market’s decline is NOT the coronavirus
The real culprit is that investors had become too bullish, as market-sentiment indicators show.
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