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Economy, Personal Finance

“50% of Americans Can’t Afford Their Lifestyle in Retirement: How to Avoid That Fate”

“…The CRR’s findings are stark. Fully half of the nation’s working-age households will not have enough money to maintain their standard of living once in retirement. Making matters worse, this study assumes a strong working and saving life in which… Continue Reading…

Business

“GM offers 10% wage hike in contract talks that UAW calls ‘insulting'”

“General Motors on Thursday made a counterproposal to the union representing its U.S. hourly workers in a bid to avoid a costly strike, but United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called the offer “insulting.” The largest U.S. automaker said it… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“52% of Americans say they need to earn at least $100,000 a year to be financially comfortable”

“… Nearly 1 in 3 say a salary between $50,000 and $99,999 would suffice, the survey of over 4,300 adults found. Still, 52% of Americans say they would require at least $100,000 a year to be financially comfortable, with 26% saying… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“46% of 401(k) investors are clueless about their investments…”

“Almost half — 46% — of 401(k) investors don’t know what investments are in their workplace retirement plan, according to a new CNBC Your Money Survey, conducted by SurveyMonkey… Almost 59% of employers sponsoring a 401(k) plan used auto-enrollment in 2021, up… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Turkish Inflation Nears 60%, Piling Pressure on Central Bank”

“…With food and energy costs on the rise, the pace of annual price gains soared to 58.9% last month from almost 48% in July, according to Turkey’s statistical office. The median estimate in a Bloomberg poll of economists was 55.9%.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Roku to cut about 10% of its workforce as it ups quarter sales expectations and shares soar, again”

“Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses. The streaming platform also said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Roblox Stock Crashes 21% On Q2 Earnings…”

“On Aug. 9, Roblox shares crashed nearly 22% after the videogame company reported earnings below analysts’ expectations. Roblox lost 46 cents per share on bookings of $781 million. For the June-ended quarter, Roblox notched $781 million in net bookings and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“61% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck — inflation is still squeezing budgets”

“As of July, 61% of adults still said they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new LendingClub report, slightly more than last year’s 59%… Now, 78% of consumers earning less than $50,000 a year and 65% of those earning between… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Foot Locker shares plunge more than 30% as it slashes guidance and blames ‘consumer softness’”

“…Here’s how Foot Locker did in the three-month period that ended July 29 compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv: The company swung to a loss of $5 million, or 5 cents… Continue Reading…