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The ‘Great Resignation’ is over — and tech workers are staying at their jobs

The labor market is cooling, despite a surprise increase in job openings.

$24 billion in pandemic-era funding for child care just expired. Will it impact your family?

More than 70,000 child-care programs could eventually close now that pandemic-era federal funding has expired.

House prices are outpacing wage gains, adding to U.S. homebuyers’ woes

8% mortgage rates are perilously close — and it’s a psychological milestone for the housing market

8% mortgage rates are already here for some buyers

Biden administration to cancel $9 billion in student debt for 125,000 borrowers

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Fed’s inflation fight was already tough. Washington chaos could make it harder.

This savings account is now paying an enticing 6.17% — and 9 other high-yield savings accounts with high APYs in October 2023

My 8-year-old son was given $35,000 in gold bars. Do we hold onto them — or sell and invest the money?

Why home insurance premiums have skyrocketed

‘Bond king’ Bill Gross says investors should shun stocks and bonds. Here’s what he’s buying instead.

We have $760,000 saved and $10,000 a month in Social Security and pensions. Should we donate our RMDs to charity?

Wells Fargo downgrades four regional banks and highlights four top names in analyst shift

U.S. bond market is sending recession warning, and Friday’s jobs report could hold the next clue, Jeff Gundlach warns

Does job hopping still increase your salary?

‘What happens if we marry?’: My boyfriend gives his daughter $3,000 a month and pays for his ex-wife’s car. Is this a problem?

Supreme Court case on CFPB funding could have wider ramifications for mortgage borrowers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a high-stakes legal fight.

House prices ‘heat up’ in New England — and rose by over 9% in one state

Mortgage rates march towards 8%, pushing demand to the lowest level in 27 years

My 8-year-old son was given $35,000 in gold bars. Do we hold onto them — or sell and invest the money?

'I am only now, in my 40s, and beginning to understand how to invest and save for retirement for myself.'

‘What happens if we marry?’: My boyfriend gives his daughter $3,000 a month and pays for his ex-wife’s car. Is this a problem?

My uncle persuaded my ailing grandmother to cut everyone else out of the family trust. Do we have a case against him?

Do you have questions about inheritance, tipping, weddings, family feuds, friends or any tricky issues relating to manners and money? Send them to MarketWatch's Moneyist and please include the state where you live (no full names will be used).

Bank of America’s $23-an-hour minimum pay is now the highest among big banks. But workers want more — and so do union organizers.

Here’s how Bank of America compares to other major banks on minimum pay.

We have two kids and want a bigger house in the Bay Area in a better school district. Do we sell our current home, or rent it?

My brother and I will inherit our mother’s house. It’s appreciated in value by $700K. Will we have to pay capital-gains tax?

In 1999, I bought a rental house in California for $270,000. It’s now worth $1.3 million. Should I sell it, and put the money in CDs?

We want to sell our New York City rental. Should we wait for the tenants to leave before listing the house?

I will leave my daughter my house, but she doesn’t want to take over my $250,000 mortgage. Should she rent the house, or just sell it?

Earn over 5% on cash just being lazy: You might find better interest rates in a sweep account than a bank

Moonlighting as a car valet, tending bar and moving back home: Borrowers get ready for the return of student-loan payments

Oct. 4, 2023 at 11:33 a.m. ET by Charles Passy

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The 2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio review: A stylish Italian alternative to everyday luxury compact SUVs

Oct. 3, 2023 at 5:02 a.m. ET by Colin Ryan

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