Responding to an employer’s first message on Fiverr an hour after receiving it was tied to a 46% drop in the chance of landing the gig, while waiting a full day cut chances by about 90%.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Humana is exiting Medicare Advantage plans in three states and 194 counties for next year, affecting about 500,000 members, after citing high costs and slimmer profit margins.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AI could accelerate worker displacement when it enters an industry, making it harder for people planning to keep working into their 60s and 70s to maintain retirement security.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield is just under 4.7% and has traded in the 3.6%–4.8% range over the past four years, placing it toward the high end of that period.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
About 26% of U.S. Gen Z investors say they treat sports betting as a “deliberate, ongoing component” of their wealth plans, versus 14% of millennials, 6% of Gen X, and 1% of baby boomers.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
FIU’s study of 822 caregivers of children ages 4 to 8 found that parenting stress is linked to using more screen time to keep children busy or calm and enforcing screen-time limits less often.
Aug 11, 2026 ·
CNET
Inherited homes often create ongoing bills—property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and repairs—after the owner dies, so siblings need a clear, time-bound plan for whether to sell, rent, or keep the property.
Aug 6, 2026 ·
CNBC
Immigrant workers make up 17% of the U.S. health care workforce (about 3.3 million people) and 30% of direct care workers in long-term settings, so tighter immigration enforcement and the end of temporary protected status could worsen existing long-term care workforce shortages and push up costs for families.
Jul 3, 2026 ·CNBC
SpaceX shares have gained more than 30% since the company’s IPO on Friday, and retirement savers may already own the stock or soon will through active mutual funds and ETFs and index funds that are expected to add it to the Russell 1000 and Nasdaq-100.
Jun 20, 2026 ·CNBC
SpaceX stock (SPCX) has been highly volatile since its IPO, dropping back below its $150 IPO opening price multiple times after reaching about $192.50 and climbing to $135-plus in recent trading.
Jun 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
New rules in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act allow 529 plans to be used as “lifelong education savings accounts,” including withdrawals for your own career training or professional credentials (not just college).
Jun 1, 2026 ·CNBC
ABLE accounts let a person with disabilities save up to $100,000 without losing eligibility for needs-based programs like Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income, and qualifying disability-related distributions are tax-free.
May 27, 2026 ·CNBC
Debt settlement is a strategy where you negotiate with creditors to pay less than you owe—sometimes as low as 50%—usually via a lump-sum payment, but it can damage credit, trigger fees, and create tax liability on canceled amounts over $600.
May 22, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Treasury yields have jumped back to their highest level in almost two decades, pressuring markets and raising borrowing costs across mortgages, credit cards, and car loans.
May 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The article’s September 2026 roundup names Ascent Funding as “Best overall,” College Ave as “Best for customer service,” SoFi as “Best for added benefits,” Earnest as “Best for long grace period,” and Abe as “Best payment flexibility.”
May 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Rapid rescoring is a lender-requested process that can update your credit reports and scores within about 2 to 7 business days (sometimes 20 to 100 points in as little as 2 days).
May 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
In April, nearly 8.4 million U.S. adults (about 5.2% of the workforce) were working multiple jobs, after the number fell during the Covid pandemic to a historic low and then rose again over the past few years.
May 8, 2026 ·CNBC
Turning off or customizing wearable health alerts can reduce health anxiety by limiting triggering notifications such as irregular heart rhythm alerts that can lead to false alarms and unnecessary medical visits.
Apr 14, 2026 ·CNET
You can start buying crypto with $100 because many platforms allow fractional purchases, letting you gain exposure and trading experience without needing to buy a whole coin.
Apr 13, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
36% of surveyed teenage boys ages 11–17 said they gambled at some point in the prior year, and the number rises to 49% for those who are 17 or older, according to a January Common Sense Media report.
Apr 3, 2026 ·CNBC
