If It Weren’t For The Labor Shortage, Store Prices Would Go Higher Faster

It remains very time consuming to raise prices in stores. Getty Images Prices are changed constantly online. It will be a while before that happens in stores. Shoppers may be facing galloping inflatio...

Crypto Is Plunging. Here Are the Stocks With the Most Exposure.

Bitcoin has plunged amid murmurs of a “crypto winter.” Dreamstime Text size Murmurs of a “crypto winter” are intensifying and shares of crypto-exposed companies are being caught up in the carnag...

Crypto crash FOMO? ‘I missed the bus on Bitcoin, but now feel like my time has come. Is it time to go big or go home? I have another 25 years of a boring 9-to-5 job, and I just want out.’

I read a letter from a reader last year who was suffering from crypto FOMO, and I have been following the crypto markets ever since. I felt like I missed the bus on Bitcoin, but now feel like my time ...

‘The goal is never to seek the top’: The wild, hair-raising ride of a 30-something investor who battled against NFT hackers and dodged the crypto crash

Vinny Zane has a taste for life — and an appetite for risk. The 38-year-old teacher and father of a 2-year-old son on Brooklyn’s Coney Island got into crypto in 2017 with $4,000 worth of Bitcoin, and ...

‘I respect every profession equally, but I feel like so many people look down on me for being a waitress’: Americans are tipping less. Should we step up to the plate?

I read your article about tipping. I’ve been serving and bartending for almost 16 years now, since I was 18. Waiting tables is so hard on your body, and a lot of people don’t appreciate all of the wor...

Coinbase CEO tells workers to quit if they don’t believe in top execs, after petition for leadership changes

Coinbase Global Inc. has had a rough stretch lately, as plunging prices for cryptocurrencies have dampened trading interest and prompted the company to curtail rapid hiring plans. The company also see...

‘I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband’: I pay all the bills and gave the down payment for our home, and all he does is buy stuff and contribute to his 401(k)

I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband. I have been married for almost 10 years. When my husband and I were first married, he convinced me to stop working after the first year or so, which I r...

Opinion: Inflation is making everything we buy more expensive, and once stagflation hits things could get even worse

Last month I examined the culprits that are causing global inflation, including rising interest rates, persistent supply chain issues (China locking down cities), and climbing energy and fertilizer pr...

I lived in motels and ‘forgot to live’: I’m 48, have almost $900,000 and want to retire next year. What can I do?

I am 48 years old, single and have lived in various states and done diverse jobs.  Genetically, I foresee my life span being around 20 more years, as I lost my parents at a very young age. In this 15 ...

My parents-in-law sold their home and bought an RV. They have $200K in the bank. How can they protect their assets from being used for nursing-home costs?

My father-in-law has health issues. While he is not quite ready for a nursing home, that may be a necessity in the near future. He has state retirement benefits and a very small Social Security check....

Lawsuit Claims US Labor Department’s Crypto Guidance Is Unlawful – Regulation Bitcoin News

The U.S. Department of Labor has been sued by a 401(k) plan administrator over its cryptocurrency guidance. “This lawsuit seeks to preserve the rights of American investors to choose how to invest mon...

Shake Shack’s Unit Growth Target Had To Be Adjusted Because Of Labor And Supply Chain Issues

MIAMI, FLORIDA – AUGUST 11: A sign above the Shake Shack restaurant on August 11, 2021 in Miami, … [+] Florida. The Shake Shack company is reported to be planning on raising prices in the ...

Crypto-Friendly 401(K) Provider Sues U.S. Labor Department for Customer Rights Infringement

San Francisco-based crypto-friendly retirement plan provider ForUsAll Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Labor (DOL) seeking to invalidate the department’s guidance on cr...

401(k) provider ForUsAll sues US Labor Dept over anti-crypto compliance release

ForUsAll, a 401(k) retirement provider, filed suit against the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and Martin Walsh as Labor secretary in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. The c...

Retirement service provider sues US Labor Department over crypto guidance

? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! A retirement savings service provider, ForUsAll, is suing the U.S. Department of Labor over recent guidance issued to fund man...

Retirement Plan Advisor Sues U.S. Department of Labor Over ‘Arbitrary’ Crypto Guidance

A financial planning company allowing customers to include crypto in their 401(k) plans is suing the Federal government. In a new filing against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the retirement firm...

Labor Market Added 390,000 Jobs In May—Beating Expectations Despite Looming Recession Concerns

Topline The U.S. added back another 390,000 jobs in May, performing better than economists expected as the strong labor market recovery encourages Federal Reserve officials to more aggressively raise ...

Labor Department Sued for Opposing Crypto in Retirement Accounts

The San Francisco-based 401(k) provider ForUsAll is suing the US Labor Department for investigating businesses offering cryptocurrencies within customers’ retirement accounts. The company alleges that...

Google’s Owner Paid $296,000 to a Typical Worker. Here’s What Other Firms Pay

With a booming economy and a tight job market, median pay rose last year for most S&P 500 companies, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Google parent Alphabet and Facebook Meta Platforms...

Ford To Invest Billions To Add Jobs In Three States Ahead Of Contract Talks

Ford Motor Co. Flat Rock (Michgan) Assembly Plant Steve Koss More than a year before contract negotiations begin the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday the automaker will invest...

Crypto 401(k) Provider ForUsAll Sues US Department of Labor

ForUsAll, a 401(k) provider with over $1.7 billion in assets under management (AUM), has sued the U.S Labor Department (DOL) for planning an investigation into companies offering crypto investment opt...

Labor Department Sued Over Anti-Crypto Stance

Key Takeaways A 401(k) provider is suing the Department of Labor over its aggressive anti-crypto stance. The Department stated in March it would investigate any company allowing cryptocurrency allocat...

Elon Musk says workers should return to the office or quit. It’s a big gamble: ‘Tesla is kick-starting its own local Great Resignation’

Elon Musk is giving his employees an ultimatum. Tesla’s  TSLA, -2.36% chief executive officer and founder responded Thursday to an apparent leaked email that called on employees to return to the offic...

Google investors shoot down racial-equity audit while approving stock split

Alphabet Inc. investors rejected 17 shareholder proposals at the Google parent company’s annual meeting Wednesday, including a racial-equity audit, but approved a company proposal to increase the shar...

‘I am a 53-year-old single man with very little savings’: I want to take out a 30-year mortgage, but pay it off in 7 years. Is that possible?

I am a 53-year-old single man with very little in savings. I paid off all my credit-card debt a couple of years ago. I have now decided to purchase a home. My rent has increased to the point where it ...

Looking for $100,000 Salary? See How Much the Biggest U.S. Companies Pay Workers

By John Stensholt and Nate Rattner May 31, 2022 7:00 am ET Wages for the median workers at the majority of big American companies are higher than they were before the pandemic, with the tight job mark...

Microsoft Joins the Tech Sector Hiring Slowdown

Text size The news comes after the tech giant said it would nearly double its worldwide budget for staff.  Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Microsoft said it is going to slow hiring in select division...

Roots Of America’s Labor Shortage

(Photo by JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Next to rising costs, the biggest complaint from American business is the shortage of workers. According to surveys conducted regularly...

I’m 60, a school bus driver and bartender with $165,000 saved for retirement and a spender mentality – ‘is there any hope for me?’

I turned 60 in November. I’ll be the first to admit I spent my money as fast as I made it most of my life. I always felt like everything would just work out in the end. Somehow.  I go through cycles o...

“Solid Growth Prospects Alongside A Very Robust Labor Market” DB Says

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 05: A general view of Deutsche Bank on September 5, 2011 in London, … [+] England. Shares at Deutsche Bank fell by nearly 9 per cent today after news emerged th...

Why cash is an important part of your retirement plan

Retirement savers are often told they’ll see a greater return in their retirement assets if they invest it – and that may be true – but it’s important to prioritize some cash in a retirement plan as w...