‘Valentine’s Day’ Episode 16 of the sitcom The Office. Pictured is the cast of the sitcome: (L to R) Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin-Vance, and Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly. Paul Drinkwater | NBCUniversal | Getty Images NBC has decided
Traders work the floor at the NYSE in New York. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Barclays believes a market “melt-up” could be on the horizon if three things materialize in the near future: A trade truce, Federal Reserve rate cuts and the economic slowdown only being a soft patch. The so-called melt-up refers to a sharp
A recruiter for The Art Institutes, left, greets a job seeker at a National Career Fairs job fair in San Diego. David Maung | Bloomberg | Getty Images More than 150,000 former students of for-profit colleges filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday, claiming the agency
“My mom is not safe by herself but she refuses help!” “My dad can’t manage alone anymore but he won’t go to assisted living”. As a consultant in the aging field working with families, I hear the complaints. The issue the adult children see is stubbornness. The aging parents see the family as intruding, and
As I’ve written in the past, you can’t rely on Social Security to provide accurate information on your options. In my experience, over half of what Social Security staff tell people is either flat out wrong, incomplete, or misleading. Also, as I’ve described in prior columns, Social Security is actively engaged in different ways to
Point House is located on Parrot Cay, a private island in the Turks & Caicos. Courtesy of Christie’s International Real Estate An estate on a private island in the Turks & Caicos is on the market for $15 million. Called Point House, the property is on Parrot Cay and is one of only twelve exclusive
Employee wellness programs guidelines won’t violate health privacy and discrimination regulations. Braun S | Getty Images Companies have embraced health surveys, biometric screenings and other wellness offerings, as a way to keep employees healthy and lower their overall medical costs. But studies are finding that most traditional workplace wellness programs do not work, and large
Lennar reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, as the No. 2 U.S. homebuilder’s sales got a boost from lower interest rates for mortgages, sending its shares up 4% before the opening bell. Several years of rising rates had put a brake on parts of the U.S. housing market in 2018. But a moderation in
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed the central bank’s independence in a speech Tuesday that comes amid continuous pressure from the White House to cut interest rates. He spoke during a event at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that investors were watching closely for clues about the direction of monetary policy. His
Chateau d’Estoublon, Provence, France Airbnb The online property rental broker Airbnb has launched a new site dedicated to high-end listings that includes castles, entire villages, and beachfront villas in the U.S. or Caribbean. One listing – an entire medieval village in Buonconvento, Italy that can accommodate 44 guests – costs around $23,140 per night while