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Bankruptcy court approves bid by Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit to buy 23andMe for $305 million
Anne Wojcicki’s bid to buy 23andMe, the genetic testing company she co-founded nearly 20 years ago, has received the court’s ...
Women are about to be tremendously wealthy. So why is it so hard to find good financial help?
Women are about to inherit trillions of dollars of wealth — and have plenty of their own earned money to worry about, thank ...
‘Finance makes me break out in hives’: I inherited $240K from my parents. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and give up my job?
Dear Quentin, I recently lost both my parents and inherited $240,000. Due to life choices (divorce) and living paycheck to ...
Even billionaires are having trouble finding homes to rent now, thanks to a ‘mansion deficit’
Everyday home buyers have struggled to find houses amid an inventory crunch, and now the superrich are dealing with their own ...
Figma files for an IPO. What investors should know about the Adobe design rival.
Less than two years after agreeing with Adobe to call off plans for a megadeal, Figma has filed IPO paperwork and could ...
My mother, 89, keeps getting her credit card scammed. She gets a new one — and it happens again. What’s going on?
My 89-year-old mother keeps getting her two credit cards scammed. Then she gets new ones and it happens again. I had set both ...
Australia May Adjusted Retail Sales +0.2%
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My job is offering me a payout. Should I take a $61,000 lump sum — or $355 a month for life?
Dear Quentin, When I leave my job, would I be better off taking a $61,000 lump sum to roll over into an existing IRA or, ...
S&P 500 just saw its first ‘golden cross’ in more than 2 years. Here’s what comes next.
The S&P 500 is kicking off the second half of 2025 in style. For the first time in more than two years, the benchmark index ...
Home buyers have more ‘negotiating power’ (finally), and mortgage rates have fallen from 2025 highs. 5 pros on what’s next
Recently, aspiring home buyers are seeing a little relief. The housing market in general — though there are, of course, ...
Australian Retail Sales Weaker Than Expected in May
SYDNEY--Australia's retail sales growth was weaker than expected in May, sending a further signal that the economy is struggling to gather momentum even as interest rates are being cut. Retail ...