America’s middle class is feeling the squeeze like never before, according to new data. Primerica’s latest Financial Security Monitor report for the third quarter found 55% of middle-income households now rate their personal financial situation negatively, a 6-point jump from the previous survey. “For the first time in a year,…

The CDC’s top 10 worst cruise ship hygiene scores of 2024 are available after officers randomly selected and inspected the ships in its Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). A “100” score is perfect, with a majority of ships on the water scoring at “95.” In the VSP system, anything below an…

Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan. The Columbus, Ohio-based company, known for its personal care and home fragrance products, is apologizing…

U.S. stocks clock another week of fresh all-time highs  Boeing cutting thousands of workers Inflation is running hotter than expected, especially for food  JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon delivered a warning about the U.S. economy  Hurricane Milton left destruction in its wake as businesses tried to recover Social Security recipients learn their paltry…

The large Beverly Hills mansion with past ties to the Menendez brothers has been back in the news quite a bit in recent weeks. The attention on the multi-million-dollar home comes after new Netflix content centered on Menendez brothers Lyle and Erik and their 1989 murders of their parents became…

Post-pandemic spending methods could be detrimental to your retirement savings. According to Bankrate, more than half of Americans fell behind on their retirement savings, and 37% owe more on credit cards than they have saved for their golden years. Personal finance expert George Kamel is sounding the alarm about this looming…

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing backlash for vowing to secure the Medicare trust fund, as critics point out her administration’s move to tap into it to offset premium hikes. Both Harris and former President Donald Trump participated in a survey by the leading advocacy group for Americans over 50…

Bentonville, Arkansas, has been experiencing major growth in recent years. The population of the city stood at 59,471 in 2023, representing a 2.7% increase from the prior year and 9.8% jump from 2020, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.Bentonville is located in Northwestern Arkansas, a fast-growing region where companies like Walmart, J.B.…

Andrea Gonzmart Williams, a fifth-generation owner and operator of eight restaurants in Florida, expects to face hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage-related costs as she works to reopen after back-to-back hurricanes.  Still, she’s pushing forward with her plan to reopen all of them, including her hardest hit locations, in…

The tens of millions of Americans that live in federal disaster areas are eligible for some relief from their taxes in the form of filing delays, and victims may be able to take a deduction from losses. The Internal Revenue Service has automatically extended the filing deadline for taxpayers living…