Baby boomers are living much longer than their great-grandparents or even their grandparents. The average 65-year-old American today can expect to survive well past 80. So the question is: are boomers using the additional time constructively? Read more →
Facts and figures for Labor Day 2019 include 1894 was the year Congress officially made the first Monday in September a federal holiday and 35 percent of the work force belonged to unions in the 1950s compared to 10.5 percent in 2018. Read more →
With summer coming to an end and the back-to-school shopping keeping people busy, it’s helpful to have information about Labor Day sales so you can get the best deals possible. During the Labor Day sales, you’ll find lots of bargains. Read more →
As consumers spend more time online and on devices, they accumulate digital assets. Digital asset are something of value or significance created online or on a mobile phone, laptop, or tablet. As people get older, they may want to transferring their digital assets to someone else. Read more →
It’s Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote in America. It’s the 99th anniversary of women in the United States getting the right to vote. Read more →
Norwex is recalling about 58,000 rubber brooms. The broom handles can break in half, exposing a metal inner rim, posing a laceration hazard to the user. Norwex has received 41 reports of the broom handle breaking during use, including six reports of minor injuries. Read more →
The CDC issued a report Thursday describing an ongoing investigation into an outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Newport. Between June 2018 and March 2019, the CDC identified 255 cases in 32 U.S. states, which resulted in 60 hospitalizations and two deaths. Read more →
Fifty-one attorneys general announced an agreement Thursday with 12 telecommunications providers on a set of principles intended to limit and prevent robocalls. The providers have agreed to incorporate these principles into their business practices. Read more →
What’s iBuying? iBuyers purchase homes from sellers at a lower than market price based on algorithms, pay the seller almost immediately, make needed improvements, then re-sell the homes. The cost of using iBuying sellers is 13-15 percent of a home’s sale price. Read more →
Consumer groups urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monday to carry out the payment requirements in its payday lending rule. They restrict payday and vehicle-title lenders from withdrawing money from borrowers’ bank accounts after two attempts have failed. Read more →