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As Americans make more money, it appears they’re more likely to stay put. Households from the top 20% of earners — those earning $150,000 or more a year — are the least likely income group to have moved in 2023, according to a HireAHelper.com analysis of Census Bureau data.Just 6.5% of these households relocated. That’s compared with 9% of those in the bottom 20% of earners (making $30,000 a year or less), the group most likely to have moved. Homeownership may play a significant role. Higher earners are more likely to own their homes, Census Bureau data confirms, and owners are…

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The Detroit Lions have never won 10 or more games in consecutive seasons. Will that change this year?Can anything keep the two-time defending Kansas City Chiefs from nabbing the AFC’s top seed? Will Jayden Daniels’ arrival lift the Washington Commanders? Could Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos or Mike Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers land among the league’s bottom feeders?Let’s go to our experts to answer these questions, with the help of analytics and our eyes on the beat.After running 10,000 simulations of the 2024 season, Austin Mock’s NFL betting model has calculated an expected win total for every team, from the San Francisco…

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Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024.Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty ImagesFormer president Donald Trump said he expected a ballot measure in Florida to legalize marijuana to pass in a new TruthSocial post, but called on the state legislature to create laws to prevent the use of the drug in public.”In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3,” the former president wrote, adding, “Whether people like…

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A “Now Hiring” sign is posted in the drive thru of a McDonald’s restaurant on July 07, 2021 in San Rafael, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMore wage hikes are coming across U.S. states in 2024 and many Main Street businesses may feel the pinch. Not only are wages generally up from year-ago figures given the hot labor market, but minimum wage rates are rising in many states as a result of new laws. These can be a double-whammy to small businesses already dealing with inflationary pressures. At the same time, businesses know they need to pay more to attract top talent.”It’s…

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The Hollywood sign is viewed during a clearing storm.Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFor over 100 years, Hollywood has transported audiences to worlds outside their own, from the slick streets of New York City to the yellow bricks of Oz. Hundreds of acres of land in Los Angeles are dedicated to crafting stories for the biggest and smallest screens, and movie studios are offering more ways than ever for cinema lovers to get a behind-the-scenes peek at how — and where — the magic is made.”Touring the studios, being able to go where this stuff happened, to be…

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Major Chinese companies’ latest quarterly reports reinforce how the local market is one for stock pickers. “There has been outperformance, but it has been unique to certain companies,” Lorraine Tan, director of Asia equity research at Morningstar, said in a phone interview with CNBC Pro. “The trend is, across the board, more so weakness reflecting macro trends, and guidance is cautious.” “The individual companies that have outperformed have done so because they have a much more resilient mix of products, or business market positions,” she said. Of note, Alibaba and Tencent each reported capital expenditures that roughly doubled from a…

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailJared Holz, Mizuho, joins ‘Fast Money’ to talk the latest news around medicare drug pricing and what it means for stocks.05:47Thu, Aug 15 20246:09 PM EDT Source link

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Products in a loading bay at an Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day in Melville, New York, US, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon may be the epitome of big business, but more than 60% of the behemoth’s sales last year came from small- and medium-sized businesses. Small businesses rely on Amazon for its reach and breadth, while Amazon needs independent sellers to fill its site with products.But the relationship can be uneasy. Sellers have complained about rising costs to sell on the site. The Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, meanwhile, accusing the e-commerce giant of wielding…

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The lull in a long-term relationship can present itself in a myriad of ways. Sometimes losing the spark looks like scrolling at the dinner table instead of engaging with one another. Other times it means sleeping in separate rooms for month.It’s unlikely that two people can partner for years and years and not experience some sort of disinterest or disappointment.Even when a relationship appears to be thriving, a couple might be facing invisible or at least obfuscated struggles.Take Barack and Michelle Obama. While promoting her book “The Light We Carry” in 2022, Michelle Obama opened up about the pain points…

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump.Brendan Mcdermid | Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersVice President Kamala Harris on Saturday skewered former President Donald Trump for filming at the Arlington National Cemetery, accusing him of exploiting his visit for political purposes, which is prohibited.”Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt,” Harris wrote in a lengthy X post. “This is a man who is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.”A half-hour later, Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, fired back at…

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