Happy Thursday, MarketWatchers! Here are your top personal finance stories of the day.
Personal Finance Religious people spend less money on groceriesA series of studies published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology casts light on the intersection of God and commerce.
‘Social media use has peaked in the industrialized world,’ according to one analyst.
Some 61% of registered voters don’t want the current administration to cut back on SNAP.
An amateur prospector discovered what’s believed to be the U.K.’s largest gold nugget in a Scottish river and then largely sat on his find — for two years.
This woman wonders whether she should give her brothers a chance to own this family heirloom.
The median home value has risen more than 8% over the past year.
Low-income parents are 10 times more likely than high-income parents to apply for a new credit card for school supplies.
It’s increasingly common for wives to make more than their spouses.
For debt-laden millennials, the stock market, despite historically superior returns, isn’t nearly as attractive as it is to other generations. They want that cash, and they’re willing to sit on it.
But they behave very differently if they think they earn less than their co-workers.
When the GDP report arrives, so will a round of “yes, but,” and finger pointing and “won’t you ever give Trump at least some credit?”
The economy may have hit a soft patch in the first three months of 2018, but Washington and a handful of other far Western states skidded around the obstacles to growth.
Government rules for federally registered apprenticeship programs are too restrictive, forcing the manufacturing, construction and health care industries to create their own programs, industry leaders told a Senate committee Thursday.
With more Americans becoming homeowners and fewer renting, there’s hope yet for the wealth-creating opportunities offered by the homeownership track
The Trump administration’s pointman on trade was quizzed Thursday on the White House stance on China and Canada as he reported progress on efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose “large sanctions” on NATO ally Turkey over the detention of an American pastor.
The European Central Bank delivers no surprises Thursday.
Orders for durable goods rose 1% in June, below analysts estimates but only because volatile aircraft orders did not increase as much as expected.
The trade gap widened in June as a short-term boost to inventories ahead of the introduction of tariffs faded.
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