Happy Tuesday, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss today’s top stories:
These are the 3 biggest sleep myths
An analysis of the 20 most common misconceptions about sleep named these three the biggest health risks.
Notre Dame has no insurance policy
The French government is technically on the hook here.
This person’s budget hack is … not eating?
Here’s what you need to know about intermittent fasting
Dire predictions about Trump’s new tax law costing charities billions of dollars have not come true — yet
Some feared that doubling the standard deduction would make Americans less likely to donate.
One sign the economy is getting better: Fewer parents are going to college
They still make up more than one in five college students.
I was kidnapped by my father and only found my mother 5 years before she died — am I entitled to part of her estate?
This woman says her mother was told she had been killed in a car accident.
CBD Easter candy has arrived
Jelly Belly creator launches jelly beans with 10 milligrams of cannabidiol, one of the compounds found in marijuana plants.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has quit Facebook — why it’s not so easy for others to leave
“We feel good if we compare ourselves to people who may be perceived worse off than ourselves,” according to the late he American social psychologist Leon Festinger.
Is Trump’s tax law helping or hurting the housing market?
A New York Federal Reserve study suggests tax reform has contributed to the housing industry’s recent woes, but other factors may play an even bigger role.
A tale of two tax returns — one nasty and one nice
As of early April, the federal government has paid $5.7 billion less in refunds versus last year.
Elsewhere on MarketWatch: White House says it’s talking to a number of Fed candidates as Cain, Moore nominations still not put forward
The White House is talking to a number of possible candidates for the Fed, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Tuesday.
Trump campaign discloses spending at the president’s own businesses
President Donald Trump’s campaign has reported paying out a total of $168,333 in this year’s first quarter to Trump-branded enterprises, including his hotels, restaurants and other properties.
A win for Trump in 2020 would be a win for stocks, says Nobel-winning economist
From gilded penthouses and fancy cars to big yachts and oversized Brioni suits, Donald Trump’s penchant for spending is the stuff of legends. And it could keep the bull market alive for another four years.
Torrent of job offers, bigger salaries offer more proof U.S. labor market is still red-hot
Just because the U.S. economy has slowed doesn’t mean companies have stopped hiring or people have given up looking for work. Far from it — the jobs market is still sizzling.
10 practical steps to bridge the racial wealth divide
America’s enormous racial wealth divide was caused by public policy. It can also be fixed by public policies — including many that are already popular.
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