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ETF popularity hits record number

ETFs are seeing a record surge in popularity. The industry hit a milestone with more than 3,000 ETFs trading simultaneously for the first time ever this month — a 30% increase since December 2020, according to Morningstar. And this year investors are taking more active strategies, such as single-stock ETFs …

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Want to raise resilient kids? Develop their brains with ‘nurturing routines,’ says parenting expert—here’s how

Resilience is the ability to face a challenge and come out the other side with some measure of growth and success, and there has never been a more important time for parents to help their kids build it. As a physician who studies early brain development, I’ve found one surprising …

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How airlines plan to end one billion tons of carbon emissions

American Airlines jet parked at LaGuardia International Airport in New York.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC In 1928, one person crossed the Atlantic; in 2018 there were 4.3 billion passenger journeys recorded. Although some people managed to avoid it even before Covid – according to a Gallup poll, about half of …

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New York is now No. 1 port in a tipping point for U.S.-bound trade

The MOL Maneuver container ship sails into port under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the lower bay of the New York Harbor on March 25, 2021 in New York City. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Historic import and export container processing in the month of August pushed the …

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Marijuana vacation rentals become more popular

At her bed-and-breakfast Nicole Butler hosts backyard potlucks with THC-infused food. Photo: Nicole Butler At Nicole Butler’s bed-and-breakfast, cannabis is in the candy that greets guests at check-in, the homemade shrimp and grits and other meals she serves, and the snacks she sets out for anyone who gets the munchies. …

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What Parent PLUS borrowers need to know about student loan forgiveness

Phynart Studio | Istock | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s announcement last month that he’ll forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for borrowers will also impact the millions of parents who have taken out loans for their children’s education. The debt cancellation applies to so-called Parent PLUS loans, federal …

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Convertible sales fall in U.S. amid popularity of EVs, SUVs

2024 Ford Mustang Source: Ford Convertibles — once a sign of open-air freedom, road trips and summer adventures — are fading away as the auto industry shifts to all-electric cars and more rugged sport utility vehicles. Sales of traditional drop-tops such as the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, as well …

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Now she works 7.5 hours a week

Talking to Diania Merriam, you’d never guess that the semi-retired host of a financial advice podcast ever had problems with money. But the 35-year-old says that just a few years ago, she was “completely financially illiterate.” Merriam spent her 20s in Brooklyn, New York, where she earned $135,000 a year …

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Britain’s lurch to Reaganomics gets thumbs down from markets

Truss has now put the country on an economic road completely at odds with most, if not all, major global economies. Hannah Mckay | Reuters LONDON — New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss may have talked big on “trickle-down economics” during her campaign trail this summer, but no-one could have …

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Lin-Manuel Miranda pleads for more attention to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on Friday said Puerto Rico was still in emergency mode, with his own family describing dire conditions following Hurricane Fiona. “It was 112 degrees yesterday. Nearly a week later, my family in Puerto Rico doesn’t have running water or electricity yet,” Miranda told CNBC in an …

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