Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., departs court in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla shares surged 33% this week, marking their best weekly performance since May 2013 and second best on record. The stock rose 11% on …

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) arrives to a meeting with the House Republican Steering Committee at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Twitter CEO Elon Musk discussed how to make the social media site “fair on all …

As employers hold back on hiring amid recession fears and rising interest rates, unemployed Americans are spending more time looking for jobs.  In December, roughly 826,000 Americans reported being unemployed for 15 to 27 weeks, or about 3½ to 6 months, according to Labor Department data. That’s up from 526,000 …

The Colorado River wraps around Horseshoe Bend in the in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Page, Arizona. Rhona Wise | Afp | Getty Images States dependent on the drought-stricken Colorado River are increasingly looking toward desalination as a way to fix the river’s deficit and boost water supplies across …

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images This is an excerpt from the Personal Finance team’s weekly Twitter Space, “This week, your wallet.” Check out the latest episode here, and tune in every Friday at 11 a.m. ET. Tax season kicked off Jan. 23. The IRS expects taxpayers to file more …

A four-day workweek could be coming to Maryland. A new bill introduced by Maryland lawmakers this month incentivizes both public and private employers to experiment with a shortened workweek without cutting pay and benefits. Under the program, businesses that shift at least 30 employees from a 40-hour week down to …

When Rick Ferri, a financial advisor and founder of Ferri Investment Solutions, recently saw a new client’s portfolio, it conjured a familiar image: a comic by retirement planner Aaron Brask featuring Humpty Dumpty. In it, an intact egg sitting on the wall is labeled as a total market portfolio with …

Wirestock | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has “fully approved” more than 16 million people for federal student loan forgiveness and sent their applications to loan servicers, the Biden administration announced Friday. The administration gave a state-by-state breakdown of the number of borrowers who have applied …

A growing wave of layoffs might be sweeping through Silicon Valley, but the hottest job on the market right now is in tech: full-stack developer.  Full-stack developers claimed the top spot in Indeed’s annual ranking of the “best jobs” in the U.S., thanks to a strong 10-year outlook and increasing …

Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on semiconductors titled Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation, in Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Intel shares continued to slide on Friday, …