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The once high flying tech sector has endured a heavy selloff this year amid concerns that the sector’s growth could be curtailed by rising interest rates. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is down more than 14%. Chris Hondros | Newsmakers | Getty Images A lot has changed in technology since the …

When Paul Sullivan was hired to write his “Wealth Matters” column in The New York Times 13 years ago, Americans’ relationships with wealth and wealthy people were undergoing a rapid shift. “When I interviewed for the job in 2008, it was the day Bear Stearns collapsed. I was told I …

Want to maintain a healthy heart and brain? Keep a close eye on your cholesterol numbers. LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol builds up in the arteries and forms plaque, which blocks blood flow to the brain. HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol picks up the LDL and takes it to the liver to …

Xavier Lorenzo | Moment | Getty Images When it comes to financial resolutions for 2023, there’s one goal at the top of many people’s lists: building an emergency fund. A recent survey from Personal Capital found that 31% of respondents want to increase their emergency savings, topping other goals like …

Andreypopov | Istock | Getty Images Layoffs this year have been mostly limited to the hardest-hit sectors of the economy, especially tech. But depending on your industry, you might find yourself face-to-face with a layoff if the economy slows more drastically in 2023, and it’s not always clear what you …

The FTX logo on a laptop screen. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg via Getty Images Japanese FTX users will be able to start moving their funds out of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange starting in February, according to a statement from the company’s Japan subsidiary. FTX Japan said Thursday it was developing …

The Federal Reserve played a major role in moving markets in 2022, driving a campaign of monetary tightening as it tried to combat inflation that hit multi-decade highs. Many who had money in stocks and even bonds suffered, as liquidity was sucked out of the market with every rate hike …

Singapore’s tech start-up scene has grown in recent years, and the city-state ranked seventh in the latest Global Innovation Index 2022. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global venture dollars may have dropped in 2022, but Singapore’s government-owned tech investment firm is optimistic about 2023. “2023 is probably going …

D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The surge in egg prices has stood out in a year when Americans saw their bills balloon across the grocery store. Average egg prices jumped 49.1% in November compared with those a year earlier — the largest annual percentage increase among all grocery items …

An Amazon driver loads packages into a delivery van at an Amazon delivery station on November 28, 2022 in Alpharetta, Georgia. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images It was a brutal year for mega-cap tech stocks across the board. But 2022 was especially rough for Amazon. Shares of the e-retailer are …