Happy Friday, MarketWatchers! Here are the top personal finance stories of the day.
Personal Finance These states don’t charge sales tax on back-to-school shoppingParents expect to spend more than $300 on clothing, footwear and school supplies.
Some social networkers had enough of cat videos, while others were spooked by the Cambridge Analytica scandal
‘Social media use has peaked in the industrialized world,’ according to one analyst.
Low-income parents turn to desperate measures to buy books and other back-to-school necessities.
MoviePass will roll out new features to its program in the coming months.
Singletons are hitting up people on Tinder and OKCupid to promote their businesses and get a leg up in their career.
A new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology analyzed the behavior of 75 mid-level managers.
Republicans want to schedule a House vote in September on a second round of tax reform legislation.
Accomplish more by doing less with these six lazy money moves.
The rise of mobile banking in the past decade means it’s easier than ever to steal your information.
An industry-backed bill to speed up the rollout of automated vehicles may get a Senate vote after months of delay.
The economic news is better than Trump skeptics expected, writes Tim Mullaney. But signs of the next downturn are coming into view. And then there’s Michael Cohen.
What economists are saying about Friday’s report showing that economic growth of 4.1% in the second quarter, the fastest pace in nearly four years.
The Federal Reserve will issue a statement declaring strong growth and inflation moving to its 2% target, making clear more interest rate hikes are coming.
President Donald Trump on Friday had a Rose Garden celebration of numbers showing 4.1% growth in gross domestic product during the second quarter. Here’s a look at what was said by Trump, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Kevin Hassett and National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow, and how true or not their comments were.
The economy expanded at a 4.1% rate in the second quarter from an upwardly revised 2.2% rate in the first three months of the year, the government said Friday.
One of the big mysteries over the past few years was how Americans managed to keep spending and prop up the economy even as their savings rate sank to a 10-year low. Well, mystery solved.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday his agency will start taking steps to create a more open market for prescription drugs.
With more Americans becoming homeowners and fewer renting, there’s hope yet for the wealth-creating opportunities offered by the homeownership track
Haven’t subscribed yet to MarketWatch’s daily personal finance newsletter? Sign up here.
Get a daily roundup of the top reads in personal finance delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Personal Finance Daily newsletter. Sign up here.
