Many Americans are feeling pretty good about their financial future, at least over the next year. Of those polled, 42% said their situation will be the same, and 13% said they thought they would be worse off. “People seem to be putting their heads in the sand with regard to what could be coming up for the financial future,” she said. In fact, of those surveyed, 65% said they think a recession is likely to occur over the next year. Hauer said the majority of Americans who think they’ll be better

Procrastination comes at a steep cost for older savers who want to hold off on taking mandated withdrawals from their retirement accounts. If you turned 70½ this year or you’re older, you’re on the hook for a required minimum distribution out of your individual retirement account and each of your 401(k) plans. “Now is the time to do it,” said Ed Slott, CPA and founder of Ed Slott and Co. in Rockville Centre, New York. Don’t’ overlook these benefitsThink about this risk before you jump on an IPOI

More than half of Americans are looking for adventure when it comes to travel in 2020, according to a new study from the Travel Channel. “That is up a little bit over last year,” said Mariel Clark, vice president of digital for HGTV and the Travel Channel, noting that 52% of respondents to the 2020 Leisure Travel Forecast indicated an itch for adventure, compared to 47% for 2019. Clark’s team looked to identify international and domestic destinations that “offer a great jumping off point for an

The Mazda Motor Corp. CX9 sits on display at the media preview of the 2009 New York International Auto Show in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Mazda is recalling nearly 117,000 U.S. vehicles for a second time to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators. The action covers vehicles recalled from 2013 to 2017 that received Takata replacement inflators because parts from other manufacturers weren’t available. Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate

Eyeglasses retailer Warby Parker is launching its own line of contacts, available Tuesday in stores and online. Scout by Warby Parker, a daily lens, is the direct-to-consumer company’s first venture into contact lenses. Forty percent of Warby customers wear contacts on a regular basis in addition to their glasses, Gilboa said. Warby, which offers at-home try-ons for its glasses, is offering a similar model for its lenses. In select stores, customers can receive comprehensive eye exams and contac

With the flood of new streaming services, you might expect a favorite holiday movie is just a few clicks away. Cheery, family-friendly flicks like “Elf,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” and “Frosty the Snowman” won’t appear on popular platforms like Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video, despite being massively popular movies for families to watch together. Fandango compiled a list of the 20 holiday classics that are currently unavailable on streaming services. Many of the films on the list ar

If you’ve ever eaten a hamburger at a fast-food restaurant, White Castle deserves at least some of the credit. It’s also widely regarded as the first fast-food hamburger chain in the United States. White Castle started in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas — decades before competitors McDonald’s or Restaurant Brands International’s Burger King arrived on the scene. Today, there are about 370 White Castle restaurants in 13 states. Throughout its nearly 100-year history, White Castle has been opposed to fran

Economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan is detecting a stark disconnect between Wall Street and the economy. As stocks continue to hit new highs, he’s worried investors are wrongly assuming an economic revival is underway. “The actual data itself is just decelerating pretty hard actually,” the Economic Cycle Research Institute co-founder told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. Achuthan, a former self-proclaimed super bull, began noticing slowdown signs in early 2018. “You could look outside of the

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford, left, and actor Idris Elba next to Ford’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E GT SUV at Jet Center Los Angeles in Hawthorne, California on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. FordLOS ANGELES – Ford Motor on Sunday unveiled the 2021 Mustang Mach E, the automaker’s first all-electric performance SUV and the beginning of a new EV strategy for the company. Ford,PerformanceTop performance models of the Mustang Mach-E will achieve 0 to 60 miles per hour in the mid-3-second range wi

Kris Jenner is open to possible deals for her other kids’ businesses after beauty giant Coty agreed to pay $600 million for a majority stake in Kylie Cosmetics, founded by her daughter Kylie Jenner. Asked whether private equity firms looking consolidate their brands were calling since Monday’s Coty announcement, Kris Jenner said, “You know, a girl doesn’t talk about everything.” Under the Coty deal, Kylie Jenner would keep 49% of her eponymous cosmetics company. “I can’t think of a better match

Warren, in her announcement of the plan, accused Trump of making racist comments and employing people she labels as white nationalists, specifically immigration hardliner and top White House advisor Stephen Miller. Directing federal prosecutors to seek tougher penalties for individuals who commit hate crimes “regardless of their race, ethnicity, or supposed ideology.” Warren argues that students must be given adequate support in the classroom to recognize white nationalism and learn tolerance. D

Packages of Juul mint flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at San Rafael Smokeshop on November 07, 2019 in San Rafael, California. New York state is suing e-cigarette giant Juul, accusing the company of targeting teens, downplaying the presence of nicotine and hooking a generation on e-cigarettes, Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. James claims Juul “took a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook,” targeting kids in advertising and allowing its products to be sold to minors. “There is no

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and advisor to Vice President Mike Pence Jennifer Williams are slated to testify Tuesday morning before the House Intelligence Committee in the third day of public impeachment hearings. The investigation focuses on whether President Donald Trump abused his power by a pressuring Ukraine to open an investigation into a political rival. Former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker and former National Security Council official Tim Morrison will testify at 2:30 p.m

The Dreamers path is the fastest way to get richAbout 28% of the individuals in my study were Dreamers. This is the fastest, most rewarding path to wealth — and it’s also the one that guarantees the most money. The Dreamers path, however, also happens to be the hardest, riskiest and most stressful one. What makes the Dreamers path so hard? It takes enormous physical and mental endurance to walk the Dreamers path.

Federal prosecutors say 78-year-old former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers may not be in as bad physical shape as indicated in court filings seeking his early release from prison due to health concerns. In a letter Monday to U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gina Castellano cites a note from a prison psychologist who listened in on phone calls between Ebbers and his daughter in recent weeks. The psychologist notes that Ebbers has presented a much different persona when he k

Former White House economic advisor Gary Cohn is now into cybersecurity and blockchain. Soon after, Cohn met Hoyos Integrity CEO Hector Hoyos, who has built technology and services used by the U.S. military. “When I went to the public sector it’s the same issue. What I found out is the public sector didn’t have a better solution than the private sector. When I left the White House, one of the challenges that I set out to see … is finding a solution for secure data and secure communication.”

Facebook’s ad chief reportedly walked back comments she made at a conference that changing political ad targeting was “not on the table,” saying she shouldn’t have taken such a definitive stance. Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s vice president of global marketing solutions, told Axios reporter Sara Fischer she should not have been so firm in her remarks on stage Monday at the Code Media conference, and that nothing is necessarily off the table. Fischer shared the new remarks in a post on Twitter. At

Uber co-founder and director Travis Kalanick sold more than $170 million worth of stock in recent days, bringing his total sell-off since the company’s lockup expired to about $882 million. When Uber’s 180-day restriction on inside and early investor sales ended this month, Kalanick was among the wave of sellers that drove the stock down. Kalanick sold an additional $171 million in shares over a three-day period beginning Thursday, according to a financial filing submitted to the SEC on Monday.

People pass by a video sign display with the logo for Roku, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, that held it’s IPO at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York, September 28, 2017. Shares of Roku fell as much as 5.3% on Tuesday after the company said it plans to offer up to 1 million shares of common stock. Roku has entered into a distribution agreement with Citigroup to conduct the offering, under which it plans to sell up to 1 million shares of common stock “from time to time,” according to a filing wi

(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Two senators are asking Facebook to “respect” users’ decisions to keep their location data from the company. Both Google and Apple updated their operating systems earlier this year to give users more control and insight into which apps can access their location data. The senators asked Zuckerberg to explain how Facebook collects data from users when their location settings are limited or turned off for their app. They also asked Facebook