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    Why Louis Vuitton is struggling but Hermès is not

    Worries that the luxury business is peaking are overblown

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    The elite are always trying to dodge the tourists. Here are their top under-the-radar luxury spots.

    Sardinia is one of my top picks this year. RomanBabakin/Getty Images

    CEOs are making almost 200 times what workers are

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    Why I quit Goldman Sachs

    I became a VP in six years. Then the 'boys only' culture drove me out.

    Women keep leaving Goldman Sachs. What's going on? Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

    What Is Buy Now, Pay Later? How It Works and the Hidden Risks You Should Know

    The Klarna app.Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

    Here is how much household income you’ll need to afford the median-priced home in every US state

     

    High mortgage rates and a shrunken housing supply have made buying a house out of reach for many

    Here is how much household income you’ll need to afford the median-priced home in every US state

    Forget "Quiet Luxury" – 2024 Is All About "Loud Budgeting"

    What Is Loud Budgeting, the 2024 TIkTok Finance Trend?

    Image Source: Getty / Jasmin Merdan Rytis Bernotas imagestock

    Musk, Zuckerberg and most of rest of the world’s richest got richer in 2023

    Fortunes of 38 of the top 50 richest people and 385 of the top 500 grew this year – in one case sevenfold

    Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk talked up a possible cage match this year before thinking better of it. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

    I'm a millennial who wants to experience life, not have my money sit in the bank. So I spent $2.4 million on a vacation home in the Hamptons.

    She's spent $57,000 on house upkeep this year, and continues to rent a New York City apartment.

    Emilie Gerber, 34, purchased a $2.4 million Hamptons house this year. Courtesy of Emilie Gerber

    Roth vs. Traditional 401(k): Where to Put Your Money for Retirement?

    You don’t have to think like a tax accountant, actuary and investment adviser to get it right

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    Judge Sends FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to Jail Ahead of Fraud Trial

    Bankman-Fried handed personal effects to his lawyers before U.S. Marshals handcuffed him.

    Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, arriving for a bail hearing at federal court in Manhattan on Friday. PHOTO: MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/GETTY IMAGES

    Credit Card, PayPal or Cash App? How You Pay Matters

    A guide to weighing security, convenience and benefits of each payment option

    Various payment methods provide different conveniences, perks and protections from fraud. PHOTO: ISTOCK

    If All You Want Is Money, These Financial Advisers Might Say ‘No Thanks’

    Advisers are getting pickier about clients and are leaving jobs they feel conflicted about

    Elliot Dole, a financial adviser in St. Louis, has recently started to turn away prospective clients if they aren’t interested in charitable giving. PHOTO: IZAIAH JOHNSON FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

    Boeing suspending Washington state production due to coronavirus risks

    The fast-spreading coronavirus has disrupted life, hammered the economy and virtually wiped out air travel demand.

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    FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Boeing is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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