This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
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‘Everyone has different ideas of what feels safe to them during COVID’: How 4 college students spent an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
Lucky, stressed and ready to graduate: How 4 college students spent an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
Lucky, stressed, and ready to graduate — How 4 college students spent an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
Global luxury sector set for largest ever fall in 2020. But China is flourishing
Chinese women walk by a luxury store in Beijing. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China will become the world’s biggest luxury market by 2025, with Chinese consumers set to make up almost half of global spending on luxury goods by 2025, according to a new report. Mainland China was the only region […]
How not to fall victim to cybercriminals as you shop online this holiday season
Given the pandemic, more people than ever will shop online for holiday purchases. In a recent Bankrate.com survey, 71% of those polled said they plan to make most of their holiday purchases online, 20 percent more than last year. According to Adobe Analytics, online sales in November and December are […]
How to pay down credit card debt fast as borrowing continues to fall
article According to the Federal Reserve, credit card balances are down for the sixth straight month. If you want to pay down your debt, here are three strategies to make it happen. In the most recent edition of their monthly Consumer Credit Report, the Federal Reserve reported that revolving credit, […]
Montgomery County helps restaurants plan for fall outdoor dining
As autumn moves into the region and temperatures get cooler, the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services is helping restaurants figure out how to provide a comfortable dining atmosphere to clientele antsy about eating indoors. Outdoor dining has been a help to restaurants around the D.C. region, though it would […]
‘It’s Fall! Here We Are!’ A Beloved Chocolate Shop Returns
“There’s no secret recipe,” Ms. Vlahakis said. “It’s physics and chemistry.” Her parents retired to Florham Park, N.J. At 76, her mother died of breast cancer, and Ms. Vlahakis, then living in Manhattan, moved in with her father, who continued to visit the store just to sit and look around. […]
Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) Q3 fiscal 2020 sales fall 27%
Levi Strauss & Co. shares soared more than 9% Tuesday after the denim maker reported online sales growth of 52%, which helped offset losses elsewhere in the business during the fiscal third quarter. Management told analysts it expects the strong performance will continue into the holiday quarter, though it is calling […]
Money-Market Fund Rules Likely Fall Short, Policy Makers Say
WASHINGTON—A pair of top U.S. policy makers said Tuesday that rules to make money-market mutual funds less susceptible to runs likely need to be improved after a bout of turmoil in March that prompted the Federal Reserve to intervene. “There’s no doubt that we need to re-examine the reforms of […]
U.S. colleges saw fewer undergrads enroll this fall, amid COVID-19
TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks That Are Flirting With a Bottom In the investing game, it’s not only about what you buy; it’s about when you buy it. One of the most common pieces of advice thrown around the Street, “buy low” is touted as a tried-and-true tactic.Sure, the strategy […]
Happy first day of fall, such as it is
Autumnal Equinox marks the first day of fall, wonderful holidays Editor’s Note: This is a preview of USA TODAY’s newsletter Staying Apart, Together, a guide to help us all cope with a world changed by coronavirus. If you would like it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Saturdays, subscribe here. Happy leaf peeping and sweater […]
Average UK home and car insurance costs to fall under watchdog plans
A watchdog will tell car insurance firms not to charge existing customers more to renew than they charge new customers. Photo: PA Home and car insurance firms are set to be banned from charging existing customers more than new ones, under a watchdog’s “radical” plans that could save customers £370m […]
BTW, Amazon Is an Actual Treasure Trove for These 4 Key Fall Pieces
Refinery29 Refinery29 Readers Confess Their Amazon Hidden Gems Amazon is essentially an IRL version of Ariel’s treasure trove, famously detailed in her The Little Mermaid number, “Part Of Your World.” Only instead of a cavernous hole 1000 leagues under the sea, all that “neat” stuff is housed on digital shelves […]
Bath & Body Works’ Fall Bakery Is Officially Open For Business
Nothing says “fall” quite like the smell of a warm pumpkin doughnut rolled in cinnamon sugar. Even if you’re not ready to trade your sandals for ankle boots or plan your annual late-September trip to the apple orchard, you can pick up a few scented candles that will make your […]
Fall semester brings no relief to struggling college towns and the businesses that rely on students
Freshman Sarah Anne Cook carries her belongings as she packs to leave campus following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. AP Photo/Gerry Broome Businesses in college towns in the US are still reeling from the mass exodus of students that […]
30 college towns that could face economic ruin if schools don’t reopen or have to close again this fall
Montana State University Classes begin for fall semester at Montana State University on August 17, 2020 in Bozeman, Montana. William Campbell/Getty Images Some college students are returning to campus for their fall semester. Whether universities decide to have in-person classes or a hybrid model, college towns where students usually make […]
Harvard’s campus will not open for fall semester for the 1st time in 384 years
Students pass Harvard’s Widener Library in a scene that already feels nostalgic. (William B. Plowman/Getty Images) For the first time in 384 years, Harvard University’s historic campus will not open for the fall semester, which was set to begin on Sept. 2. In July university officials announced that all coursework […]
Fall college classes kick off with COVID-19 warnings, miles of Plexiglas
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After months of planning and preparation for a new semester under the coronavirus pandemic, Molly Coomes was nearly as eager as Purdue University officials to resume in-person classes this week. Some of the details would still have to be worked out. As the masked sophomore, coffee in […]