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☆ How much of Musk’s wealth comes from tax dollars and government help?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Government crucial to Musk’s net worthIt’s worthwhile to ask just how much of his world-leading net worth comes from government help over the last 10 to 15 years. Tesla and SpaceX got started – and survived their early days – with assistance from state and federal policies, government contracts and loans. Tesla buyers received federal tax credits worth an estimated $3.4 billion before the perk disappeared entirely for Tesla buyers at the end of 2019. “Take away the subsidies, it will only help Tesla,” Musk posted on his social media platform X in July. According to USASpending.gov, the government database that tracks federal spending, SpaceX has signed contracts worth nearly $20 billion.

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This would help me become a better partner and contribute more effectively to my wife and our shared financial goals. But we also saw the value of having a joint account for shared expenses, especially because we decided to split financial responsibility 50/50. We opened a joint bank account for shared expensesUpon moving in together, my wife and I first opened a joint checking and savings account for shared expenses. Our joint account also gave us a space dedicated to shared long-term savings goals, such as a wedding and a house. Separate from the joint account, I was responsible for setting up and managing my own budget, credit card, savings goals, and brokerage account.

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☆ Brewing worker resentment could fuel a 2025 quitting spree
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The job market could be poised for a fresh wave of people quitting, according to a new Glassdoor report. Employees' satisfaction in their career opportunities has been on the decline since 2022 after people settled into new roles following the post-pandemic hiring boom known as the Great Resignation. "People don't feel like the job market is working for them right now, even if you hear economists and policymakers talk about how strong and resilient the job market is," Glassdoor senior economist Daniel Zhao tells CNBC Make It. "The desire [to quit] is there, but the opportunities aren't," Zhao says. For example, some sectors, like housing, real estate and tech, could be buoyed by the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, Zhao says.

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But planning ahead to take advantage of them is getting harder, and that’s largely thanks to Amazon. NBC News’ Holiday Price Check is tracking the online prices of five gift items, each in a popular product category, to determine when the best deals hit. Already, it’s clear that Amazon is often setting the pace. Target, for example, has narrowed the online price gap with Amazon in key product categories since last year, Profitero found. But for retailers, the race for shoppers’ holiday dollars is increasingly a discounting competition.

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☆ Dwayne Johnson's 10 best and 10 worst movies, according to critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementDwayne Johnson is one of the most successful movie stars of the last 25 years. But not all of his films have been beloved by critics. Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, has become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. However, even with Johnson's huge paychecks and large box-office returns, it doesn't mean his work has become universally beloved by critics. Here are Johnson's 10 best (and 10 worst) films, according to critics' scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

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☆ Musk's DOGE wants to 'delete' entire government agencies. Here's where the most people are employed and what they make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementTrump picked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead DOGE, a new government efficiency commission. Their aim is to cut government spending, and one idea they've floated is to ax federal agencies. Almost half a million people were employed in the Department of Veterans Affairs, while the Department of Education had just over 4,000. Most departments had six-figure average salaries, with the Department of Education and the Department of Energy having the highest averages. AdvertisementWhile DOGE can advise Trump on agencies to cut, the president-elect cannot act on it alone — making major changes to federal agencies would require congressional approval.

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☆ I moved to Dubai when I became a millionaire at 24. People don't treat me differently here because of my wealth.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He got into sales at 16 and became a millionaire last year at 24. I did sales courses and seminars, which made me better and better with this skill set. Related storiesI was uncomfortable with people treating me differentlyEven before I became a millionaire, I noticed that people started treating me differently. Suddenly, the popular crowd — who never paid attention to me in school — started inviting me out. I didn't like that, and I didn't want to be treated differently because of my wealth.

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U.S. consumers collectively owe an eye-popping $1.17 trillion in credit card debt — a record — according to estimates the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released this week. But while there are still major financial risks for carrying hefty balances, the researchers said the data suggests that “rising debt burdens remain manageable” for the typical consumer. Prices are still going up, but they’re not going up as fast, and incomes are once again going up at a faster rate than expenses. Earnings growth has averaged 6.2% per year since the pandemic began, compared to the cumulative debt balance rising 4% per year. “Especially for higher-risk borrowers, credit card and auto loan delinquencies are the highest in a dozen years, and that’s with unemployment at 4%.

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☆ 2 maps show how Americans rely on income like Social Security more than they used to
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Allie Kelly | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Money from programs like Social Security accounted for 18% of total personal income in 2022. A growing share of income in most US counties is coming from social safety net programs like SNAP, Social Security, and Medicaid, per a report published in September by the research firm Economic Innovation Group. One in six people in 2022 were over the age of 65 — compared to one in 10 in 1970 — and just over half of the national transfer income flows from Medicare and Social Security. The report's findings come as Business Insider has spoken with many retirees — who are living solely on Social Security income because they don't have savings or retirement investments — who say they are struggling to afford basic necessities. "I don't want to be rich, I just need to be comfortable," a baby boomer living on $1,104 monthly in Social Security previously told BI.

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☆ 4 ways Trump’s mass deportation plans could hurt your finances
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Auzinea Bacon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

By contrast, that projected growth would take a hit if Trump were able to enact his mass deportation plans. An estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the United States, but Trump’s focus has mostly been on deporting immigrants with criminal records. Goldman Sachs reported in June that it estimates about 1.2 million unauthorized immigrants, or 8% of that population, have criminal convictions. Here’s the financial impact for Americans if Trump follows through on his mass deportation plan. The report noted that inflation could peak at 0.5 percentage points higher under a mass deportation plan.

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☆ Inflation haunted Harris. If Trump isn’t careful, it will cost him too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Donald Trump rode a powerful wave of discontent over the cost of living back to the White House. Trump reminded voters often that inflation wasn’t a problem when he was calling the shots. But if he’s not careful, Trump could have an inflation problem of his own. They point to study after study that shows Americans bore almost the entire cost of Trump’s tariffs on China. “When Trump uses tariffs as a negotiating tool, I’m fine with that,” Moore said during a phone interview in late October.

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☆ Workers in Missouri can look forward to raises after minimum wage boosts passed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In Missouri, voters opted to raise the minimum wage. Related VideoMissouriIn Missouri, voters have opted to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 by 2026. His opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, has pledged support for raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. MassachusettsIn Massachusetts, tipped workers won't see their pay slowly rise to meet the state's minimum wage. Massachusetts tipped workers would have had their hourly paychecks shake out to 64% of the state's minimum wage in addition to tips.

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☆ America’s economy explains a lot about why Trump got reelected
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That explains a lot about why Trump was reelected. Why the US economy stings so muchHousing: America’s home prices have reached new record highs for 15 straight months. No, really, the US economy is greatStill, Trump will be inheriting a strong economy — on paper, anyway. But they’re still growing at a 3.9% adjusted rate, according to the Department of Labor. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of America’s economy, is surging, rising 3.7% last quarter, the highest rate of growth since the first quarter of 2023, according to the BEA.

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☆ The bogeyman haunting Harris (and Biden) that Trump is cashing in on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now, the inflation rate is nearly back to normal – miraculously, without the recession and loss of millions of jobs that many predicted. Harris also gets that the economic anxiety fueled by inflation has helped boost the popularity of her opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he’s got a point: The inflation rate never exceeded 3% under Trump – a far cry from the four-decade high of 9.1% under Biden. “I will end inflation,” Trump told a roaring crowd of supporters in battleground North Carolina on Wednesday. More than two-thirds of economists (68%) surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say prices will be higher under Trump than Harris.

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☆ I didn't expect to become a 'trad wife,' but taking care of my husband eases my anxiety. I couldn't be happier in my marriage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Hf Sylaj | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Being a traditional wife means wanting the best for my husband. AdvertisementMy journey to becoming a "trad wife" — or traditional wife — started in 2012 when I made dinner for a man I barely knew. I also knew I wanted to be the kind of old-fashioned wife we now call a trad wife. AdvertisementTo me, a "trad wife" isn't about how many kids you have. Being a traditional wife means I am secure in my place in this world and in my marriage.

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☆ Matthew Lillard's career ground to a halt after 'Scooby-Doo 2' flopped: 'I thought I was never going to work again'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementIn the mid-2000s, Matthew Lillard's career had reached new heights. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies," Lillard told Business Insider. Lillard recalibrated his career when job offers dried up after 'Scooby-Doo 2'Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in "Scooby-Doo." Warner Bros. EntertainmentBefore "Scooby-Doo," Lillard's career had been a mixed bag. Dimension FilmsAfter finding a niche in horror movies, Lillard is now in something of a renaissance era.

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☆ A radical idea to solve inflation from a radical former Fed pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A zero percent inflation target might be popular, but it would represent a sharp departure – one that mainstream economists warn would backfire. “Stable inflation is an oxymoron because it means it’s not stable,” Shelton told CNN in a recent interview. In fact, one reason the Fed set its inflation target at 2% is because it’s safely away from that deflation-danger zone. A zero inflation target would mean a path right on the edge. But even some of Shelton’s biggest fans are opposed to her embrace of a zero-inflation target.

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☆ America won the war on inflation. You still think the economy stinks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Although sentiment is improving (more on that soon), poll after poll suggests that Americans hold largely negative views about the US economy. And the US economy remains a job-creation machine, adding 368,000 jobs per month on average during the Biden administration, a record high. But they’re still growing at a 3.9% adjusted rate, according to the Department of Labor. A recent study from the Brookings Institution, released last week, found a correlation between economic sentiment and political affiliation with the party in control of the White House. When Trump took office, Republican economic sentiment surged, while Democratic sentiment cratered.

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☆ Intel employees face 'setbacks' as the company slashes staff, pay, and perks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some Intel employees received pay cuts in 2023 to reduce costs and avoid layoffs. Intel announced layoffs this year, affecting employees' promised stock bonuses. Intel employees left frustrated comments underneath the FAQs on the company's internal network, two departing workers said. An Intel employee would be eligible for a four-week sabbatical after every four years of work or eight weeks after seven years. Intel employees who joined the company before it closed its pension plan to new entries in 2011 still get payouts.

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☆ Private sector added twice as many jobs as expected in October
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Private sector hiring blew past expectations in October, another sign that the US labor market remains on solid footing, payroll processor ADP reported Wednesday. Non-governmental employers added 233,000 jobs in October, a sharp acceleration from the 159,000 net increase reported for September, according to ADP’s latest National Employment Report. Wednesday’s gains throttled economists’ expectations for job growth to slow to a mere 108,000 jobs from the initial estimate of 143,000, FactSet estimates show. Pantheon Macroeconomics is sticking with its forecast of 100,000 payroll gains, according to an investors note sent Wednesday. And while a resurgence in the labor market could raise concerns about a reacceleration in inflation, October’s ADP data showed otherwise, Richardson said.

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☆ Parenthood — and the choice to be childfree — is at stake this election. 3 Americans explain how it's impacting their vote.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ahead of Election Day, Business Insider spoke with voters about how family and reproductive healthcare access will influence their decision. Along the spectrum of support for abortion access, one common thread stood out: The cost of raising a family. In terms of abortion access, Trump has bragged about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade — a decision that led to 41 states with bans. In her first time voting for president, Sark said she plans to vote third party, likely for Green Party candidate Jill Stein. "I don't think that there's really anything that we can do about abortion in this election," Sark said.

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☆ One of Republicans’ biggest inflation cudgels against Democrats has evaporated
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s a crucial trend that undercuts one of the biggest arguments Republicans have used to hammer Democrats over the cost of living. Although gas prices are down and the rate of inflation has cooled sharply, consumers are still hurting from years of price hikes. After Russia invaded Ukraine, oil prices skyrocketed due to fears of massive supply disruptions. Drivers rolling up to gas stations in some battleground states are enjoying significant price drops, including Nevada (79 cents cheaper than a year ago), Arizona (78 cents cheaper), Pennsylvania (36 cents cheaper) and Wisconsin (32 cents cheaper). But for now the markets appear to be bracing for muted prices, a situation that should keep a lid on gas prices.

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☆ The end of American careerism
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementClimbing the corporate ladder was once the cornerstone of the American dream. Maybe that's why earlier this year, a young New Yorker struck a chord on TikTok when he vowed to "descend the corporate ladder." Eventually, he got promoted into a corporate office role, and that opened up even more opportunities for advancement. "That was a betrayal from a company I had been incredibly dedicated to," Zack told me. Besides, the dream of climbing the corporate ladder was probably never as great as it seemed to be.

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Their memories are so short,” the man said, incredulous that any union member in Wisconsin is now backing Trump. Teamsters members who backed Harris carried out what’s considered by the campaign to be among the most persuasive of arguments: those made peer to peer. After the news broke that the national organization wouldn’t endorse Harris, however, local Teamsters groups, including many of the largest, swiftly backed Harris. Trump’s a scab!”The United Auto Workers union, which has a vast representation in the swing state of Michigan, has also put its weight behind Harris. It’s my tax money going to union workers,” Jones said.

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☆ The New York Liberty celebrated its first-ever championship and record-breaking WNBA season
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx to become first-time WNBA champions. AdvertisementThe New York Liberty celebrated its WNBA championship victory with a parade through Manhattan's Financial District on Thursday in a picture-perfect conclusion to a record-shattering season. On Sunday, the Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of game five of the WNBA finals to bring home the team's first-ever championship. The Liberty broke revenue and attendance records this yearFrom the drafting of powerhouse rookies like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, the 2024 WNBA season was destined to be different. Viewership was up, too, with an average of 1.19 million viewers — a 170% increase from last season — making it the most-watched WNBA regular season on ESPN in history.

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