DEAR CAROLYN: My husband and I have been trying to conceive for the better part of a year now with no success. It’s been tough, especially with several close friends and family members getting pregnant while I haven’t, but I’m trying to keep my chin up. My mother-in-law is friends with my parents and siblings […]
Investors have been plowing money into bitcoin since the start of the US-China trade war
Many investors have bought gold, a conventional haven asset, as the US-China trade war continues to weigh on global growth and market sentiment. People also plowed money into bitcoin during key moments in the trade war, according to eToro data. Trading of bitcoin surged 140% during these key moments. However, the cryptocurrency remains much more […]
Reports say Prince William and Kate Middleton’s $89 budget flight was flown over 100 miles to meet them, creating tons of extra carbon emissions
The budget airliner that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge rode during a trip to visit the Queen in Scotland was flown over 100 miles to meet them, according to reports from the Daily Mail and The Scotsman. The royal couple and their children were scheduled to fly on an Eastern Airlines flight, but […]
Ask Amy: Mom’s grave is going to need a larger stone
Dear Amy: My 94-year-old mother passed away in January. She was very specific about her grave marker because she was sensitive about her age. She said she didn’t want any dates listed, only her name, and just her name. Since then my siblings have added her death date (because it doesn’t give her age) as […]
WeWork: Startup mania reaches its apex
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: Get ready for the most polarizing initial public offering of the year, said Dan Primack at Axios. Among the most highly hyped of the multibillion-dollar startup “unicorns,” WeWork filed the prospectus for its long-awaited IPO last week, raising expectations that the […]
One market expert says flashing recession signals mean 3 years of negative returns for stocks — but he has a strategy that could still make investors a killing
Cam Harvey — partner and senior advisor at Research Affiliates — ran an analysis averaging stock-market returns for the three years preceding the past seven yield curve inversions. He also did the same for the three-year periods afterwards. An inversion of the two- and 10-year yield curve has preceded every recession since 1950. Harvey advocates […]
Word Game: Aug. 24, 2019
TODAY’S WORD — MASTERY (MASTERY: MAS-tuh-ree: Full control of a subject of study.) Average mark 40 words Time limit 45 minutes Can you find 52 or more words in MASTERY? The list will be published Monday. YESTERDAY’S WORD — INFATUATE naif neat faint fate fatten faun fauna feat feint feta fiat fine ante anti attain […]
Bridge: Aug. 24, 2019
“Simple Saturday” columns are meant to help aspiring players improve technique and develop logical thinking. A common theme in dummy play is combining various chances for your contract. You can complain about your luck only if you try everything and nothing works. In today’s deal, North roars into six diamonds despite South’s lack of encouragement. […]
Horoscopes: Aug. 24, 2019
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rupert Grint, 31; John Green, 42; Dave Chappelle, 46; Cal Ripken Jr., 59. Happy Birthday: Face choices head-on to forge ahead. Stick to tried-and-true methods and to people you know are reliable. Make positive changes that are planned and executed with finesse. Know what and who you are up against, […]
7 ice-cold cartoons about Trump’s Greenland deal
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A relationship expert says making these common mistakes after a breakup can lead to a negative thought spiral
Breakups can conjure up a negative thought spiral where we blame ourselves for everything that went wrong. This is when people tend to make the biggest mistakes that halt their healing, like stalking their ex on social media and trying to find instant gratification from dating apps. Dating coach Erika Ettin said “there are two […]
Miss Manners: When the check came, I didn’t know what to do
Judith Martin DEAR MISS MANNERS: Growing up, I was notorious for never remembering my wallet when running errands with family. This continued into my 20s, where I would be over at my parents’ house when one of them stated they were going to run errands and asked if I wanted to come along. It rarely […]