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Community Colleges Are an Agile New Player in Job Training
By Tamar Jacoby Sept. 23, 2021 9:55 am ET When Arona Coelho arrived in the U.S. from India just weeks before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the only job that she could find was as a nanny. She was 35 years old, looking to make a new life, and heard...
Preserve Tomatoes the Easy Way
No need for peeling or coring—or canning, for that matter. These simple, delicious recipes for homemade ketchup, salsa and marinara sauce will stock your kitchen with peak-season tomatoes for the months to come. By Ian Knauer Aug. 19, 2021 3:58 pm ET EACH MONDAY, from...
Paying With a Credit Card? That’s Going to Cost You.
By AnnaMaria Andriotis It is getting more expensive to pay for things with a credit card. More small businesses—and even some larger ones—are charging shoppers a fee for credit-card purchases or offering them discounts when they pay with debit cards, cash or checks....
You’ll soon get a better idea of how much guaranteed monthly income you could get from your 401(k)
Published Tue, Aug 17 20213:53 PM EDT Updated Tue, Aug 17 20214:04 PM EDT Sarah O’Brien @sarahtgobrien Workers may soon get a better sense of how much income their retirement savings really will deliver later in life. As mandated in the 2019 Secure Act, 401(k) plan...
The Secret to a Low-Maintenance Flower Garden? Beautiful Weeds
Highway crews might mow them down all summer, but these native plants—so common in some regions they’re not valued—deserve a spot in your plot. Here, all the tips you need. CHAOS THEORY Garden designer Butter Wakefield made the...
Home-builder confidence wanes amid ongoing shortages of workers and materials
By Jacob Passy Last Updated: July 19, 2021 at 10:29 a.m. ET First Published: July 19, 2021 at 10:08 a.m. ET Foot traffic from prospective buyers is falling as affordability constraints weigh on the market The numbers: While home builders are still more upbeat...
Chip Shortage Reaches Smartphone Makers
Shipments are slowing and prices are rising as companies hunt for parts; supply-chain wait times enter the danger zone By Jiyoung Sohn July 19, 2021 7:52 am ET SEOUL—The smartphone industry is showing battle scars from the world-wide chip crunch. Shipments are slowing...
Retailers Have Back-to-School in the Bag
As students return to classrooms, pent-up demand is expected to produce a strong buying season By Jinjoo Lee July 26, 2021 7:00 am ET After more than a year of on-and-off Zoom schooling, parents have a fair bit of back-to-school shopping to do as children return to...
120 Amazing Grill Recipes You’ll Want to Make All Summer
Bananas Foster on the Grill Bananas Foster is my husband’s favorite dessert, and this is one of the easiest recipes I have found. Not only is it delicious, it’s a great way to use those bananas that are a little too ripe to just peel and eat. —Rebecca Clark, Warrior,...
Krispy Kreme Shares Rise in Return to Public Market
Krispy Kreme, known for its glazed doughnuts, has been in business for more than 80 years. Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News By Allison Prang Updated July 1, 2021 Krispy Kreme Inc. DNUT -9.10% closed its first trading day with shares up 24%, marking a return to the...
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