personal finance editor @MarketWatch ex @DNAinfoNY @modbee @mercedsunstar I write Financial Face-off & stories about people/companies giving away money
Joined April 2009
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
Jun 11
Yesterday's inflation report means Euro summer is canceled for some Americans looking to manage their travel budgets. Instead, there has been a boost in domestic travel.
Here are a few U.S. destinations trending this summer: marketwatch.com/story/rip-eu…
Jun 10
The May inflation report reflects the crazy start to the summer travel season that we've been tracking at @MarketWatch. The cost of airfare grew 6.9% — just between April and May — and it's up a whopping 26.7% year-over-year.
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Revenge of the nerds: These space geeks earned millions betting on space years before the SpaceX IPO made it cool. Great read by @christjine marketwatch.com/story/these-…
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
Jun 2
And ICYMI earlier today: People are using buy-now-pay-later services to buy gas and groceries. @CashApp cardholders used @AfterpayUSA nearly 3.6 times for gas purchases and 2.2 times for groceries on average between February and May.
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One way to get hired right now: Be willing to go to the office five days a week
marketwatch.com/story/one-wa… via @AndrewKeshner
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Americans are using buy-now-pay-later to pay for gas marketwatch.com/story/americ… via @GennaContino
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Many Americans now need $20,000 in an emergency savings fund. Yes, really. marketwatch.com/story/many-a… via @venessawong
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'in what can only be viewed as blatant pandering to city kids, Mamdani signed an executive order repealing bedtime so they can stay up late for the first Finals game' via @fanellijames
wsj.com/politics/policy/nyc-…
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NYC bar uses prediction markets to hedge against a new financial risk: A Knicks victory marketwatch.com/story/nyc-ba… via @MarketWatch
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Your baby is so cute. 🐣But don't just collect compliments --- collect money 💰💰 for your kid's retirement with this strategy for parents who are business owners from @venessawong marketwatch.com/story/puttin…
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Roast my house, Reddit! Desperate home sellers are asking strangers for help getting offers. marketwatch.com/story/roast-… via @MarketWatch
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
May 7
Are businesses really hiring again? The April jobs report will help clue us in. Been hard for people out of work to find a job. It still is. Not because robots are taking our jobs, either. Tariffs, shutdowns, Iran, gas prices ... marketwatch.com/story/are-bu… via @MarketWatch
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Spirit’s cheap flights kept long-distance relationships alive. Now these couples are scrambling to stay connected. marketwatch.com/story/spirit… via @MarketWatch
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
Apr 2
It's weird to think the economy doesn't need to create many new jobs anymore to keep the U.S. unemployment rate low. Very weird. Don't expect a hiring surge to show up in the March employment report. marketwatch.com/story/the-u-… via @MarketWatch
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"he's a closeted collector, because he doesn’t want to be associated with collectors or fanboys at a convention"
IRS chief Frank Bisignano in long-running legal fight over a pair of Muhammad Ali’s boxing shorts wsj.com/us-news/law/the-irs-… via @fanellijames
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more great reporting from @GennaContino. maybe you've heard of 'surveillance prices.' welcome to 'surveillance wages,' when employers use your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you’ll accept marketwatch.com/story/employ… via @MarketWatch
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
Mar 26
The number of unemployed people who receive jobless benefits just fell to a 17-month low. Great news, right? Yes and no. Layoffs and unemployment are low, but if you can't find a job, benefits eventually run out. marketwatch.com/story/the-nu… via @MarketWatch
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fantastic work by @GennaContino, who noticed that MrBeast's finance app is backed by a bank with a troubled history.
As one consumer advocate said, “One of the last places in the world I would want my teen to put money is an app associated with Evolve."
Mar 17
I just published a story about MrBeast's new finance app that doesn't have an age minimum — and the bank behind it has a troubled history. Here's how I found it 🧵
marketwatch.com/story/mrbeas…
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
Mar 13
Have you made financial changes to afford healthcare?
41%
Yes
59%
No
363 votes • Final results
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HOA? more like WHOA --- Home buyers beware: HOA fees are topping $500 a month in these hot spots marketwatch.com/story/home-b… via @MarketWatch
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Leslie Albrecht retweeted
Mar 9
💰How do higher gas prices impact your financial picture?
42%
I'll cut other expenses
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I'll save less
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I'll go into debt
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Won't meet my money goals
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