Bernie Marcus made his billions co-founding Home Depot with his partner Arthur Blank, creating one of the largest companies in Georgia. But civic and business leaders in the state remembered him for much more than his homegrown retail empire.

Known as an eternal optimist, a tough-as-nails negotiator and a natural salesperson, Marcus, a pillar ...Read more

Americans are expected to spend a record amount (between $979.5 billion and $989 billion) on holiday gifts and décor this November and December, according to the National Retail Federation. Inflation and high interest rates are important parts of the story, but there’s not much evidence that people are planning to cut back, either.

Only 1 in...Read more

The Las Vegas Valley’s affordability and housing crisis is taking center stage this presidential election, a UNLV political scientist, said.

One demographic, in particular, should be paid close attention to as the election nears: Latinos, said John Tuman, executive associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of political ...Read more

One of the world’s most valuable companies took a North Carolina megasite off the market this week as Microsoft notified local officials on Thursday it had completed a $27 million purchase of the Person County Mega Park.

The 1,350-acre site sits below the Virginia border, about an hour’s drive north of Durham. Person officials said they ...Read more

A couple of years ago, life science companies were fighting for office leases and developers couldn’t meet the demand fast enough. But now, that hunger for square footage has diminished, and the region’s available office and lab buildings have swelled to an all-time high.

The county’s total vacancy rate climbed to 20.4%, according to a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- There could be hidden earthquake flaws in your single-family home in California — enough to be ruinous and possibly deadly in the next big earthquake.

One of the dangers may come as a surprise to homeowners, as even relatively newer homes may have this defect.

The soft-story seismic defect in houses

Built before 2000, they're...Read more

Franklin Ramirez felt duped.

When he moved to Denver a little more than a year ago, he was told monthly rent at his two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the downtown Civic Lofts building cost $2,355.

Then came the monthly fees.

Ramirez pays nearly $25 a month for “valet trash,” in which someone collects garbage outside the apartment ...Read more

Tariffs have been a political economic talking point throughout the 2024 presidential election.

Although former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris offer different campaign proposals, the Republican and Democratic parties have both leveraged tariffs in recent years in an attempt to safeguard American manufacturers against ...Read more

If you’re retired or planning to retire soon, it’s important to have a plan for your retirement income. For most people, Social Security will play a significant role in this plan, so staying up to date on the latest benefits information is crucial.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced several key changes to the ...Read more

Big changes are coming to Medicare in 2025, and they could make a major difference in your prescription drug costs.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare beneficiaries will see the most significant updates to the program’s drug coverage since it was first introduced in 2006.

These updates are seen as a big win for many ...Read more

A typical week for Diana Carter, a 34-year-old entrepreneur with three kids based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and her husband, involves coordinating day care drop-offs and pick-ups for their middle child.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg: They also homeschool their oldest son and have family stop by multiple times weekly to help care...Read more

While the Bay Area might have seen a second summer in September, home sales were already cooling down.

Home sales in the nine-county region hit their lowest level since March, declining 9.4% from a month earlier, even as mortgage rates trended down, according to recent data from the California Association of Realtors. The average rate for a 30-...Read more

A larger share of women than men aren’t saving for their future selves and could be losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime as a result.

More than a quarter of women (26%) working full-time, part-time or looking for employment didn’t contribute to their retirement savings between August 2023 and 2024, compared to ...Read more