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If retirees could talk to their younger selves, they would tell them to save more for their golden years. “We think about the regrets that most of our survey respondents had, it was that they did not start saving early enough,” Nate Miles, Allspring’s head of retirement, told Yahoo Finance Live about the company’s recent global investment survey of 2,758 adults near and in retirement. As a result, many of Allspring’s respondents are considering semi-retirement. “About 25% of them have… Source link

The so-called “Yellowstone effect” — a cultural phenomenon stemming from the popularity of the television drama “Yellowstone” — has trickled into fashion, making Western wear like cowboy hats and boots increasingly popular across the U.S. According to one executive, that trend will last for at least the next few years. Western wear is “going to briefly take over the world,” J Rogers Kniffen World Wide Enterprises CEO Jan Rogers Kniffen told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Why is it… Source link

Dave’s Hot Chicken Co-Founder Arman Oganesyan said his pop-up tent turned national food chain is focused entirely on its food and its customers, allowing it to stand out among its mega competitors. “You always have your big chicken competitors like the Chick-fil-A’s and the Raising Cane’s, but [again] we like to focus on our food. We like to focus on our customer,” he said to Yahoo Finance Live. Its menu includes 4 combo meals that feature chicken tenders or chicken sandwiches, and include… Source link

People hold signs at a protest in Times Square after footage showing Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating at the hands of Memphis, Tenn., police officers was released on Friday night. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) Protests unfolded across the U.S. on Friday night after body camera footage and surveillance video showing Memphis, Tenn., police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols were released. Nichols’s family, the Memphis police chief and President Biden called on protesters to remain peaceful in… Source link

The work she does is just so incredible. Working or volunteering for an animal rescue might seem like a dream come true (and it definitely could be), but it also comes with a lot of challenges. Even visiting a shelter can be heart-wrenching! That’s why animal behaviorist and welfare advocate @savannapalmerr posted a TikTok sharing the realities of rescuing pets. Some of these dogs have us reaching for the tissues! As heartbreaking as these scenes are, though, we know there are angels like… Source link

The White House this week released data showing the number of student borrowers in each state who applied for or were automatically eligible for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. More than 26 million people applied for cancellation in the few weeks the loan forgiveness application was available. Over 16 million of those applications were fully approved by the Education Department (ED) before it stopped accepting applications because of lawsuits. Overall, more than 40… Source link

This janitor in Vermont amassed an $8M fortune without anyone around him knowing. Here are the 3 simple techniques that made Ronald Read rich — and can do the same for you Warren Buffett is reported to have once said, “You don’t need to have extraordinary effort to achieve extraordinary results. You just need to do the ordinary, everyday things exceptionally well.” It might sound too simplistic to be true, but if you doubt the Oracle of Omaha’s wisdom, you should hear the story of… Source link

In a match that was all about power and strength, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus triumphed to win the 2023 Australian Open and take home her first Grand Slam trophy. She rallied to beat Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an epic 2-hour, 28-minute battle. Sabalenka double-faulted to start the match, an ominous sign, and was broken twice in a first set in which she double-faulted five times in losing 4-6 — the first set she lost in 2023. But then Sabalenka got it going. After saving two… Source link

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images The European Union’s upcoming ban on Russian oil products could spell more turmoil for the Kremlin. China and India are unlikely to buy refined Russian fuels that were once sold to the EU, which will ban them on February 5. That’s in contrast to Russian crude oil, which were snapped up by China and India after Europe shunned those supplies. Russia faces new sanctions on its… Source link

Vital Farms (VITL) CEO Russell Diez-Canseco says the recent spike in egg prices, up more nearly 60% year-over-year, is “a head scratcher.” “Over the course of 2022, we certainly saw inflationary impacts to our key inputs like the grains we feed our girls [hens] and the diesel fuel that the truckers use to fuel their trucks as they deliver the eggs to the grocery stores,” Diez-Canseco told Yahoo Finance. “Our approach to price increases has been to take them reluctantly in small amounts.” A… Source link