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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google cuts lavish worker perks including ‘micro-kitchens’ in savings push  New York Post Google to cut some of its perks to cut costs amid AI race  The Washington Post Google Rolls Out New Cost-Cutting Measures: Report  NDTV Source link

Amazon (AMZN) Prime is wrapping up a year that expanded its offerings, from entertainment like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “Thursday Night Football” to offering partnerships with third-parties like mobile food delivery platform Grubhub. “We are going to continue investing in Prime benefits, offers, and exclusive experiences to ensure that members see disproportionate value and choose Amazon to fulfill their needs and wants,” Jamil Ghani, VP of Amazon Prime, told Yahoo… Source link

Here’s how much the average American 60-year-old holds in retirement savings — how does your nest egg compare? Even Americans with only modest retirement funds may be shocked to learn how many people are in desperate straits: as in, they have no nest egg at all. New research by the Federal Reserve shows that an astounding one in four Americans (including the 27% who consider themselves retired) have absolutely nothing saved. And even if you have something tucked away, it may not be enough —… Source link

I’m 63 and have zero retirement, just Social Security benefits. How can I begin saving? And where can I begin investing this late in the game? -Rita Saving for retirement is certainly easier and has a greater impact on you the earlier you begin, which you seem to understand. The longer you wait, the less time you have to put aside money. Additionally, the compounding effects from interest, dividends and growth have less time to work for you. Regardless of how late you start, however, I don’t… Source link

Sweeping climate and health care legislation unveiled by Democrats last week would lead to significant cuts in energy costs for American households, according to a new analysis. A report by non-profit group Rewiring America found that the tax incentives included as part of the $369 billion dedicated to climate initiatives in the Inflation Reduction Act would save the average household $1,800 per year on energy bills. “It is a market-tilting level of investment,” Ari Matusiak, the group’s… Source link

Robert first came across Voyager Digital in March 2020. Like countless others, he decided to give the cryptocurrency broker a try. The platform was easy to navigate. It offered him an up to 9% annual percentage yield (APY)—much higher than a traditional savings account. It claimed to be FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) insured. And being a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, he thought, how bad could Voyager be? Robert, who asked to be identified by only his… Source link

Americans were sitting on $815.3 billion worth of savings as of April. This may be good news for consumers individually, but bad news for the Federal Reserve, whose efforts to slow inflation could be delayed by this extra pile of cash lying around. “The problem is there is so much cash on household sector balance sheets and corporate sector balance sheets that it’s going to take more rate hikes to slow the economy down, simply because the starting point is a level of cash that is much higher… Source link

With inflation surging and pandemic-related stimulus rolling off the books, U.S. savers are under pressure. In April, the U.S. personal savings rate fell to 4.4%, the lowest since September 2008, according to data from the Commerce Department published Friday. “In a typical cycle, a sharp drop in the saving rate would be a warning sign about the sustainability of spending,” Wells Fargo economists led by Tim Quinlan wrote in a note published earlier this week. “Because balance sheets are in such… Source link

‘Cash is still trash’ — Billionaire Ray Dalio says keeping money in a savings account is not safe. Here’s what he holds instead Some say cash is king. But according to Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, it may not be wise to keep too much of your investment money in cash these days. “Cash is not a safe investment, is not a safe place because it will be taxed by inflation,” Dalio told CNBC last year. This week, when CNBC asked him about his… Source link

A Kyiv, Ukraine, resident said he converted his $10,500 in life savings into a crypto token called terra but lost most of it after terra crashed.STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Kyiv resident wanted to protect his savings to avoid risks from Russia’s war, per The Guardian. He put the $10,500 sum into terra, a “stable” crypto token that later crashed in value. The Ukrainian’s account is one of many stories of retail investors being burned by the crypto crash. Yuri Popovich thought it seemed like a… Source link