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My direct report told my boss I was ‘judgmental and belittling’ for giving her feedback. How am I supposed to manage her?

By MarketWatch.com | Aditi Shrikant | 1/31/2026 9:05 AM

“She does not seem to trust or accept my judgment on her ideas, and she often asks me to go to my boss for a second opinion.” ... Read full Story

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Think you can’t afford a house? More than half of down-payment assistance programs are now open to buyers earning over $100K.

By MarketWatch.com | Aarthi Swaminathan | 1/31/2026 9:00 AM

The number of down-payment assistance programs is on the rise, and a growing share are open to people of all income levels. ... Read full Story

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These overlooked stocks are a backdoor way to play the AI chip boom

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 1/31/2026 8:30 AM

Materials suppliers Entegris and Qnity aren’t household names, but they benefit from both the AI frenzy and a broader chip-sector recovery. ... Read full Story

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My pension enables me to delay Social Security benefits. What if I want survivor benefits sooner?

By MarketWatch.com | Alessandra Malito | 1/31/2026 8:03 AM

”I have a higher monthly pension benefit until my Full Retirement Age of 67.” ... Read full Story

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‘I’m rich in everything but parents’: I inherited $400K. Is it unwise to use this money to buy a house with my boyfriend?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 1/31/2026 8:01 AM

“I’m a 40-year-old woman in a committed relationship, and I’ve experienced the loss of both of my parents.” ... Read full Story

finance

Buy Microsoft’s stock while it’s down? First ask yourself this question.

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 1/31/2026 8:00 AM

Microsoft’s stock is potentially compelling for long-term investors who believe the business is fundamentally “better than average,” according to a portfolio manager. ... Read full Story

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Eager for an OpenAI or Anthropic IPO? Then Trump’s Fed pick is good news.

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Ji | 1/31/2026 7:30 AM

Kevin Warsh supports President Trump’s desire for lower interest rates, and that could be a catalyst for blockbuster artificial-intelligence IPOs. ... Read full Story

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‘Bearish engulfing’ patterns are warning you: Don’t buy the dip in gold-miner stocks

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 1/31/2026 7:00 AM

A bearish technical pattern that appeared in a widely traded gold-mining ETF, as well as in Newmont’s stock, is warning investors to think twice before buying the dip. ... Read full Story

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My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 1/30/2026 7:35 PM

“I am the third trustee appointed to my late parents’ trust.” ... Read full Story

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Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

By MarketWatch.com | Charlie Garcia | 1/30/2026 6:48 PM

Trump’s nominee for Fed chair has been hawkish about easy money. But this president demands lower rates. ... Read full Story

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The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 1/30/2026 6:44 PM

The federal tax collector seems poised to run out of funding on Saturday, just days after it started processing 2025 income-tax returns. ... Read full Story

finance

Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

By MarketWatch.com | Naeem Aslam | 1/30/2026 5:27 PM

If “safe” investments like gold and silver can crash in a single day, investors need to reconsider their portfolio hedges. ... Read full Story

finance

Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 1/30/2026 5:21 PM

The group of major oil producers known as OPEC+ will have to take oil flow uncertainty and an expected global supply surplus into account when they meet this weekend to discuss production targets. ... Read full Story

finance

Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

By MarketWatch.com | Gordon Gottsegen | 1/30/2026 4:47 PM

A double-whammy selloff of tech stocks and metals shook markets on Friday. ... Read full Story

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‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

By MarketWatch.com | Weston Blasi | 1/30/2026 4:27 PM

Student fines “would be paid out of pocket, exactly like if a student-athlete gets a parking ticket on campus,” a University of Colorado athletic department spokesperson said. ... Read full Story

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Bond market isn’t getting everything it wants from Trump’s choice of Warsh for Fed chair

By MarketWatch.com | Vivien Lou Chen | 1/30/2026 3:47 PM

The nomination of Kevin Warsh “avoids a lot of the worst-case scenarios, but it’s still unclear what impact he will have on rates,” one strategist said. ... Read full Story

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Silver suffers biggest drop in 46 years, with ‘every man and his dog rushing for the exit’

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 1/30/2026 3:07 PM

Silver’s plunge on Friday was the metal’s worst daily drop since 1980. ... Read full Story

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McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch burger to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar seller.

By MarketWatch.com | Charles Passy | 1/30/2026 3:05 PM

McDonald’s is just one of a number of fast-food and fast-casual chains going the plus-size route with their burgers. ... Read full Story

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Unity’s stock becomes the latest victim of Google’s AI ambitions

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 1/30/2026 2:15 PM

Google’s new Project Genie prototype, which lets users simulate virtual worlds, has gaming investors very worried. But one analyst says their fears are overblown. ... Read full Story

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Will mortgage rates fall under Trump’s next Fed chair? Here’s what to know.

By MarketWatch.com | Aarthi Swaminathan | 1/30/2026 2:15 PM

Mortgage rates didn’t move after President Donald Trump announced his pick of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. ... Read full Story

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animal

Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends

by Science News | Jan 30 2026

art

Sorin Neamțu at Suprainfinit Gallery

by Contemporary Art Daily | Jan 29 2026

book

The Wolf and His King

by BookPage | Jan 30 2026

entertainment

Molly Sims Reveals How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (or at Least Look Like You Did)

by ET Online | Jan 30 2026

exercise

Dua Lipa’s Trainer Just Revealed the Body Part the Pop Star Trains the Hardest

by thehealthy.com | Dec 03 2025

finance

My direct report told my boss I was ‘judgmental and belittling’ for giving her feedback. How am I supposed to manage her?

by MarketWatch.com | Jan 31 2026

food

The Aldi Fruit Spread We Ranked The Worst Is Too Tart For Our Taste

by The Daily Meal | Jan 31 2026

how_to

I've Used ChatGPT Throughout My 2-Year IVF Journey. Here's How It Helped Me

by CNET | Jan 31 2026

metro

NYC educator axed for showing students sex video and pics of her privates, tattooed breasts: probe

by New York Post | Jan 31 2026

nation

Senate passes budget bills ahead of midnight deadline

by upi.com | Jan 30 2026

odd_fun

Watch: Lost dog found in Philadelphia after four years

by United Press International, Inc. | Jan 30 2026

politics

Thune to local officials on ICE response: ‘You can’t just try and encourage all these protests’

by The Hill | Jan 31 2026

soccer

🚨 Leeds United v Arsenal XIs: Gabriel Jesus, Odegaard and Eze on the bench

by Yahoo Sports | Jan 31 2026

technology

New molecular electronics technology could exceed silicon chip density by 1,000 times

by Interesting Engineering | Jan 31 2026

travel

Golf Guide to Limassol Greens, Limassol, Cyprus

by The Travel Magazine | Jan 30 2026

Word of the Day

short shrift

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2026 is:

short shrift • \SHORT-SHRIFT\ • noun

Short shrift means “little or no attention or thought” or “quick work.” In religious use it refers to barely adequate time for confession before execution.

// Certain neighborhoods have received short shrift from the city government.

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Examples:

“[Charlie] Caplinger echoed the concerns of many speakers at the meeting, with charter captains saying the recreational fishing industry’s economic contributions were being given short shrift.” — Mike Smith, NOLA.com (New Orleans, Louisiana), 6 Nov. 2025

Did you know?

We’ve got a confession to make, but we’ll keep it brief: while it’s technically possible to make “long shrift” of something, you’re unlikely to find long shrift in our dictionary anytime soon. Short shrift, on the other hand, has been keeping it real—real terse, that is—for centuries. The earliest known use of the phrase comes from Shakespeare’s play Richard III, in which Lord Hastings, who has been condemned by King Richard to be beheaded, is told by Sir Richard Ratcliffe to “Make a short shrift” as the king “longs to see your head.” Although now archaic, the noun shrift was understood in Shakespeare’s time to refer to the confession or absolution of sins, so “make a short shrift” meant, quite literally, “keep your confession short.” However, since at least the 19th century the phrase has been used figuratively to refer to a small or inadequate amount of time or attention given to something.

My direct report told my boss I was ‘judgmental and belittling’ for giving her feedback. How am I supposed to manage her?

Think you can’t afford a house? More than half of down-payment assistance programs are now open to buyers earning over $100K.

These overlooked stocks are a backdoor way to play the AI chip boom

My pension enables me to delay Social Security benefits. What if I want survivor benefits sooner?

‘I’m rich in everything but parents’: I inherited $400K. Is it unwise to use this money to buy a house with my boyfriend?

Buy Microsoft’s stock while it’s down? First ask yourself this question.

Eager for an OpenAI or Anthropic IPO? Then Trump’s Fed pick is good news.

‘Bearish engulfing’ patterns are warning you: Don’t buy the dip in gold-miner stocks

My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

Bond market isn’t getting everything it wants from Trump’s choice of Warsh for Fed chair

Silver suffers biggest drop in 46 years, with ‘every man and his dog rushing for the exit’

McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch burger to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar seller.

Unity’s stock becomes the latest victim of Google’s AI ambitions

Will mortgage rates fall under Trump’s next Fed chair? Here’s what to know.

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Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends

Sorin Neamțu at Suprainfinit Gallery

The Wolf and His King

Molly Sims Reveals How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (or at Least Look Like You Did)

Dua Lipa’s Trainer Just Revealed the Body Part the Pop Star Trains the Hardest

My direct report told my boss I was ‘judgmental and belittling’ for giving her feedback. How am I supposed to manage her?

The Aldi Fruit Spread We Ranked The Worst Is Too Tart For Our Taste

I've Used ChatGPT Throughout My 2-Year IVF Journey. Here's How It Helped Me

NYC educator axed for showing students sex video and pics of her privates, tattooed breasts: probe

Senate passes budget bills ahead of midnight deadline

Watch: Lost dog found in Philadelphia after four years

Thune to local officials on ICE response: ‘You can’t just try and encourage all these protests’

🚨 Leeds United v Arsenal XIs: Gabriel Jesus, Odegaard and Eze on the bench

New molecular electronics technology could exceed silicon chip density by 1,000 times

Golf Guide to Limassol Greens, Limassol, Cyprus

Word of the Day

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