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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Wed Apr 3 2024

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Costco is expanding into weight-loss management.

The retailer will begin offering members access to a weight loss program through Sesame, a health care marketplace, Betty Lin-Fisher reports.

How much does it cost to retire?

Inflation has crept into every part of Americans' lives, including their retirement budgets, Medora Lee reports.

A new study from Northwestern Mutual shows a big jump in how much money Americans think they need to retire in comfort, reflecting the recent surge in inflation.

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We're living healthier, longer. Many of us have jobs we can do on a computer from our couch. If we want to keep working past 70, or even past 80, what's to stop us?

A lot, as it turns out.

The average American retires not at 80, or 70, or even 65, but at 62. That statistic comes from two annual surveys of working and retired Americans.

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Costco will begin offering a discounted weight-loss program through its healthcare partner, Sesame, on April 2.

Costco is expanding its partnership with medical provider Sesame to offer weight loss programming to its members.

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Starting in 2023, people with Medicare Part B may be able to save money on their premiums, as well as their annual deductible.
 

Inflation sends retirement forecasts soaring but savings lower: study

Inflation sends the amount of money Americans think they need to retire comfortably to a record high, a study showed. Despite that, savings dipped.

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Bezos purchases third property in Florida's Billionaire Bunker: Bloomberg

Jeff Bezos purchased his third property in Indian Creek Village, Florida, according to Bloomberg. The Amazon founder paid approximately $90 million.

Amazon Fresh store with Just Walk Out technology.
 

Amazon swaps Just Walk Out checkouts for better technology, it says

Amazon is changing its Just Walk Out technology at its Amazon Fresh stores for a smart cart.

A Tesla sedan sits at a charging location in St. Louis, Missouri, among other charging Teslas.
 

Tesla shares drop after deliveries fall more than expected

Tesla shares dipped Tuesday after the Elon Musk-owned electric car company missed first-quarter delivery estimates.

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Las Vegas casino to shut its doors for good after nearly 67 years

Tropicana Las Vegas is set to close Tuesday, April 2, just two days shy of its 67th anniversary.

State employees have grown accustomed to working remotely since August but a memo sent out by staff Tuesday will send those workers back to the office in January despite rising COVID-19 concerns.
 

Think you'll work past 65? Think again. Why most of us retire sooner.

We're living healthier and longer lives. So why retire before 70? It turns out a lot of things could force us to stop working sooner.

A happy-looking businessman betting on sports in his office, with sports betting open on his computer.
 

What are the rules on workplace betting or office pools?

In most cases, it's wise to exercise caution when it comes to betting at work, including participating in office pools for sports tournaments.

In this photo illustration, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social is shown on a cell phone on March 25, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The company is expected to go public tomorrow on the NASDAQ market, trading under the ticker symbol DJT. Trump reportedly owns about 58 percent of the company, a stake that could be valued at roughly $3 billion.
 

Auditor raises concerns about Truth Social's future after $58M loss

An accounting firm notes that Trump Media's operating losses "raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern."

A Chinese EV maker took the top spot for sales in the second quarter of 2022, dethroning Tesla for the first time.
 

Until EV makers give what people want, sales will dim, Edmunds says

A wide gap between what shoppers want in an EV and what's for sale will keep EV sales depressed, Edmunds says. Here's where the biggest mismatches are.

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