PHILADELPHIA -- President Donald Trump may have given up on holding a convention in the midst of a pandemic, but not Mark Yuska.

A professional meeting planner, Yuska is so convinced that convention centers can be made safe that he decided to organize a gathering for the people who manage the world's conferences and trade shows. His company, ...Read more

Housing in a certain type of town couldn't be hotter. And some of them have been getting attention way out of proportion to their importance to the economy for an obvious reason: They're the places where corporate executives, Wall Street barons, Hollywood stars and more than a few journalists have fled to escape the perceived dangers of crowded ...Read more

Looking to get your grill on before the summer is gone? The Fresh Market is taking the grunt work out of putting together a fire-ready smorgasbord.

The Summer Cookout meal serves eight and features eight mild Italian sausages, a Southwest veggie kit prepped for grilling, pretzel buns, two pounds each of coleslaw and potato salad and an apple ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa theme parks are now offering free single-day admission tickets to U.S. military veterans. The offer is good through Nov. 11 - Veterans Day.

The deal, which includes one veteran and up to three family members or friends, also is available for SeaWorld San Antonio. It will also be valid at ...Read more

Whether you have a city balcony, deck or backyard, dining outdoors is one of the best ways to enjoy summer. Dinner with your immediate household members is one thing, but if you're planning on having a get-together with a few friends in your trusted social bubble, a little extra planning - and creativity - is in order.

Follow the Centers for ...Read more

A recent UBS Global Wealth Management survey starts out encouragingly enough: Nearly eight in 10 millennial women say they will share responsibility for household finances with their spouses. And they think that approach is overdue: Two-thirds say other married women rely on their spouses too much on the money stuff.

But after the wedding, ...Read more

You're young, well-educated and capable. And in most economies, your salvation would be moving through a series of increasingly responsible -- and well-paying -- jobs. Your rising income would allow you to whittle down student loans, save up for a down payment and even contemplate having children with that special someone.

But the coronavirus ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Film producer Jason Blum of "The Purge" and "Get Out" fame is looking to get out of his place in downtown L.A. The filmmaker has listed his designer-done condo at the Ritz-Carlton Residences at LA. Live for $6.995 million.

The corner-unit condo encompasses 4,250 square feet at the building, which counts Clippers star Kawhi ...Read more

Q: We are closing on a new home shortly and just received our lender's estimate of the closing costs. It is charging us for both an owner's title insurance policy and another one for the lender. Is this normal, or should we insist that the lender pays for its title policy? -- Bruce

A: Title insurance protects your ownership of your home while ...Read more

California office spaces are expected to keep getting emptier and their rent prices will likely keep declining for years as the fallout of the pandemic persists, according to a new survey of commercial real estate developers and financiers.

Retail space will take an even more severe hit, while industrial real estate looks like a bright spot, ...Read more

SEATTLE -- The house was always going to need a little work.

An unpermitted second bedroom extending into the back alleyway "bounced" when entered, said Erika Cherry, who bought the 650-square-foot Seattle home with her husband, Andre, in late 2018. When the Cherrys demolished a wall, they found newspapers from 1916 -- the year the house was ...Read more

CHICAGO -- There's an invisible obstacle to reviving the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

Potential transmission of the virus through air conditioning and heating systems is the latest issue employers and building owners are focusing on as they prepare for more people to head back to office towers and other non-residential buildings, ...Read more

New listings of high-end houses, which dropped the furthest and fastest during the early months of the pandemic, are coming back to the market and inflating the median price of houses currently for sale, according to a Zillow analysis.

The median list price for a home in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in June was $333,074 -- a 5.2% increase...Read more

Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, has laid off dozens of employees as the pandemic hits its bottom line.

In an emailed statement, Bridgewater, based in Westport, Conn., said employees will be working more from home "so we won't need the same number of support people, new technologies are changing what type of people we ...Read more

Just as more households are seeking help managing their finances amid the hardships of the coronavirus recession, the federal government has implemented a new regulation that falls short of protecting consumers.

Beginning June 30 the Securities and Exchange Commission began enforcing its new Regulation Best Interest, commonly known as Reg BI.

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Q: You've been invited to a party. You aren't sure about the number of attendees, if the event will be outdoors, whether social distancing will be in place or if masks are required. How should you ask the host?

A: Upon receipt of an invitation, it is customary to reply immediately, so as not to forget and to allow the host to have accurate ...Read more