She bought this abandoned house for $16,500—and completely renovated it. Now she pays $1,047/month to live in it

In 2019, I rented a loft in Wheeling, West Virginia. I had just quit my job to work on restoring historic buildings.Between working at the Wheeling National Heritage Area and being welcomed by the town’s tight-knit community, Wheeling quickly felt like home. But I wasn’t planning to buy a house until I saw the 3,075-square-foot…

McDonald’s to raise royalty costs for brand-new franchised diningestablishments for veryfirst time in almost 30 years

A McDonald’s golden arches logo is seen at a franchise restaurant owned by Rippon Family Restaurants.Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMcDonald’s franchisees who add new restaurants will soon have to pay higher royalty fees.The fast-food giant is raising those fees from 4% to 5%, starting Jan. 1. It’s the first time in nearly three…

Sen. John Fetterman is veryfirst Democratic senator to inform Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after bribery indictment

Ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday, June 20, 2019.Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty ImagesJohn Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Saturday became the first Democratic U.S. senator to call on Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to resign in the face of a criminal…

SEC slaps Citadel Securities LLC with $7 million fine to settle brief selling guidelines charges

Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth Griffin.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citadel Securities LLC $7 million in a settlement of charges that the big broker-dealer firm mismarked sales orders over a five-year span, the agency said Friday.The SEC estimated that Miami-based Citadel Securities marked millions of certain…

Washington vs. Cal: How to watch online, live stream information, videogame time, TELEVISION channel | September 23

Rome Odunze will lead the Washington Huskies (3-0) into their battle against the California Golden Bears (2-1) at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on Saturday at 10:30 PM ET. In their last game, the Huskies knocked off the Michigan State Spartans 41-7. The Golden Bears are coming off of a victory over the Idaho…

USC vs. Arizona State: How to watch online, live stream information, videogame time, TELEVISION channel | September 23

The USC Trojans (3-0) will visit the Arizona State Sun Devils (1-2) on Saturday at 10:30 PM ET. The Trojans squared off against the Stanford Cardinal in their last outing, winning 56-10. Last time out, the Sun Devils were defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs 29-0. In that matchup with the Cardinal, Caleb Williams had…