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Eighty-one percent of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend an average of $192.01, the highest figure on record.

Humans haven’t traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years, but that’s set to change with the launch of the Artemis II mission to orbit the moon next year with four passengers on board.

Hawaii had the lowest death rate in the nation, at 147 per 100,000, when age and underlying illnesses were taken into account, four times less than states such as Arizona.

Beginning in 2024, employers may allow plan participants to use a special emergency savings account. This “sidecar account” is capped at $2,500.

Expect some guidance from the IRS before the change takes effect. In the meantime, continue to take the old rules in account for retirement planning and tax purposes.

Those earning $100,000 annually are more likely to have a growing supplemental income, the survey found.

U.S. mortgage rates edged down to a six-week low of 6.45%, helping drive a fourth-straight advance in applications to buy a home.

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in March as Americans grew more optimistic about the outlook for business conditions and the labor market.