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A clothing retailer that used to heavily cater to svelte white teens has seen a meteoric stock rise in the last year thanks to strategic changes and new leadership. Its stock has skyrocketed over 400 percent in the last year, far outpacing Wall Street's tech darling Nvidia, which had 210 percent yearly stock growth.

Retirement accounts are an important part of the financial assets many Americans plan to pass on to family. But constantly changing rules mean that many people are confused about what is required of them if they inherit a 401(K) or an IRA. The regulations around inheriting a retirement account are complex, and depend on the type of plan and the relationship between the beneficiary and the original owner. But it is crucial to understand these rules in order to avoid a shock tax bill, experts warn.

So-called 'zombie mortgages' are coming back to life across the US as home prices rise, experts are warning. In the run up to the housing crash in 2008, millions of Americans took out second mortgages on their homes that they then defaulted on during the crisis. Lenders didn't pursue foreclosure because the home price crash made it unlikely they would recoup the money. Homeowners often assumed the debt was cancelled.  

A little-known element of the insurance industry is pushing up homeowner premiums, consumer advocates are warning. The cost of reinsurance has boomed in recent years, and now the higher prices are trickling down to regular Americans - making their coverage increasingly unaffordable. Reinsurance is effectively the insurance taken out by insurers. It transfers on some of the risk so that no company has too much exposure to a large event or disaster. While considered an arcane part of the product of insurance, it is beginning to get a lot of attention.

Harry Dent claimed last December that an 'everything' bubble would burst prompting the 'biggest crash in our lifetimes' with the effects felt by May. 'If I'm right, it is going to be the biggest crash of our lifetime, most of it happening in 2024,' he previously said. But he was accused of being 'crazy' and scaremongering with his chilling predictions by critics. He stands by his claims but admitted market bottoms are now more likely to be seen between early and mid-2025.

Hundreds of thousands of pet owners have been left without coverage after Nationwide abruptly canceled pet insurance policies earlier this month. The company announced it was dropping policies for around 100,000 pets - blaming the soaring cost of veterinary care and recent underwriting changes. In a statement on June 14, it said the policies would be dropped between now and next summer. But Nationwide stressed the non-renewals are not associated with the pets' age, breed or prior claims history.

Thieves are targeting charging stations and stealing the cables, which can disable entire stations, forcing owners to search desperately for another working charger. So-called 'range anxiety' and fears around finding a charging station have long put Americans off switching to an EV from a gas car - despite tax credits brought in by the Biden administration. Around four in 10 US adults say they believe EVs take too long to charge or they do not know of any charging stations nearby, the Associated Press reported. And now broken down chargers are exacerbating the problem - giving skeptical buyers one more reason to stick with gas cars for now.

A family of four visiting the high-end ski resort for seven days would spend almost $14,000 on average. Travel expert OptimosTravel curated a list of the most - and least - expensive vacation destinations in the US. It took into account the cost of food, transport, accommodation and attraction fees in 100 of the most popular holiday destinations in the country.