How online dating is changing relationships and the problem with using investment apps

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I saved my neighbor $40,000 by recommending a buyer for her house — how much does she owe me?
This man wonders what would be a good figure for his good deed.

Online dating is bringing Americans of all religions, race and classes together
Couples who meet online through any site are more likely to be interracial than those who met off-line.

Texas woman dies because $116 co-pay for flu medication was too expensive
Americans often skip life-saving medication because they cannot afford it.

I paid two-thirds of my son’s down payment in 2013 — should I ask for a percentage of his condo’s appreciation in value?
This father has four options for repayment. His wife, his son and him don’t agree on any of them.

5 great questions Americans are asking about the market’s crazy ride
‘I was going to open a retirement account — should I wait?’

Here’s the problem with using investment apps when the markets are volatile
Apps like Acorns and Stash can be great learning tools, but they may inadvertently encourage people to overreact.

Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon’s ‘Hunger Games’ — he stole apples because he was too poor to buy food
The struggle for Olympic glory starts long before athletes reach the stadium.

Why your Amazon packages may soon arrive faster
The company’s latest innovation could change delivery.

How low will the Dow go? Brace yourself for the worst-case scenario
The good news: Hitting the 200-week average is highly unlikely. Now for the bad news.

These people are retiring early — but they’re not worried by the volatile markets
Even those aspiring to ‘financial independence’ say they’re playing the long game.

Elsewhere on MarketWatch
U.S. businesses upbeat about Trump tax cuts but many are still uncertain, survey finds
American businesses are upbeat about the Republican tax cut package although uncertainty remains on its actual impact, according to an ISM survey released Monday.

Trump’s new food-stamps plan: A basket of U.S. food, direct to your doorstep
The White House budget proposal contains a new proposal for reforming food stamps that would replace the current debit card-based system with one that directly provides American-grown foods to households.

Why Valentine’s Day may represent the next big test for the stock market
U.S. stock-market investors are looking ahead to Valentine’s Day, but not just because their hearts are filled with love.

Here’s the nagging question at the heart of the stock-market selloff
Is this just a technical stock-market pullback amplified by the implosion of the short-volatility trade, or is there something wrong with the underlying outlook.

Blame machines for the stock market’s wild swings, but the response is all on you
When “buy the dip” morphs into “sell the rip.”

Gold recoups half of last week’s loss as dollar softens
Gold prices finish higher Monday, taking their cue from a weaker U.S. dollar to recoup roughly half of last week’s loss, even as global stocks are rebounding from their worst weekly rout in two years and bond yields resume a steady ascent.

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