Happy Wednesday, MarketWatchers! Here are the top personal finance stories of the day.
Personal Finance
Why Google’s selfie app works better for white people
The art image search service boosted the app to the top of the charts this weekend.
Your receipts could be making you sick
A new study finds that the vast majority of receipts distributed to consumers contain hormone-disrupting chemicals.
Millennial sisters who never went to college write anthem on the evils of student debt
What does it take to be the voice of a generation? These singers are trying to find out.
Trump has the same life expectancy as an average American male — but is that good or bad?
Life expectancy in the U.S. has undergone dramatic changes over the last 50 years.
Trump’s decision to allow tip-pooling could cost workers $5.8 billion — and hit women hardest
A new rule designed to level wages between workers could end up hurting their incomes.
Wal-Mart offers customers a new opioid crisis solution: Get rid of old meds safely, at home, for free
Safe medication disposal, though a key facet of the opioid crisis, has been tough to tackle.
Winter storms make people go crazy for honey butter biscuits and hibachi fried rice
Some dishes surge in popularity on GrubHub during bad winter weather.
The Trump administration could make life easier for payday lenders
The CFPB’s new leadership said it will revisit its payday lending rule.
4 things consumers should think about before financing a home improvement
Goldman Sachs has debuted a new home improvement loan product — but how does it compare to other options?
The presidency doesn’t require a mental health evaluation, but these jobs do...
It may not always be legal to ask employees for sensitive medical information.
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Pence’s economist: Tax bill will encourage companies to issue more equity, less debt
Less corporate and individual debt means more economic stability, says Mark Calabria
U.S. loses ground in democracy watchdog Freedom House’s annual freedom ratings
The country is retreating from its traditional role as a champion and an exemplar of democracy, according to the nonpartisan U.S.-based organization.
If politicians can’t pass a budget, what makes them think they can do the hard stuff?
Before Washington tries to tackle entitlement reform, it should show that it can do the simple stuff, like passing a budget and keeping the government open, writes Caroline Baum.
Trump Today: President says he’s considering fine over China intellectual-property theft
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s considering fining China over intellectual property theft, spoke with Kuwait’s leader and attended a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for former Sen. Bob Dole.
Bannon to be more forthcoming with Mueller than House committee: reports
Axios source employs a zoological metaphor in support of the argument that Steve Bannon wasn’t clammed up Wednesday before lawmakers because he had something to hide,
Sen. Flake compares Trump and Stalin in speech defending media
Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake ripped President Donald Trump in a speech Wednesday for his attacks on the media, even comparing the U.S. leader to dictator Joseph Stalin.
Eric Trump defends his ‘least racist’ father: The only color he sees is green
The president’s son went on Fox & Friends to defend his father against allegations of racism.
Trump is lucky he inherited a good hand
Donald Trump says he inherited a mess, but he actually came into office holding a pretty good hand on the economy. So far, his most consequential move was to stop new regulations, writes Paul Brandus.
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