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Leslie Albrecht

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Personal Finance Editor at MarketWatch

personal finance editor @MarketWatch ex @DNAinfoNY @modbee @mercedsunstar I write Financial Face-off & stories about people/companies giving away money

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  • Oct 30, 2024 | marketwatch.com | Leslie Albrecht |Quentin Fottrell

    MarketWatch.comWhy you should have an alcohol-free ‘dry January’ (that has nothing to do with hangovers)A new study recommends public education about the risks of regularly drinking alcoholPublished: Jan. 3, 2018 at 10:02 a.m. ETYou might need a drink to drown your sorrows after hearing this one. But that might be a bad idea.

  • Nov 25, 2023 | morningstar.com | Leslie Albrecht

    By Leslie Albrecht Hot sellers included Disney Little People figurines, and Mattel's Uno Show 'Em No Mercy card game Americans opened both their mouths and their wallets on Thanksgiving, doing a record amount of shopping on the annual day of giving thanks. Consumers spent an all-time high of $5.6 billion shopping online on Nov. 23, up 5.5% compared with last year's Thanksgiving, according to Adobe Analytics (ADBE), which tracks ecommerce and mobile shopping.

  • Nov 24, 2023 | marketwatch.com | Leslie Albrecht

    Americans opened both their mouths and their wallets on Thanksgiving, doing a record amount of shopping on the annual day of giving thanks. Consumers spent an all-time high of $5.6 billion shopping online on Nov. 23, up 5.5% compared with last year’s Thanksgiving, according to Adobe Analytics ADBE, which tracks ecommerce and mobile shopping. That’s... Master your money. Subscribe to MarketWatch. Get this article and all of MarketWatch. Access from any device. Anywhere. Anytime.

  • Nov 24, 2023 | morningstar.com | Leslie Albrecht

    By Leslie Albrecht Hot sellers included Disney Little People figurines, and Mattel's Uno Show 'Em No Mercy card game Americans opened both their mouths and their wallets on Thanksgiving, doing a record amount of shopping on the annual day of giving thanks. Consumers spent an all-time high of $5.6 billion shopping online on Nov. 23, up 5.5% compared with last year's Thanksgiving, according to Adobe Analytics (ADBE), which tracks ecommerce and mobile shopping.

  • Nov 4, 2023 | agevolazioni.adessonews.eu | Leslie Albrecht

    By Leslie Albrecht Price cuts by Tesla and Ford have made EVs cheaper, but are they a better deal than internal-combustion-engine cars? Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh a financial decision. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. And please share your suggestions for future Financial Face-off columns by emailing our columnist at [email protected].

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Leslie Albrecht
Leslie Albrecht @ReporterLeslie
19 Mar 25

Happy Tax Season. Here is a quiz: Who gets a better tax break, someone who just bought an EV or someone who just had a kid? https://t.co/2dycHoZWtC via @venessawong

Leslie Albrecht
Leslie Albrecht @ReporterLeslie
7 Feb 25

"The city has always felt like a company town where the company will never go out of business."

Michael Schaffer
Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer

I wrote about the Musk jihad against federal workers and what they mean for hometown DC, which has never had to deal with this kind of economic uncertainty. It's a wild, vertiginous moment. Are we Detroit now? https://t.co/WYQ45uUjrC

Leslie Albrecht
Leslie Albrecht @ReporterLeslie
5 Feb 25

Good news: COOL JOBS are now available at @MarketWatch. We are hiring for 2 personal finance reporters and 3 tech reporters. Are you a sharp, motivated journalist who wants to work with friendly colleagues? Then check out our jobs here >> https://t.co/pEPBz72hv4