Why wages aren’t rising faster and how television damages your sex life

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Personal Finance
The resignation of PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi adds to a growing list of female leaders leaving Fortune 500 companies

Research suggests that much needs to be done to create a corporate environment where more women can lead companies.

AMC’s subscription program now offers a better deal than MoviePass

MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe said Monday that it will now limit members to only three movies a month.

The unemployment rate may be much lower, the nation’s former top statistician says

New research demonstrates the need to revise the Current Population Survey.

Why women are more likely to survive heart attacks when treated by women doctors

Men and women experience different symptoms before a heart attack, and not all male doctors may be aware of that.

A conservative estimate of how television damages your sex life (it’s not pretty)

A new study calculates the impact of TV on a couple’s romantic life.

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has a theory on why there aren’t more women CEOs

As Nooyi announces her departure, next for #TimesUp and #MeToo: More women CEOs.

99% of Americans don’t make this simple money-saving choice on health care

Most patients assume medical procedures are set at a relatively fixed cost. They’re wrong.

The executor of my wife’s family estate is waiting for all the beneficiaries to die

This man says his wife’s aunt refuses to give people their inheritance.

One reason why wages aren’t rising faster: The absence of middle managers

A flatter hierarchal structure leaves less room for salary increases and promotions.

After Kroger strikes back at Visa, battle over credit-card fees that may only get worse

The grocery store may not be the only retailer who starts to refuse credit cards.

Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Gary Cohn says Facebook more irresponsible than banks were in 2008

President Donald Trump's former chief economic adviser Gary Cohn had some critical words for social media companies in an interview published Monday, comparing them — unfavorably — to banks ten years ago.

Banks tighten credit-card standards, loosen terms for business loans: Fed survey

Banks eased their standards on consumer loans but tightened them on credit card loans, according to the second-quarter survey of senior loan officers, released Monday.

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Jacob Passy is a personal-finance reporter for MarketWatch and is based in New York.

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