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: AMC shares fall 27% after court OKs revised stock-conversion plan

Shares of movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. tumbled 27% after hours on Friday after a Delaware court approved a revised but still-controversial stock-conversion plan intended to shore up the company’s finances.

: 4 ways clutter costs you — like renting self-storage units for thousands of dollars a year

Your extra stuff is straining your finances, your productivity — and even the environment.

: Gen Z feels too guilty about missing work to take vacation: ‘It’s often not worth the extra stress’

Gen Zers take less vacation time than other generations, a new survey says, and they feel more guilt over unplugging from their jobs than many older workers.

Brett Arends's ROI: Nursing homes send in the clowns

Elder clowns cheer up nursing-home residents through 'singing and instrumental music, physical comedy, imaginative play and improvisation.'

Outside the Box: Hiring a financial planner? 3 things they don’t want to hear from new clients.

Don't tarnish your relationship on the first day with one of these clunkers.

TaxWatch: IRS targets employee stock-ownership plans

The move is part of the agency's bid to tighten enforcement on businesses and wealthy households

Living With Climate Change: What Hawaii’s deadly wildfire teaches all American towns about climate risks

Hawaii's wildfires are the latest reminder of a costly new normal in many places when it comes to extreme weather linked in part to climate change.

Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips give your portfolio room to run

Money and investing stories popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week.

: What striking city workers have in common with striking Hollywood actors — and what they don’t

Essential workers who have kept cities running during the pandemic are now fighting for higher wages and "overdue" respect, one labor leader says.

: Magic Johnson says he lost $5 billion by not signing with Nike as a rookie: ‘I didn’t even know what stocks was’

In a recent interview, Magic Johnson recalls mulling an endorsement deal between three shoe companies in 1979: Converse, Adidas and Nike. He has some regrets.

Economic Report: U.S. bank lending flattens out in latest week

Commercial and industrial loans — a key economic driver — fell slightly in the week ending Aug. 2, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

: George Soros loads up on AI chip-makers Nvidia and AMD; sells Salesforce and Snowflake

George Soros loaded up on AI chip makers, while dumping stakes of some large cloud software names, filing shows.
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