Business Stories from September 15, 2019 (Change date)
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Self-employed and trying to get a mortgage? Here's what you need to do to qualify.Sep 17, 2019 11:02 am - An estimated one-third of all employees in the United States work part-time or full-time as freelancers or contract workers, according to Gallup. Self-employment can be ...
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Analysis: Trump is demanding low or even zero interest rates. There's a real downside.Sep 17, 2019 11:02 am - People talk about how even the darkest clouds can have silver linings. Today, let's talk about the inverse of that - how even the brightest, most glittery silver linings...
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Analysis: U.S. recession indicators haven't made up their mindsSep 17, 2019 11:02 am - Investors are abuzz over the risk of a looming U.S. recession, yet economic indicators are giving mixed signals at worst that the record-long expansion will end soon. Ye...
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When VP of HR disparages own disabled stepchild, worker with special-needs child feels the painSep 16, 2019 6:31 am - Q: There is a VP at my company who is two reporting levels above me. We attend some meetings together. Often she will start talking at length about one of her stepdaught...
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Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of 'most innovative leaders'Sep 17, 2019 11:02 am - Forbes Magazine may be best known for its lists of the world's wealthiest billionaires, but its recent ranking of the most innovative CEOs is the one that has been getti...
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AmEx says 70% of its new credit card customers pay annual feesSep 17, 2019 11:02 am - Annual fees aren't scaring customers away from American Express Co.'s credit cards. Roughly 70% of cardholders the lender added in the second quarter have premium, fee-p...
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Think your credit card is safe in your wallet? Think again.Sep 19, 2019 6:49 am - Check your bank balance, Avril Rhoades in Valdez, Alaska. Freeze your credit, Nazaryah Minnieweather of Victorville, California. And cancel your credit card, Jennifer Ke...
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U.S. consumer borrowing posts biggest gain since late 2017Sep 17, 2019 5:41 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer borrowing surged in July at its fastest pace since late 2017, driven by a big jump credit card use. Consumer borrowing increased by $23.3 bill...
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This year's Apple event was more diverse than ever. But underrepresented minorities were still left out.Sep 16, 2019 6:31 am - Usually, Apple's events are heavily white and male. This year, more women and people of color took the stage, limiting the tally of white men. But the more diverse lineu...
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Poor and middle-class Americans are much less likely to survive into their 70s, report saysSep 18, 2019 6:20 am - Poorer Americans are much less likely to survive into their 70s and 80s than rich Americans, a stark life-expectancy divide compounded by the nation's growing disparitie...