Finance
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Are high deductible health insurance plans a good deal for you?Oct 18, 2024 10:09 am - For millions of Americans, the end of the year means it’s time to review health insurance coverage as open enrollment for 2025 gets underway.
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Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering US economyOct 18, 2024 7:09 am - It’s a trend that has surprised many: Why, despite being squeezed by high prices, have Americans kept spending at retail stores and restaurants at a robust pace?
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Why credit unions are gaining in popularity over traditional banking institutionsOct 15, 2024 10:26 am - Credit unions have been serving their members for decades. Many, like DuPage Credit Union, started out to serve a specific population such as teachers, steelworkers or employees of a specific company.
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Frustrated with your boss? Blame inflation.Oct 13, 2024 6:00 am - As a general matter, workers hate asking for a raise. It’s time-consuming, awkward and even risky. Should you shop around for an outside offer to gain leverage? What’s t...
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Swing-state consumers hurt more than most in credit card squeezeOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Household finances all over the U.S. are feeling the pressure of high borrowing costs, and swing-state voters rank among the harder hit. Credit card delinquencies are run...
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U.S. consumer sentiment slips in October on frustration over high pricesOct 13, 2024 5:15 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the economy soured a bit this month after two months of small gains, according to the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment ...
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Payment apps are soaring in popularity. Here’s what you need to know.Oct 13, 2024 5:11 am - Almost three-quarters of U.S. consumers used payment accounts such as PayPal, Venmo and Cash App in 2023 — up from 68% in 2022. But millions of Americans operate in the dark about how payment apps use or invest those funds.
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Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowingOct 13, 2024 4:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of ...
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TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice DepartmentOct 10, 2024 3:48 pm - WASHINGTON — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax practices all...
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As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the lossesOct 07, 2024 2:03 pm - For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism.
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