Finance
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Why airlines don't want you to fly basic economy
Nov 18, 2018 12:00 am - When buying an airline ticket, the old days of choosing between coach and business are long gone. In the never-ending effort to pad thin margins, airlines have become mo...
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Amazon 'lotto' winners in New York and Virginia see housing jackpot
Nov 18, 2018 12:00 am - It took two months and one price cut for Rick Rosa's client, a condo owner in New York's Long Island City, to finally find a buyer for her one-bedroom unit. Then came ne...
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Are you a minority borrower? You might want to think twice about using an online lender.
Nov 18, 2018 12:00 am - It's not just bank loan officers with racial biases who discriminate against black and Latino borrowers. Computer algorithms do, too. That is the groundbreaking conclusi...
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Discover deal with PXP expands card's global acceptanceNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - RIVERWOODS - PXP, a global provider of payment gateway solutions, and Diners Club International, a business unit of Discover Financial Services and part of the Discover ...
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Want a divorce? Then do it right now or pay much bigger tax bill
Nov 11, 2018 12:09 am - When a rich couple splits, divorce attorney Lowell Sucherman gets blunt. "Look I've been doing this for 50 years," he says early in the negotiations. "I know how this ca...
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At what age can you ignore your credit score?Nov 11, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At some point, you'll buy your last car and refinance your last mortgage. Surely then you can stop worrying about your credit scores. Well, not really, a...
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Do your kids a favor: Pick retirement savings over tuitionNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - Most financial planners advise never tapping retirement savings to pay for your kid's education. Even as college costs climb, there are still options to borrow that cash...
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Consumers Credit Union opens in KildeerNov 09, 2018 12:00 am - Consumers Credit Union recently held an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony at its newest service center in Kildeer. As the 10th branch location for the credit union,...
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Arlington Heights credit union serving educators moving across townNov 06, 2018 4:24 am - An Arlington Heights-based credit union serving Northwest suburban school district employees and their families will be relocating to a larger, more prominent location i...
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Tax law changes make passing down large fortunes much easier
Nov 04, 2018 1:12 am - The teams had to be big, because the work was so complicated. A single aging rich person would often hire more than a dozen people - accountants, estate administrators, ...