Finance
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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 squeeze
Oct 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 prices
Oct 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 slowing
Oct 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 Department
Oct 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 losses
Oct 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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Elections have less impact on your 401(k) than you might think
Oct 03, 2024 7:33 am - Much like those annoying political TV ads, the warnings come back every four years: All the uncertainty around the U.S. presidential election could have big consequences for your 401(k)!
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Once hampered by pandemic, debt-heavy Rosemont gets credit rating upgradeOct 02, 2024 8:13 pm - Notorious for carrying loads of debt for its big municipal building projects, Rosemont has received a post-pandemic credit upgrade.
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Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts comingSep 30, 2024 2:43 pm - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Monday that more interest rate cuts are in the pipeline but suggested they would occur at a measured pace intended to support a still-healthy economy.