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Economy
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Taxpayer advocate calls for IRS 'anxiety index' to help frustrated Americans
Jun 23, 2019 6:00 AM - It's official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck. -
Married to debt: Couples are taking out loans to pay for their weddings
Jun 23, 2019 6:00 AM - First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes paying off the wedding loan. Demand for wedding loans has quadrupled in the past year, making it a fast-growing line of business. Couples borrow, on average, $16,000 and typically pay it off within three years. -
Car payment trouble? How to turn it around
Jun 23, 2019 6:18 AM - If you're struggling with a car payment, dig into your budget and options. Then, take action. -
Tech salaries grew 15% in Austin, 10% in New York City over 3 years
Jun 22, 2019 6:00 AM - San Francisco techies continue to lead the way with an average salary of $145,000. But, once the cost of living is taken into account, Austin workers are better off, according to the report. -
What the Fed heard when it listened to Americans about inflation
Jun 16, 2019 6:00 AM - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell calls slumping inflation "one of the major challenges our time." Shawn Smith, who trains some of the nation's most vulnerable low-income workers, sees it differently. -
Retirees worldwide may run out of money 10 years before they die, report shows
Jun 16, 2019 6:00 AM - From the U.S. to Europe, Australia and Japan, retirement account balances aren't increasing fast enough to cover rising life expectancy.
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The backlash to plastic has oil companies worried
Jun 9, 2019 6:11 AM - As the world strives to wean itself off fossil fuels, oil companies have been turning to plastic as the key to their future. Now even that's looking overly optimistic. -
Fewer kids are riding and buying bicycles, and the industry is worried
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America's lunch bill could go up $875M thanks to global trade war
Jun 9, 2019 6:20 AM - Imminent levies on staple imports like avocados and tomatoes, part of the Trump administration's pledge to punish Mexico for immigration, may add up to $875 million for those two products alone, according to an estimate from A.T. Kearney. This will likely be passed along to consumers in the form of price increases. -
Much of the chocolate you buy starts with child labor
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