Articles filed under Economy
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Almost 40% of U.S. homes are 'free and clear' of a mortgageJul 21, 2019 6:15 am - More Americans are living mortgage free. About 37% of U.S. households are "free and clear," meaning they no longer have a home mortgage to pay, according to a Zillow dat...
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Forget Silicon Valley, it still pays more to be a doctor in AmericaJul 21, 2019 6:14 am - Tech jobs are supposed to be the golden door to wealth in 21st century America. But some things haven't changed since the last century. Remember when your mother told yo...
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America's youth think they can save the world and get richJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - People have been trying to pigeonhole millennials for years, particularly when it comes to those revered 20th century totems they keep destroying. You know, movie theate...
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How divorce is destroying the finances of Americans over 50Jul 21, 2019 6:00 am - In one sense, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, are nothing special. By finalizing their divorce this month, they join the millions of Amer...
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4 tech start-ups looking to disrupt the affordable housing industryJul 13, 2019 6:12 am - The United States is in the grips of an affordable housing crisis with many people of low and moderate incomes struggling to find inexpensive places to live. Until recen...
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As economy booms, many Americans are just a crisis away from bustJul 07, 2019 6:22 am - Sommer Johnson thought everything was finally coming together for her last year. She was engaged, working full time and doing well in online college classes when her fia...
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How healthy is the U.S. economy? Here's what 7 key indicators reveal.Jul 07, 2019 6:10 am - The U.S. economy is in an odd place. Jobs are plentiful and the stock market is at record levels, but businesses leaders are worried enough about the future to pull back...
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Here's what $1.6 trillion in student loan debt is doing to the U.S. economyJun 30, 2019 6:19 am - American families are carrying about $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, a massive burden that amounts to nearly 8 percent of national income, a share that has roughly d...
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The gnawing anxiety of having an algorithm as a bossJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - I recently got the internet in my apartment fixed, and my technician had an unusual request. I'd get an automated call after he left asking me how satisfied I was with t...
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How much you'll really pay for that student loanJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Those who graduate college with student loans owe close to $30,000 on average, according to the most recent data from the Institute for College Access & Success. But the...