Articles filed under Economy
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More money can lead to more problems. Here's how to avoid lifestyle creep.Aug 04, 2019 6:00 am - A few years ago, my best friend said something that really stuck with me. The gist was this: It doesn't matter whether you make $25,000 or $100,000 a year — you'll still...
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The old rules for building wealth are obsoleteAug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Sophia Bera wants to make something crystal clear: She is not your father's financial planner. That's Bera's marketing tagline, and evidence of it is all over the 35-yea...
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Did Andrew Yang succeed in stoking a debate on AI and universal basic income?Aug 03, 2019 6:00 am - Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang joined the race with the goal of making it to a debate to stoke a national conversation about the threat artificial intelligence poses to A...
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Analysis: How the Fed's interest-rate cut helps Trump wage his trade warAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - WASHNGTON - Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell may not have wanted to cut interest rates. But in the end, President Donald Trump appears to have given him no choi...
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Survey: Businesses added 156,000 jobs in JulyJul 31, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. companies added a healthy 156,000 jobs in July with larger firms accounted for most of the gains, a private survey found. Payroll processor ADP sa...
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US worker annual compensation slows slightly through JuneJul 31, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The annual wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the second quarter at a slightly slower pace than the first, suggesting that the lowest unemploy...
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Fed looks locked in for quarter-point cut: Decision Day guideJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting that concludes Wednesday and leave the option open for additional moves ...
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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...