Articles filed under Economy
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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...
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Erasing college debt helps everyone, says economist behind planJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Bernie Sanders caused a stir with his plan to tax Wall Street trades and use the cash to forgive student loans. One of his advisers makes the case for writing off those ...
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Car payment trouble? How to turn it aroundJun 23, 2019 6:18 am - Your monthly car payment is not only a ticket to freedom, letting you enjoy summer road trips, but also a lifeline that gets the kids to school and you to work. But if i...
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Taxpayer advocate calls for IRS 'anxiety index' to help frustrated AmericansJun 23, 2019 6:00 am - It's official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck. So says the national taxpayer advocate, who is calling for the Internal Revenue Service to create a "Taxpa...