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Americans are spending more time thinking about money now than they were last year — and it’s not all positive.
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72% of people say they’d be happier if they saved or invested more money. Far fewer said spending more would bring happiness.
While financial happiness is typically framed as a choice between spending on material goods or spending on experiences, many Americans are expressing a different desire for their money: saving more.
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The more customers engage with a company, the more personal data they’re giving up. Companies use consumers’ personal information and in-app behavior to determine how they shop and how much they’re willing to spend — and can hike prices as a result.
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These 6 store rewards programs have the best perks and are easy to use
Loyalty programs aren’t what they used to be —but retail experts say these six put the customer first instead of simply harvesting personal data.
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American consumers were in a foul mood as 2025 drew to a close, and they are skeptical the new year will much better, but the news isn’t all bad. They are still spending plenty of money to keep the economic ball rolling.
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Consumers say they are in a sour mood, but their spending habits say something else
Consumer sentiment sits near a record low at the end of 2025, but the news isn’t all bad.
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Are you gearing up for a big charitable contribution before the end of the year? With changes to tax law, the Dec. 31 deadline has become almost arbitrary, yet people still hew to old habits. However, there might be better ways to plan out your generosity.
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There are much better ways to help your favorite charities than cramming in last-minute donations by Dec. 31. Here’s how.
Spreading out your donations through the year can be a financial win-win.
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Tariffs, an AI boom, geopolitical divisions and a new administration ushered in a unique, unsettling year for consumers.
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2025 was one hell of a year. Consumers should expect more ‘silent pain’ in 2026
Tariffs, an AI boom, geopolitical divisions and a new administration ushered in a unique, unsettling year for consumers.
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The Trump administration wants to scale back a 50-year-old rule designed to stop financial institutions from discriminating against certain borrowers, especially women and racial minority groups.
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‘Stunning and blunt’ Trump proposal could make it easier for lenders to deny women and minorities credit, loans and mortgages
Before the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, banks could require women to have a man co-sign a loan
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To combat that potentially dangerous “drift,” there’s a simple step that anyone can take: Set up notifications through your bank or credit-card app that tell you every time your balance reaches a certain amount.
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Try this 30-second trick to keep your holiday spending from wrecking your credit score
The simple step of setting up spending notifications in your credit-card app can help you avoid using up too much of your credit limit, saving your credit score and preventing you from falling into a debt spiral.
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With pandemic-era subsidies for Obamacare marketplace plans set to end in 2026, people in the FIRE community are adjusting their plans to account for bigger health-insurance premiums.
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FIRE fans had mapped the road to early retirement. Then health-insurance costs exploded.
With pandemic-era subsidies for Obamacare marketplace plans set to end in 2026, people in the FIRE community are adjusting their plans to account for bigger health-insurance premiums.
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December typically has twice the number of wedding engagements as any other month, and Signet Jewelers says lab-grown diamonds are making up 40% of bridal sales this year.
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Getting engaged? There’s a rising chance your ring will have a lab-grown diamond.
Signet Jewelers said lab-grown diamonds made up 40% of its bridal business, up from a mid-30s percentage six months ago.
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The housing market has been slow this year, presenting challenges to both home buyers and sellers. Will they see some relief in 2026?
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Will home prices and mortgage rates go down next year? Your 2026 real estate forecast.
After a slow housing market in 2025, here’s what home buyers and home sellers can expect in 2026.
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Tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, announced a pledge Tuesday to put $6.25 billion dollars into the tax-advantaged accounts for children — known as “Trump accounts” — that were established as part of the massive tax bill that passed this summer.
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Who qualifies for the ‘Trump accounts’ for kids? Michael and Susan Dell just donated $6.25 billion as seed money.
“We’ve seen what happens when a child gets even a small financial head start. Their world expands,” Michael Dell said Tuesday.
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OPINION: The Federal Reserve ended quantitative tightening on Dec. 1. Not because everything is fine, but because the money pipes are clogged and someone finally smelled gas.
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Everyone’s waiting for a rate cut — but the Fed has already made its big money move
If another 2019-style liquidity crunch hits the economy, your money-market fund will be the first domino.
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Here are 3 steps to stop living with parenting regret and start making it up to your kids.
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How to make amends with your adult children — before it’s too late
These three steps can repair your past mistakes.
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24 days ago
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Michael Burry has been opening up to the world after he stopped running money for Scion Asset Management, with a more active social-media presence and a new Substack, and he just had an interview with the person who made him famous in the first place: Michael Lewis, author of “The Big Short.”
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Michael Burry on why he stopped managing his hedge fund: ‘I think the stock market could be in for a number of bad years.’
In the “Against the Rules” podcast that was released, Michael Burry explained why he deregistered his hedge fund last month.
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New research shows one specific group of Congress members are savvy stock pickers.
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Follow the leader. New research finds these members of Congress are the best stock pickers.
Follow the leader. New research shows one specific group of Congress members are savvy stock pickers.
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The top executive at bitcoin’s biggest corporate owner has laid out the parameters that would force his company to sell some of its $56 billion worth of the cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin’s biggest corporate owner admits it may have to sell if things get worse
Strategy says it’s creating a U.S. dollar reserve to pay dividends and cope with volatility.
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25 days ago
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A reader asked: "She’s young enough to be his granddaughter. My dad, 85, is being seduced by his caregiver. What can I do?"
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I suspect my dad, 85, is being seduced by his caregiver. How do I protect him?
‘She’s young enough to be his granddaughter’
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25 days ago
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Black Friday is almost here and the scammers are out of the traps. Rule No. 1: Don’t click on the link. That’s just good practice.
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Beware of this Black Friday scam
“I received an email from eBay, or at least it looked like it was from an official eBay address.”
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28 days ago
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Sustaining healthy friendships throughout your life can reap long-term dividends for both your health and your finances.
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Feeding your friendships can be as fruitful as investing in your 401(k)
“Friendsgiving,” a relatively new celebration compared with its traditional counterpart, has become a regular part of the American holiday fabric.
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29 days ago
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Rising costs have consumers across the board looking for deals this Black Friday.
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Why scoring the best Black Friday deals feels more important than it has in years — for both shoppers and the economy
After several years of rising prices and economic uncertainty, consumers are more focused on scoring the best deals.
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If you’re waiting for Black Friday deals before buying, depending on what’s on your shopping list, you may be out of luck this year.
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Black Friday doesn’t guarantee lower prices, as tariffs have led some stores to raise them
If you’re waiting for Black Friday deals before buying, depending on what’s on your shopping list, you may be out of luck this year.
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29 days ago
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Deals aren’t as enticing as they once were. Black Friday discounts are expected to average around 25% this year.
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Scoring great Black Friday deals is getting harder. These 6 tips can help you shop smarter this weekend.
Deals aren’t as enticing this Black Friday compared with years past — but it’s still possible to find bargains if you know where to look.
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29 days ago
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As many Americans prepare to rack up credit-card bills — and, often, debt — over the next few weeks, financial experts say people can try a different approach to the holidays this year by investing in their own finances before going on a shopping binge.
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Stop and do this before you buy anything on Black Friday
“Be sure to ‘pay yourself first’ before you spend a dollar on deals,” says financial planner.
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29 days ago
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Happy Turkey Day! Thanksgiving week comes with plenty of holiday-adjusted business hours — so here’s what you need to know.
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Is the stock market open on Black Friday? Are any stores open on Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving week comes with plenty of holiday-adjusted business hours — so here’s what you need to know.
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The overall cost of travel has risen roughly 20% since 2019, including airfare and other costs.
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A Thanksgiving dilemma — stay with family or pay $150 for a hotel room?
When Elaine Glusac found herself sharing one bathroom with more than half a dozen people, she knew the days of staying with family for the holidays were over.
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High anxiety is the state of mind among Americans as the holiday shopping season gets under way in what’s been a tumultuous year. Consumer confidence slumped again and was near a postpandemic low.
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American nerves wracked by economic doubts as consumer confidence slumps again
Consumer mood has not been this gloomy since the early days of the pandemic.
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Gasoline's affordability for drivers has improved in the past 12 months, with its inflation-adjusted price at the pump likely to reach its lowest Thanksgiving level since the COVID-19 pandemic, when crude-oil futures famously collapsed to $0 and lower.
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Thanksgiving gas prices could be the lowest in years — if you adjust for inflation
As American consumers continue to fret over rising food prices, the cost of gasoline is less of a worry.
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29 days ago
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Could this Thanksgiving be bus travel’s big moment?
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Bus travel this Thanksgiving weekend is up 17% over last year
And the trend goes beyond the holiday season, experts say
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30 days ago
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British workers are about to get a minimum-wage bump higher, putting the U.K. near the top of a world ranking.
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The U.K. just hiked its minimum wage again. Now it’s more than double the U.S.’s hourly pay floor.
British workers are about to get a minimum-wage bump higher, putting the U.K. near the top of a world ranking.
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"This holiday season, as families gather for Thanksgiving and winter celebrations, I’m hoping to serve as your cautionary tale."
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This was one of my biggest regrets after my mom died — and you can avoid it this holiday season
Tackle these inheritance questions before it’s too late.
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30 days ago
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Quiet wallets, hidden rooms: Meet the Chinese youth who are rewriting hopes for a robust consumer-fueled economy as they doomscroll their days away.
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Reclusive young ‘rat people’ are now gnawing away at China’s economic outlook
A growing youth trend of withdrawal and low-desire living is complicating Beijing’s push for consumption-led growth.
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Mortgage rates took a dive on Tuesday, pushing the 30-year rate to the lowest level in a month. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped by 12 basis points to the lowest level since Oct. 28, according to a daily survey by Mortgage News Daily. The 30-year was down to 6.2% as of Nov. 25.
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Mortgage rates fall sharply on Fed rate-cut expectations. Will they keep on dropping from here?
Mortgage rates took a dive on Tuesday, pushing the 30-year rate to the lowest level in a month.
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U.S. gasoline prices at the pump haven’t budged much since last Thanksgiving, providing households a bit more breathing room from inflation that’s still too high for the Federal Reserve’s liking.
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Thanksgiving gas prices could be the lowest in years — if you adjust for inflation. Why households are still on edge.
As American consumers continue to fret over rising food prices, the cost of gasoline is less of a worry.
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about 1 month ago
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Black Friday is almost here and the scammers are out of the traps.
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‘Is it a Black Friday scam?’ eBay emailed to say I’d set up an account. I hadn’t
“The cellphone number associated with the account was in France.”
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"If I was wrong about Palantir, I would have nothing." Palantir speculators buy corporate swag, post on Reddit and pitch their parents on Alex Karp.
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They bet everything on Palantir and got rich. Inside the market’s ultimate cult stock.
‘If I was wrong about Palantir, I would have nothing’: Palantir speculators buy corporate swag, post on Reddit and pitch their parents on Alex Karp.
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about 1 month ago
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The identity of Satoshi Nakomoto, who as a person or collective invented bitcoin, remains a mystery, but it’s at least plausible that Jack Dorsey could have done it.
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Jack Dorsey as Satoshi? These analysts review the evidence.
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about 1 month ago
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High earners looking to stash away even more into retirement accounts and perform a Roth conversion will have a higher limit in 2026.
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Supersavers who can put $72,000 in their 401(k)s would be smart to make this ‘mega’ Roth move
“This is a strategy that is so incredibly beneficial for highly compensated employees because they can’t contribute to a regular Roth IRA.”
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When you start adding up all the expenses, that spare bedroom in your parent’s basement starts looking more inviting. Perhaps that’s why more than one-third of Americans prefer staying with a family or friend for the holidays, according to a Tripadvisor representative.
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A Thanksgiving dilemma — stay with family or pay $150 for a hotel room?
The overall cost of travel has risen roughly 20% since 2019, including airfare and other costs.
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about 1 month ago
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President Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act included an enhanced tax deduction worth up to $12,000 for seniors. Now that the bill is law, some financial planners are putting the tax break to a different use.
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Trump’s new ‘senior bonus’ can be a valuable retirement-savings tool — and help you save on taxes
The new temporary tax break “makes a good idea even better,” according to one financial planner.
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about 1 month ago
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Kalshi and other prediction markets are booming because of sports betting. This is why they insist what’s taking place on their platforms is not gambling.
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Is betting on football gambling? Prediction markets battle to redefine wagers.
Kalshi and other prediction markets are booming because of sports betting. This is why they insist what’s taking place on their platforms is not gambling.
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This is why households are so angry about rising costs right now, says Michael Green,portfolio manager and chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management.
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Why the real poverty line is $140,000, this strategist argues
A 1963-era calculation no longer makes sense, one strategist says.
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A selloff for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies showed no signs of letting up on Friday, and investors were watching closely as a rout in those assets increasingly has been viewed as predictive for where the broader stock market is headed.
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Bitcoin falls below $84,000 Friday. Here’s why stock-market investors are keeping close watch.
Bitcoin prices were pushing into fresh April lows on Friday, and some say the selling, which could drag stocks with it, has more to go.
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about 1 month ago
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“A million dollars ain’t what it used to be,” said Steve Azoury, a financial adviser and owner of Azoury Financial. “With inflation being an issue, a million dollars won’t go as far. Plus, a million dollars in a 401(k) isn’t a million dollars — it’s $700,000 after the government takes taxes out.”
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$1 million saved for retirement ‘ain’t what it used to be’: American workers still have a long way to go
It turns out that “a million dollars is nothing” when you really crunch the numbers on retirement savings.
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When it comes to dealing with a deceased person’s stuff, it’s obviously not only about logistics. It’s a minefield of emotions, good and bad and very, very sad. It’s also something that’s hard to hire somebody to do, at least unsupervised.
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This was one of my biggest regrets after my mom died — and you can avoid it this holiday season
Tackle these inheritance questions before it’s too late.
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about 1 month ago
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When the federal shutdown began prompting cancellations and delays in air travel, people who were thinking about booking Thanksgiving flights began considering alternatives: driving, taking the train or buying a bus ticket.
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Buses are having a moment as more Americans ditch planes this Thanksgiving
Greyhound’s parent company says its passenger counts are up 17% going into the holiday.
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about 1 month ago
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Gambling scandals keep steeping sports betting in controversy — but don’t bet against this growing industry just yet.
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Scandals aren’t slowing America’s sports-betting boom. But they’ve led some prop bets to shrink to a maximum win of just $200.
The NBA, MLB and NFL have all worked with betting companies to put restrictions on prop bets — wagers placed on a specific statistic within a game
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about 1 month ago
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Home prices in rural America are rising faster than in suburban and urban areas, deepening the affordability crisis. In rural counties across the U.S., the median sales price of a home rose 61% — from $175,000 in the third quarter of 2019 to $281,000 in the third quarter of 2025.
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America’s heartland is the epicenter of the housing-affordability crisis
It has become increasingly difficult for rural Americans to buy a home.
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about 1 month ago
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The number of 401(k) millionaires hit a record — and retirement-account balances reached new peaks — during the third quarter, fueled by overall market gains and consistently high retirement-savings rates, Fidelity Investments said.
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The number of 401(k) millionaires just hit a record high: ‘People are staying the course.’
Women hit a new investment milestone but still trail men in some metrics, Fidelity said.
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about 1 month ago
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All of Tesla depends on making a tiny silicon chip that will power everything from driverless technology to robots, Chief Executive Elon Musk said last week. But getting enough of those semiconductors will be an expensive task.
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Elon Musk says all of Tesla depends on one tiny — but very expensive — proposition
Tesla CEO says the future of the company hinges on its next-generation microchips — but securing enough of them will be costly.
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Food prices matter deeply for consumers’ wallets and their mood, economists say. Yet the expenses that are really gnawing at household budgets are far from the supermarket: They include housing, healthcare and insurance costs.
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Why Trump’s bid to bring down beef, coffee and banana prices may not help Americans where they’re hurting the most
Food prices matter deeply for consumers’ wallets and their mood, economists say. Yet the expenses that are really gnawing at household budgets are far from the supermarket.
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about 1 month ago
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