Budget Battles
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Trump Names His New Chief of Staff
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Trump Storms to a Second Term
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The Defining Numbers of the 2024 Election
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Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Mexico in Final Day of Campaigning
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Harris Says Trump’s Violent Language ‘Must Be Disqualifying’
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Key Inflation Measure Falls to Lowest Level Since Early 2021
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Speaker Johnson Promises ‘Massive Reform’ of Healthcare if Trump Wins
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Making a Big Money Move? Why You Should Probably Consult a Financial Adviser
By Beth Pinsker, ReutersPeople hire financial advisers with the very obvious goal of getting advice on how to handle their money. So why do investors often cut advisers out of consequential decisions? Some advisers say...
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Women Are Better Investors Than Men. Here Are 3 Reasons Why
Female investors outperform males on average, and new report attributes the better performance to three traits more common in female investors.
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Here's How Much You Would Have Made If You Invested in Amazon 20 Years Ago
By Akin Oyedele, Business InsiderOn May 15, 1997, Amazon , then an online bookstore, went public. The company's stock has seen a stunning 36% compounded annual gain since then. Amazon closed at $961.35 on Friday, giving the company...
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Intimidated by Investing? Five Simple Rules That Help Newbies Get Started
By Janna HerronWhen speaking with Alice Finn about her new book Smart Women Love Money –a call to action for women to get serious about investing—the conversation inevitably touched on the gender wage gap, a big...
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After This Guy Won a Jet.com Contest, Walmart Made Him a Multimillionaire
By Jillian D'onfro, Business InsiderEric Martin is still processing his big news. The 29-year-old marketer from York, Pennsylvania just became a millionaire thanks to a smart investment in Jet.com, which Walmart is buying for more than...
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Why Raiding Your Kids' 529 College Savings Plan Is a Bad Idea
By Kelli B. Grant, CNBCCringe-worthy as it is to dip into your kid's piggy bank, it's probably the nicer financial move compared to raiding his or her 529 college savings account. Nearly half of parents with college...
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Does Passive Investing Make Sense for Your Portfolio?
By Jeff Spross, TheWeek.comVery quietly, the way that many Americans invest their money is changing. And it's changing in a way that could upend the way Wall Street does business. When you think of investment, you probably...
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Mark Cuban: Here’s What You Need to Do Before You Start Investing
By Libby Kane, Business InsiderBillionaire Mark Cuban doesn't mince words. When Entrepreneur asked him on the set of "Shark Tank" for his best advice to make money investing, he replied: "Don't." "The market could go up for years...
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3 Ways the Brexit Affects You
After years of debate and speculation, last night’s vote confirmed that Brexit is actually happening and the United Kingdom is going to withdrawal from the European Union. The actual process of...
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19 Retirement Mistakes You’re Making Other Than Not Saving Enough
By Janna HerronIt’s conventional wisdom by now that Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. Recent studies have shown that many Baby Boomers might have to live on a mere $7,000 to $9,000 a year during their...
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Here's Why Millennials Are Money-Saving Champs
By Millie DentNo more lecturing younger workers about fiscal responsibility – Millennials are actually pretty good at saving money. A new study from the personal finance website Bankrate.com found that 62 percent...
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Here’s Why Interest Rates Could Be Locked in Until 2018
By Rob GarverWhen the Federal Reserve decided that it was time to start normalizing interest rates back in December, the debate over the wisdom of the decision was generally limited to whether the central bank...
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How to Prepare Your Finances for the Fed’s Next Rate Hike
By Jason Notte, MainStreetThe markets have been turbulent since the Federal Reserve announced its rate hike in December. That is not your cue to panic. More than four in ten Americans (41%) told Bankrate they’re concerned...
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Here’s Where Negative Interest Rates Are Coming Next
By Katy Barnato, CNBCIn the wake of recent rate cuts by the Bank of Japan and the Swedish central bank, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told lawmakers that she was open to the possibility of introducing negative...
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Why the Stock Market’s Dive Is Good News for Homebuyers
By Diana Olick, CNBCThe plummeting U.S. stock market is giving potential homebuyers an unexpected boost, in the form of lower mortgage rates. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage moved down decidedly...