Over one-third of homes in the United States have not recovered their pre-financial crisis values. That’s a pretty damning figure that shows not only how destructive the financial crisis was …
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New credit reporting changes went into effect on July 1st, which could mean that some consumers will see their credit scores increase. The three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, …
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In 2014, Seattle decided to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, with a full phase-in scheduled by 2021.Two studies published this month purported to shed light on the …
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The world surplus of oil has become so bad that more and more old crude oil supertankers are being used as floating storage depots to store unsold oil. Each supertanker …
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released this past Wednesday its analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the health care bill passed by House Republicans. The House had been …
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For years, it’s been taken as a given that everyone wants to be rich. Of course, not everyone can be, and the ability to be content with only a little …
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The common stereotype of millennials is that they’re lazy and entitled, often living off of their parents well into their 20s and even 30s, rather than working to make their …
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The possibility of conflict with Canada has often been a joke in media. The 1995 movie Canadian Bacon imagines an unpopular President manufacturing a war with Canada out of thin …
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We’ve talked before about Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve Board. They’re the ones who vote on whether to raise or lower the interest rate for banks and credit unions—and, …
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In a little over five years, Snapchat has become one of the most popular social media platforms out there, attracting over 60 million users a day in the U.S. and …