Money & The Economy
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Biden Effect: More than half of Americans Using Credit Cards to Survive Inflation
New Report Finds 83% Noticed Negative Impacts on Monthly Budget According to a new survey, 83% report inflation is having a…
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3 in 4 Americans Don’t Think They’ll Ever Achieve a High Net Worth
Of Americans who don’t currently consider themselves to have a “high” net worth, only 23% think they are likely to…
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Worrisome Signals Suggest The Housing Market Bubble Is Ready To Burst
Housing prices exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to a mix of low-interest rates and limited availability in desired areas,…
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Corporate America Wants To Hit Consumers With A Massive Energy Tax
Two major Washington, D.C. business groups representing corporations across sectors including the fossil fuel industry signaled support for energy policies…
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Consumers to Get Crushed as Energy Utilities Switch To Solar, Wind
Consumers are expected to shoulder significantly higher energy costs as U.S. utility companies continue to invest billions of dollars in…
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Foreclosure Activity Sets Post-Pandemic Highs in First Quarter of 2022
Foreclosure Starts, Bank Repossessions at Highest Numbers in Two Years, But Still Well Below Normal Levels A report released today shows…
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Five tips to help home buyers win (and two things to always avoid)
In today’s hot sellers’ market, winning buyers finance first and shop later Today’s supercharged housing market has flipped the traditional…
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10 Best Electric Vehicles for 2022
In an industry that boasts more than 300 new-car models available to the public each year, perhaps nothing has more…
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College Students are Contributing More to Their Higher Education Costs
A student’s personal financial contributions play an increasingly important role in obtaining a college degree. For the first time since…
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Why It’s Time to Make Taxes Hurt Again
As we recover from yet another “Tax Day,” the date on which Americans must submit their income tax returns, many…
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A Little-Known Biden Tax Provision Could Make Waves. Here’s How
As the tax season has progressed, a little-noticed provision in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) enacted last spring is…
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Price Gouging is a Myth
President Biden as well as other Democrats in Congress say that the increase in the price of gasoline is due to oil…
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Energy Prices Set to Soar Higher as Biden Diverts More Natural Gas to Europe
Natural gas prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks as President Joe Biden’s deal to send more to Europe has reportedly…
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States That Tax Less Have Better Economic Prospects, Study Shows
States with lower taxes and less spending have a stronger economic outlook than states with higher taxes and more spending,…
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Bidenomics: Wages Fail to Keep up with Inflation, Functional Unemployment Grows
Inflation-adjusted earnings for the first quarter of 2022 show that current economic policy is causing American workers to lose ground,…
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