Finance
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Tax season is in full bloomNov 01, 2021 12:52 pm - WASHINGTON -- October marks the beginning of the real tax season. Not the one where you spend long days at the dining-room table poring over piles of receipts. But the o...
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For your health, do insurance paperworkNov 01, 2021 12:42 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's almost that time again -- open enrollment season. If you're fortunate enough to work for an employer who provides a benefits package, you've got some ...
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Several factors play into rising food costs
Nov 01, 2021 12:43 pm - WASHINGTON -- Increased production of corn-based ethanol has raised U.S. food prices this year but not nearly as much as high oil prices and weather problems, the head o...
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Financial planners to give free adviceNov 01, 2021 12:36 pm - Financial planners are set to field your questions for free Wednesday evening. Whether you're just starting a job or nearing retirement, you can get advice during the Da...
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Interest rate cut impacts your bond investmentsNov 01, 2021 12:34 pm - WASHINGTON -- Usually, when the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it's a good time to buy bonds. Folks who had money stashed in bonds this summer, while the stock m...
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Citigroup warns its 3rd-quarter earnings will fall
Nov 01, 2021 12:29 pm - NEW YORK _ Citigroup Inc. estimated Monday that its third-quarter profit will drop 60 percent, as the nation's largest bank took losses of more than $3 billion after wri...
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Dow tops 14,000 as reports encourage investors
Nov 01, 2021 12:26 pm - NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street shot higher Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 for the first time in 2 1/2 months as investors moved back into sto...
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Retirement savings give you margin for errorNov 01, 2021 10:40 am - Q. My husband and I would like your opinion on our current financial picture. We both turned 50 this year. We have a 17-year-old son who will graduate high school in May...
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Discover profit falls in difficult market
Nov 01, 2021 10:33 am - NEW YORK -- Discover Financial Services' profit fell 16 percent in the third quarter, its first quarter as an independent company, as the credit card issuer struggled wi...
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It's tough when kids desire costly clothingNov 01, 2021 10:32 am - WASHINGTON -- My sister warned me. Just wait, she said. You'll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. Not my child, I protested. Remember, sh...