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Applications for new mortgages rose more than 8% last week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage interest rates are moving higher as well, stoked by bond traders looking for signs...
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The rapid rise in home prices we've seen in the past few years is expected to moderate in 2018 and tight inventories are expected to improve as well. And there's one other big reason to consider...
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The Institute of International Finance reported that global debt reached over $230 trillion at the end of the third quarter.
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There is a dark side to winning the lottery. Many lottery winners somehow manage to go broke, some of them in just a few years. It is for this reason that 24/7 Wall St. has created a self-help guide...
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An expected three Fed interest rate hikes are on tap for 2018. If all three materialize they will affect how much a mortgage or car loan costs and how much interest you can earn on savings.
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It's hard enough to become wealthy. And it's even harder to become filthy rich. Keeping all that newfound wealth is harder still. So here are 12 things not to do if you win the lottery.
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A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering while posing as one of the internet's many Nigerian princes.
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Only one of the four states that approved marijuana sales for recreational use in November 2016 has so far launched those sales. California is due to begin legal sales on January 1 and that its the...
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Among Americans who went into debt this past holiday season, the average debt incurred was up 5% year over year to $1,054. Now it's payback time.
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This is a rare moment in the wide world of the lottery. The Powerball lottery jackpot is a massive $384 million, and the Mega Millions lottery jackpot is at $306 million. Mega Millions is up first...
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Winning the lottery is one of the greatest things most people could ever imagine. Unfortunately, there is a dark side to winning the lottery. Many winners end up losing all or most of their lifetime...
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Retail sales of seasonal clothing took a hit in the week before Christmas as warm weather covered most of the United States until the end of the week.
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While it is too early to tell, discretionary income in many areas around the nation could be curtailed and undermine consumer spending.
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Making resolutions for the New Year often involves taking better care of ourselves, paying attention to exercise and diet. Keeping financially healthy is just as important.
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The Identity Theft Resource Center reported last week that there have been nearly 1,300 data breaches to date in 2017, easily topping the record number set last year.
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