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The number of data breaches in 2017 exceeded 1,500 according to the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout data. That's a 45% year-over-year increase and easily a new record.
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A massive data breach at a popular national restaurant chain has pushed the number of compromised user records to more than 3 million in the first few weeks of the new year.
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What are the best jobs available to job seekers this year? If you're looking, job site Glassdoor has a list of the 50 best jobs for 2018 based on salary, satisfaction, and number of such jobs...
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Data breaches exposing personal records reached a record high of more than 1,500 in 2017. In the first half of January, 39 breaches were recorded that exposed nearly 3 million records. Not a good...
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Investments in home improvement projects vary widely in their return value. Here are six that offer the best return for your home remodeling dollars.
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There are still small cities in the United States that offer a good quality of life and affordable housing. Here are the 10 U.S. cities where housing costs are the lowest.
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Americans are keeping their cars and light trucks longer than ever. Here are the 15 most popular vehicles to own for at least 15 years.
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Applications for new mortgages rose last week, even though mortgage interest rates rose to multi-month highs in some instances and multi-year highs in others.
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Refinancing existing student loans can be a good choice for many graduates, but be prepared to jump through some pretty tight hoops.
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If you're thinking about selling your home in 2018, the earlier you get it on the market the more likely you are to get the highest price.
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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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