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Everyone knows that U.S. home prices are rising at a rapid clip. What many may not know is that mortgage payments are rising even faster.
More than half of all U.S. data breaches to date in 2017 have been reported from businesses. The number of personal records exposed by these breaches totals 157 million, of which 143 million were...
Best Buy's Black Friday advertising supplement has been leaked and there are 49 pages of holiday shopping deals to look over.
Just over half of Americans plan to spend more than $50 on their most expensive holiday gift this year. And with more than half shopping online and expecting free shipping, competition for consumer...
A new Gallup survey shows that two-thirds of Americans worry most about having their personal data stolen or being the victims of identity theft. Less than half as many worry about being victims of a...
An email scam aimed at Netflix subscribers threatens to comprise personal information including credit card data. Here's what to look for.
Toys "R" Us has announced that most of its stores will open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open for 30 straight hours. This is the third year the chain has followed this pattern, which it...
Getting an offer for your home that is over the asking price is not always what it appears to be. Be prepared for some negotiation with the buyer that you may not have expected.
The Identity Theft Resource Center has logged 1,140 data breaches so far in 2017, already nearly 100 more than were logged in all of last year.
As consumers begin their 2017 holiday shopping, many can expect to receive offers for store credit cards that offer a 0% interest rate provided the balance is paid off in a specified amount of time....
Nearly half of college dropouts are in default on the loans they took out to attend college and 15% have no plans to repay that debt.
The Thanksgiving Day holiday is expected to lure nearly 29 million travelers into airports and onto airplanes this year, an increase of 3% over last year's crowd.
ThinkstockIf there is one thing that might further make bitcoin and cryptocurrencies more legitimate, having futures contracts is a start. That is exactly what the CME Group  plans to do. The...
Kohl's 64-page Black Friday advertising supplement has been leaked. The company is offering a variety of doorbuster items for early shoppers along with an coupon deal that returns $15 for every $50...
What economists know is that for U.S. gross domestic product to be strong it almost cannot occur with gains in consumer spending.