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U.S. highways and airports are going to be a bit more crowded during this year's holiday season, according to the AAA. Four of this year's top five holiday destinations are warm-weather cities.
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Including mortgages, the average American household carries more than $132,000 in debt. A major reason for the increase is that cost of living has outpaced income growth over the past 13 years.
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As a result of the November election, about 2 million workers in four states will get a pay raise on January 1.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has recorded more than 679,000 complaints against nearly 3,000 U.S. banks and financial institutions since July 2011.
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The number of Americans aged 65 and older will rise from its current level of 48 million to 79 million by 2035. One in every three U.S. households — a total of nearly 50 million — will be headed...
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As of Tuesday morning, a total of 972 online retailers have signed up to participate in Free Shipping Day, which falls on Friday, December 16, this year.
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Personal medical data is among the most valuable kinds of information to target because once the data is made inaccessible, health care officials will pay handsomely to get it back.
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It's not difficult to pay more than 30% of a household's gross income for rent in most of the country's 100 biggest cities.
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Each of us makes financial decisions all the time. Some are good and some are not. The most important ones can last a lifetime.
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More than half of prospective home buyers next year are expected to be first-time buyers, and more than 60% of those first-timers are expected to be under the age of 35.
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About 10% of Americans aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse, and in nearly 90% of the cases the abuse is perpetrated by a family member.
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With 90% of holiday shoppers planning to hit the online stores this year, consumers need to be conscious of the possibility that a bargain price that sounds too good to be true may, in fact, be false.
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Anyone who’s been in the workforce for a few years has probably discovered that not all companies are created equal, at least as far as being good places to work goes. And while pay is important,...
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Star power is the reason we see star athletes promoting footwear and other athletic gear. That star power is now being felt in one of the country's newest industries: legal sales of marijuana.
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October marks the 82nd consecutive month that domestic U.S. leisure travel volume has expanded, but the pace of growth has slowed.
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