Tech review: How to choose between the new AirPods and the AirPods Pro
Love them or hate them, the folks at Apple certainly have a knack for seeing trends and creating products that take over a big chunk…
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From cryptocurrency to cash: Ways to bank your digital coin
Cryptocurrency, the blockchain-based digital currency that has captured the interest of investors and financial service firms alike, has a challenging problem. It can be hard…
Survey reveals how brutal the market can be for first-time homebuyers
A survey captures in excruciating detail the ordeal faced by first-time homebuyers across the country as they deal with housing shortages. Whether it’s missing days…
Enjoy more retirement spending, less stress with a retirement income strategy
Most people nearing retirement must face down a ridiculous challenge embedded in our flawed 401(k) and IRA retirement system. After decades of saving for retirement,…
US mortgage rates mixed: 30-year unchanged at 3.1%
WASHINGTON — U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan was unchanged from last week…
EU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence
BRUSSELS — The massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threatening the European Union’s recovery from the deep economic slump caused by last…
EU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence
BRUSSELS — The massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threatening the European Union’s recovery from the deep economic slump caused by last…
Consumer spending rebounds in October, inflation elevated
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending rebounded in October, rising by a a solid 1.3%, but inflation remains elevated, rising during the past year at the…
U.S. jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign…
US GDP slowed sharply in Q3 but big rebound expected in Q4
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy slowed to a modest annual rate of 2.1% in the October-December quarter, slightly better than first reported. But economists are…