Your money: The checks that could change your financial life
Starting in July, most families with kids will start getting monthly payments of up to $300 per child as part of the American Rescue Plan’s…
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Weekly commodity wrap-up
China breaks corn-buying record Corn continued its rally, and expectations of higher prices for consumers for corn products contributed to heavy buying. By midweek, China…
US average mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan at 3%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates rose this week, pushing the benchmark 30-year home loan to the 3% mark for the first time since mid-April. Signs continued…
How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure
American homeowners were given more opportunity to hit pause on their mortgage payments because of the financial ravages of the pandemic, but that relief is…
3 financial investment lessons from COVID-19 pandemic
Now that vaccines are plentiful and effective, the economy is emerging from the COVID-induced recession that began a little more than a year ago. As…
Your money: You might be entitled to free health insurance now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and reduced…
Weekly commodity wrap-up
Commodities Boom or Bubble? The Department of Labor released its closely watched consumer price index for April, which jumped 4.2%–the biggest in any 12-month period…
Your money: 8½ birthdays that can affect your finances
You hit a lot of milestone birthdays when you’re young. There’s your first birthday, of course, and the one where you turn 10 (finally, double…
Weekly commodity wrap-up
King corn pops to highs Dry weather in Brazil, fears of drought in our corn belt and extremely tight supply fueled the perfect storm to…
Use your stimulus payment wisely
We’re now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been quite a year with lockdowns, quarantines and a very slow, deliberate reopening. Many…