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How to Buy a Car: Should You Lease or Take Out a Car Loan?
12Nov By adminNo Comments
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How to Buy a Car: Should You Lease or Take Out a Car Loan?

Nov. 12, 2023 10:00 am ETShopping for a car is more fun than paying for it.Once you have settled on a make and model, there are several financial decisions to make: Should you lease? Should you buy? Where should you get a loan, and how long should it last? Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Right Now Is a Terrible Time to Spend Money
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Right Now Is a Terrible Time to Spend Money

Prices remain high for much of what we buy, even as inflation has slowed. Stingily saving money, meanwhile, is a more profitable activity than it has been in recent memory. Since the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to a two-decade high, any dollar spent today is a lost opportunity to earn as much as 5% or more in savings accounts, certificates of deposit and bonds. High rates also make it significantly more expensive for people to spend money they don’t have, with the annual interest rate on some credit cards pushing 30%.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Five Ways Americans Keep Proving Economists Wrong
29Oct By adminNo Comments
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Five Ways Americans Keep Proving Economists Wrong

Listen to article(2 minutes)Americans’ prolonged spending spree has confounded economists and resulted in a surging U.S. economy. What’s keeping their feet off the brakes?A strong labor market, resilient savings stockpiles and rising values of their homes have consumers feeling good and willing to spend. Despite complaints about high prices, they are taking their children to concerts, packing movie theaters, booking luxury vacations, buying cars and covering the costs of rent and dinners out.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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What it’s like living on $52,000 in rural Alaska
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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What it’s like living on $52,000 in rural Alaska

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.There are a lot of misconceptions about living in Alaska, and Trevor Barrett has heard them all.People ask him: Do you live in an igloo? Do you have electricity? What was the first time you saw grass? What's it like to never see the sun? (That one "is a little bit accurate in winter," he says.)"Most of them are complete misconceptions," Trevor, 35, tells CNBC Make It. "Alaska does have some very strong winters, but it also has very pleasant summers. And it's one of the biggest reasons people fall in love with Alaska."Trevor is a lifelong Alaskan and lives in Haines, a town of 2,000 people in the southeastern tip of the state bordering British Columbia, a...
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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
12Oct By adminNo Comments
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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Updated Oct. 12, 2023 5:01 pm ETThe latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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