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Looking for a new place in 2025? How to know if a rental listing is a scam, fraud experts say
Scammers will make up listings that aren’t available for rent or simply do not exist in order to fraudulently take…
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Return-to-office policies are ‘creeping up,’ researcher says. Many workers would rather quit
About half of workers say they’d rather quit than return to the office full-time, according to a Pew Research Center…
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Trump executive order declassifies JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to declassify government records related to the assassinations of President John Kennedy,…
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Trump Davos remarks target big banks, oil prices, European regulators
President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, virtually. Trump took aim at European regulators, oil producers and…
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‘We’re in the era of the billionaire,’ human rights expert says. Here’s why wealth accumulation is accelerating
Roughly 204 new billionaires were minted last year alone, according to Oxfam’s latest annual inequality report. After Oxfam’s report was…
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Mortgage rates aren’t likely to fall any time soon — here’s why
Rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose above 7% in the week ended Jan. 16, according to Freddie Mac data.…
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What a second Trump administration could mean for your money
Lower tax rates put in place in 2017 are set to expire at the end of this year. Subsidies to…
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Year-end bonuses rise — but fewer workers are getting them, report finds
The average end-of-year bonus rose about 2% in 2024, according to an exclusive look at data from human resource provider…
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IRS’ free Direct File program expands to 25 states — but still faces Republican scrutiny
Direct File, the IRS’ free tax filing program, has expanded to limited taxpayers in 25 states for 2024 returns. But…
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The 10 worst states to retire in the U.S.—6 are in the South
Though Southern states tend to have warmer climates and large populations of older adults, several rank among the worst states to…
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