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Report: Owning a home more affordable than renting
ATTOM Data Services has released its 2025 Rental Affordability Report, which shows that owning a home in the United States is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom property in more than half of county-level markets around the nation.
COMMENTARY: The importance of beneficiaries on financial products
In the realm of financial products, beneficiaries play a crucial role in ensuring that the assets and benefits accrued are transferred efficiently to intended recipients.
AI experiment in halfpipe judging at X Games will give a glimpse into the future
The X Games will experiment judging halfpipe runs this week in Aspen using artificial intelligence, the cutting-edge technology that could someday play a role in the way subjectively judged sports are scored.
Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets
NEW YORK (AP) — Check your freezer. Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in […]
Walmart retools its young adult clothing line in pursuit of fashion credibility
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America. Now, the nation’s largest […]
Amazon Prime Day deals are almost here. Should you take advantage of them?
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s summertime, and the bargains seem easy at a time when many consumer prices are high. July sales events have become a seasonal revenue driver for […]
Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way […]
Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it
The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages […]
Here’s what you need to know about the lawsuit against the NFL by ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The way the NFL can distribute its package of out-of-market games could be decided in federal court as the result of a class-action lawsuit. Subscribers to […]
Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in […]
Credit Card Delinquencies Are Rising. Here’s What to Do if You’re at Risk
NEW YORK (AP) — Seriously overdue credit card debt is at the highest level in more than a decade, and people 35 and under are struggling more than other age […]
McDonald’s Plans $5 Meal Deal to Counter Customer Frustration over high prices
McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices. The deal would let customers get a […]
