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Our take on the most relevant or interesting figure in personal finance today.
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Shortages Mean Even Early Bird Shoppers Are Struggling
82
Jobless Claims Hit Milestone on the Road Back to Normal
$92
Social Security Makes 5.9% Inflation Adjustment
41.7%
Small Businesses Hike Pay to Lure Scarce Workers
12.2
Why Native Americans Have Biggest Unbanked Population
9
Back to 2020: US Job Growth Slows to a Crawl
2
Senate Reaches Debt Limit Deal To Avert Economic Havoc
550,000
New Rules Speed Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants
0
US Has Always Averted Debt Ceiling Brink, So Far
$1.18 Billion
Why Every Penny Counts at the Gas Pump
31
S&P 500 Ends Lousy Week on Optimistic Note
415,000
Mortgage is Coming Due For Many Who Took Forbearance
$102
Soaring Home Prices Undermine Low Mortgage Rates
3
Consumer Confidence in Economy Sinks Again in September
5 percent
Survey Suggests Many Consumer Price Hikes Will Be Steep
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Border Reopening Could Mean 100,000 New Tourism Jobs
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The Economics Behind the Waiting List for Day Care
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Shop Soon for Holiday Toys, Trade Group Tells Consumers
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31% of Small Businesses Reinstate Virus Restrictions
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Stock Market Concerns Cast Wide Net
54%
Survey: Pandemic No Help When It Comes To Student Debt
NOTD - 49%
Price of Lumber Gets Sawed in Half
13 Percent
Child Care Eats Up 13% of Family Income, Treasury Says
11.7 Million
Stimulus Payments Kept Poverty in Check, Census Says
6.4 Million
A Reason To Spread the Word About the Child Tax Credit
20%
Delta Air’s Vaccination Rate Takes Off After Surcharge
100
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Extends to Corporate America
14%
Citing Food Bills, Biden Takes Aim at Meat Processors
23,230
Bitcoin's Moving Up in the World
56
Union Approval Hits Half-Century High
NOTD - 41,500
Restaurants’ Recovery Takes a Step Back in August
144 million
Ringing off the Hook Gets a New Meaning at the IRS
17 percent
Employers Eye Vaccination-Based Insurance Premiums
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Thirteen Isn’t Unlucky for the S&P 500
$35 billion
Ida Could Rank Among Costliest Hurricanes Ever
1.55 Million
Ban May Have Stopped 1.55 Million Evictions
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What You Don’t Know Can Cost You, 401(k) Study Shows
NOTD - $200
Unvaccinated? If You Work for Delta, It Will Cost You
NOTD - 90%
Most New Homes For Sale Haven’t Even Been Built Yet
30%
High Prices Squeeze First-Time Homebuyers Out of Market
13%
As Jobless Benefits End, Study Paints Complex Picture
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Goldman Cuts GDP Outlook on Delta’s Economic Impact
689,000
Building Pace Another Promising Sign for House Hunters
$765
Stepping Out Means Spending Big in Summer of Reopening
$36.24
US Makes Unprecedented Hike to Food Assistance Benefit
NOTD - 15
Home Sellers Lower Their Expectations—and Prices
NOTD - 62%
Remote Work Is a Perk Worth Paying For, Survey Says
7—That's how many months inflation-adjusted hourly earnings have fallen, showing that rising prices are steadily eroding workers' buying power despite wage increases.
Inflation Erodes Workers’ Pay Increases
7
Reversing Trend, More Shoppers Cut Spending, Poll Shows
7%
Democrats Advance Proposed Cap on Child Care Costs
NOTD - 7
Hiring Boom Picks Up Pace of Job Market Recovery
NOTD - $5 Billion
Billions in Unemployment Payments Will Stop on Labor Day
NOTD - 3%
Mortgage Rates Fall to Near Record Lows
NOTD-44%.
Nearly Half All Mortgage Debt Borrowed in the Last Year
NOTD - 3.6 Million.
Millions Are More Vulnerable As Eviction Ban Expires
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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Jumps Again in June
11.8% Number of Day
Consumers Add Juice to the Economic Recovery
Number of the Day - 3
Eviction Ban Enters Its Final Days
57%: That’s the share of Americans who plan to buy a major appliance within the next 6 months
Consumers Have Big Purchases in Their Sights
NOTD - 3
New Home Sales Fall For Third Straight Month