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Despite a half-point Fed rate cut, the average credit card interest rate fell by just 0.13%, report finds
Credit card APRs are edging lower after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half point, but not by much.Business - CNBC - November 1 -
Why credit card rates remain high, even after interest rate cuts
Credit card interest rates stand near a record high.Top stories - ABC News - 4 hours ago -
Trump’s Strange Bedfellows: Arab Americans and Right-Leaning Jews
Donald J. Trump won votes from Arab Americans and conservative pro-Israel Jews. Someone is likely to be disappointed.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Student debt cancelled for 1 million public servants, as other relief remains in limbo
Biden administration touts the milestone while courts are blocking other parts of the White House’s student-loan agendaBusiness - MarketWatch - October 17 -
Americans spend $300 billion a year on gift cards. Why some experts say they should stop.
“Gift cards are a good idea for everybody but the person who receives them.”Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Perry Baker might be the best American rugby player of all time – right now, he just needs a job
At 38, the sevens star finally retired – wistful over three Olympic disappointments and uncertain about the future. Perry Baker is a three-time Olympian and two-time World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Why has the American center right disappeared from the ballot box? | Jan-Werner Müller
Americans voted for the far right without necessarily wanting to endorse a far-right mandate. Trump will claim one anyway. The blame game’s in full swing. Armchair campaign strategists just know ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Iranian American human rights activist expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump
A prominent Iranian American human rights activist has expressed shock but also defiance about Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.S. Justice ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
The problem with polling
and predicting that “somewhere” is nearly impossible. With the election jus two weeks away, new polls will say nothing meaningful, even if campaigns and the media widely report them. We will all ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Younger Asian American women had the second-lowest breast cancer rate. Why they’re now No. 1.
Since 2000, breast cancer among AAPI women under 50 has increased by 50%, more than 2% every year since 2012, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.Top stories - NBC News - October 20 -
Steve Jobs Said All Powerful People Share This 1 Skill. Modern Neuroscience Shows He Was Right
‘The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller,’ Steve Jobs once said. Modern neuroscience is proving him right.Business - Inc. - October 21 -
Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
The groups promoting abortion-rights amendments on the ballots in nine states have outraised their opponents by more than 6 to 1 and are spending far more on adsHealth - ABC News - October 31 -
Women's college basketball Power Rankings: South Carolina starts 2024-25 season at No. 1, UConn right behind
The reigning champion Gamecocks are the team to beat as the season tips offSports - CBS Sports - November 5 -
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Mr. Musk Goes to Washington — With a $2 Trillion Agenda
Donald Trump tapped the tech mogul to co-lead an effort to slash government spending, but questions abound over how such an initiative would actually work.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Republicans retake control of US Senate
Republicans gain three seats, guaranteeing them at least 52 out of 100 in the new upper chamber.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Jobless claims inch higher in latest week
Claims tick up 3,000 to 221,000 after three weeks of declinesBusiness - MarketWatch - November 7 -
GOP inches closer to retaining House majority
Control of the House has yet to be determined, as a number of critical races remain too close to call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next year. ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
More prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding
Some 1,100 prisoners will be released as ministers launch a review of sentencing that could see new types of punishment outside of jails.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
10-year Treasury yield ends with biggest six-week climb in a year as consumer sentiment rises
U.S. government debt sold off on Friday, giving the 10-year yield its biggest six-week advance in about a year, after data showed consumer sentiment rose this month.Business - MarketWatch - October 25 -
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Early Black Friday Deal: LG 65-Inch 4K OLED TV Is Only $998, 55-Inch For $798
LG 4K OLED TV Deals at Walmart (B3 Series) 55" for $798 (was $1,199) | 65" for $998 (was ...Tech - GameSpot - 3 days ago -
What debt types does debt consolidation cover?
Debt consolidation can be a smart way to cut down on interest charges — but there are limitations to know about.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
The growing problems with buying leasehold
Stringent new regulations on adapting tall buildings are among the new challenges facing those buying a flatWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
America’s Flooding Problem
We explain how the country is responding in three different ways to disasters.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
The problem with the Trump trade
Speculative hedge funds are placing bets but other investors have been more cautiousWorld - Financial Times - October 26 -
The problem with the term ‘global majority’
Endless searching for a label to describe ethnic minority groups is ultimately futileWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
Election anxiety and the problem with polarisation
In the US presidential campaign and beyond, politics is taking a heavy psychological toll. Can we raise the tone?World - Financial Times - November 2 -
Democrats have a 'smug' problem
Large factions of the left condescendingly believe that dumb people are the reason Trump won in 2016, and won again in 2024.Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago -
The Meeting That Changed the Direction of the Patriots
Drake Maye called out his teammates after a lousy practice. The response shows they’re becoming his team, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
The great wall of debt
Given the pile of maturing financing, 2025 and 2026 will prove challenging years for investorsBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
The Quarter-Trillion-Dollar Rush to Get Money Out of China
Chinese residents, worried about growth, have been illicitly moving billions of dollars out of the country, using everything from crypto to fine art.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Trump, Harris tax-break costs soar to more than $12 trillion
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have been proposing a slew of new tax cuts and credits over the course of their campaigns, and are even adding to the list in the ...Business - MarketWatch - October 29
