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Jun 18 2024
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He’ll do it back!
With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance Commission, and State Attorney General, along with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United Way of North Carolina, and AARP North Carolina, wanted to bring
The Carolina JournalJun 20 2024
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Bill Lyons
President Joe Biden’s plan to raise corporate taxes has two hidden consequences. The first is companies will be forced to raise prices to cover the increased expense. Consumers, already reeling from inflation, will face even stiffer price increases. In reality, there is no such thing as corporate taxes; the burden is simply passed along to the citizenry. The increased encumbrance on our
The Santa Clarita Valley SignalJun 20 2024
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Expensive battle over direction of policy at the Colorado Capitol plays out in Democratic legislative primaries
Democratic legislative primaries this year across the Front Range have become an extraordinarily expensive — and at times mean-spirited — battle over the direction of policy at the Colorado Capitol. The makeup of the historic Democratic majorities at the statehouse will determine the future of laws on housing, environmental regulations, taxes, and worker and consumer protections — policy areas
The Colorado SunJun 09 2024
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Your life on an installment plan: 'Buy now, pay later' features creep into more credit tools
Why pay all at once? It’s a question consumers are getting asked more often at checkouts, as installment plans resembling those offered by “buy now, pay later” services pop up in more places. Popular BNPL offerings like Afterpay, Affirm, Sezzle, Klarna and others — which let borrowers break up a purchase into several equal installments with little or no interest — exploded during the pandemic
NBC News DigitalJun 21 2024
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Northern California wildfires still burning, with weekend temperatures expected to rise
Firefighters have made significant progress containing several wildfires burning in Northern California since early this week, but officials said Friday they were keeping a watchful eye on the weekend weather forecast, with temperatures expected to rise in some areas. The largest of the active fires statewide, the Sites Fire in Colusa County, had consumed almost 20,000 acres and was 25%
San Francisco ChronicleJun 20 2024
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Aspen bridge debate, part 99
An attorney hired by Aspen nonprofit Friends of Marolt Park and Open Space is arguing that the city does not need to prepare a time-consuming environmental impact statement in order to replace the aging Castle Creek Bridge in its current location, contrary to information the city received in April. In a letter submitted to city, state and federal officials on June 7, William Eubanks of the D.C
Aspen Daily NewsJun 20 2024
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As Baseball Honors Black History, Reggie Jackson Recalls Racist Past
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U.S. News & World ReportMay 28 2024
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Americans are feeling better about the economy for the first time in four months
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved this month for the first time since March, thanks to better perceptions of the job market. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for this month climbed to a reading of 102, up from 97.5 in April. Americans of all age groups felt better about the economy, the survey noted. That’s after consumer confidence declined in each of the prior
CNN DigitalJun 19 2024
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Bank of England expected to keep main interest rate at 16-year high of 5.25% despite inflation fall
LONDON — (AP) — Any hopes the governing Conservative Party may have of the Bank of England cutting its main interest rate from a 16-year high of 5.25% Thursday are expected to be dashed — even though inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its target rate for the first time in nearly three years. Official figures on Wednesday showed that inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, fell to
Action News JaxJun 19 2024
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Australia's cheapest supermarket is revealed
Shoppers have been able to slash their grocery bills by a quarter by ditching the major supermarkets, a report has found, but those in Tasmania and the Northern Territory will miss out on the chance. Research from consumer group Choice found that Aldi had the lowest prices of the major supermarkets for a basket of average goods. An average basket of 14 common household items from Aldi cost $51
Daily Mail