Personal Finance
Simple guides to everyday money decisions. Budgeting, saving, borrowing and bills, explained plainly and without the sales pitch.
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UK Consumer Confidence Hits Two-Year High in September
LONDON, September 25 — British consumer confidence unexpectedly rose to a more than two-year high this month, according to the market research…
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US Patients Caught Between Hospitals and Insurers in Price Talks
WASHINGTON, September 25 — In the United States, most people with private health insurance rely on a system in which hospital prices…
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Mortgage Rates Top 7% for First Time Since January 2025, Raising Monthly Payments
NEW YORK, September 25 — A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage priced above 7% is expensive by the standards of the early 2020s, when…
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Faster Credit Reporting in India Aims to Curb Loan Stacking by Digital Lenders
NEW DELHI, September 24 — Getting a personal loan in India no longer requires a branch visit, a stack of forms, or…
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Rate Hike: What It Means for Cards, Mortgages, Auto Loans
WASHINGTON, September 24 — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, the first rate hike since…
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Semaglutide’s Heart Benefits May Go Beyond Weight Loss, Study Finds
Washington, September 24 — A new analysis of clinical trial data suggests that the reduced risk of heart disease seen in people…
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Joseph Kennedy’s Trusts From 1926 Shaped the Family Fortune
BOSTON, September 23 — Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. started putting money into irrevocable trusts for his children around 1926, before any of…
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Ex-PayPal CEO Bill Harris Launches Evergreen.ai Financial Planning App
SAN FRANCISCO, September 23 — Bill Harris wants to put a financial planner in your pocket, and he is giving it away…
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Blood Test Detects 17 Cancers With 99.64% Specificity
LONDON, September 23 — A large prospective study has found that a multicancer blood test detected cancer signals across 17 broad cancer…
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French Study Links Food Preservatives to Higher Hypertension Risk
Paris, September 22 — A large French study published in 2024 in the journal Hypertension found that people who consumed the most…
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ALS Patient Improves, Still Works as Physician After RNA Therapy
BETHESDA, September 19 — A man with a rare, inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has become the first person to receive…
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Congenital TORCH Infections Linked to Higher Autism and Disability Risks
ATLANTA, September 21 — Children born with congenital TORCH infections are three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder…
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Abdominal Obesity Plus Vitamin D Deficiency Doubles Death Risk in Older Adults
NEW YORK, September 20 — A study of more than 5,500 people over the age of 50 has found that those with…
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Immunotherapy Emerges as the Fourth Pillar of Cancer Care, Experts Say
ISLAMABAD, September 20 — Cancer immunotherapy, the approach that harnesses the body’s own immune system to fight tumours, has become the fourth…
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Carney Hosts Toronto Summit for 100+ Global Investors Overseeing C$100tn
TORONTO, September 19 — The luxury hotel ballroom is being readied, the private dinner list is set, and by Monday night Mark…
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FDA Fully Approves Inluriyo Plus Verzenio for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer
INDIANAPOLIS, September 19 — Eli Lilly and Company announced on Sept. 18, 2026, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full…
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Hennepin County Shuts Metro Surge Small-Business Fund After Flood of Fraudulent Applications
MINNEAPOLIS, September 18 — Hennepin County approved $2 million in March 2026 to help small businesses cover rent or mortgage payments as…
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Des Moines, Raleigh Top Realtor.com Affordability and Homebuilding Report Cards
DES MOINES, September 18 — The story begins with a scorecard, and the first name on it is Des Moines. Realtor.com’s inaugural…
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Altman and Musk Back Amodei’s Call to Pace AI Development as Trump Pushes Back
San Francisco, September 18 — The fight over how fast artificial intelligence should move has turned inward, and the industry is splitting…
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Grandfathers’ Smoking, Drinking Tied to Autism Risk in Grandchildren
SACRAMENTO, September 18 — A study of 6,336 California grandparents has found that a grandfather’s smoking and drinking habits are associated with…
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Von der Leyen Proposes Canada as First EU Associate Member
STRASBOURG, September 18 — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union address to the European Parliament…
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Bank of England Holds Rates at 3.75% in Split Vote, Warns of Hike Over Iran War
LONDON, September 17 — The Bank of England left its base rate unchanged at 3.75% for a sixth consecutive meeting, holding borrowing…
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Fed Rate Hike Expected to Lift Savings and Debt Costs
WASHINGTON, September 17 — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, its first hike in more than…
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Fed Raises Rates a Quarter Point: What It Means for Cards, Mortgages and Savers
WASHINGTON, September 17 — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate, a decision that resets the cost of borrowing for households…
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