Finance
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Retirement savings give you margin for errorNov 01, 2021 10:40 am - Q. My husband and I would like your opinion on our current financial picture. We both turned 50 this year. We have a 17-year-old son who will graduate high school in May...
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It's tough when kids desire costly clothingNov 01, 2021 10:32 am - WASHINGTON -- My sister warned me. Just wait, she said. You'll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. Not my child, I protested. Remember, sh...
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Discover profit falls in difficult marketNov 01, 2021 10:33 am - NEW YORK -- Discover Financial Services' profit fell 16 percent in the third quarter, its first quarter as an independent company, as the credit card issuer struggled wi...
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Are degrees worth more from expensive colleges?Nov 01, 2021 10:22 am - Does it pay to go to college? That's a rude question, of course. It's a question parents don't want to ask if they've just written the big checks. Nor do students want t...
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Travel deals given in fallNov 01, 2021 10:13 am - For those of you who still have vacation days to use up this year, some good deals and beautiful weather await. The next few months abound with cheaper air fare and hote...
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Euro rises above $1.41 for first time before slipping backNov 01, 2021 9:54 am - FRANKFURT, Germany -- The dollar briefly fell to another low against the euro Friday in European trading before regaining some ground. Breaking above $1.41 for the first...
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Discover Financial Services names former Chicago Fed chief to boardOct 31, 2021 10:00 pm - RIVERWOODS -- Discover Financial Services today announced the addition of Michael H. Moskow, former president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of ...
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Google founders join Forbes' top 10Nov 01, 2021 9:57 am - The complete Forbes 500 list NEW YORK -- A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. For the first time, it takes more than $1 billion to earn a spot on...
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U.S., Canadian dollars reach parity in valueNov 01, 2021 9:57 am - TORONTO -- The Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. dollar Thursday for the first time since November 1976. Known as the loonie because of the bird pictured on t...
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Goldman Sachs on top of marketsNov 01, 2021 9:56 am - NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group on Thursday reported third-quarter results well ahead of Wall Street projections, as the world's largest investment bank took full advant...