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Avoid these food items the next time you go shopping if you want to cut your grocery bill
Grocery prices have increased by 1% or more for six consecutive months. It’s the first time that’s happened since 1952. Read More
Here’s one curveball that makes June’s 41-year-high inflation data a lot worse
Wednesday’s inflation data was a double-edged sword for many workers. Read More
The biggest monthly rent increase in 36 years is adding fuel to the inflation fire
Rent prices rose by 0.8% in June from a month earlier, the Labor Department says — the largest monthly gain since 1986. Read More
This is why inflation hits Black families particularly hard
Black households have faced more volatile inflation than white families in the past several years, new research shows. Read More
My husband got a job with a 40% pay raise in a city two hours away. Should we sell our beloved home of 24 years and buy? Or rent?
Should we sell our home or ‘wait until things cool off?’ Read More
Nine facts about the Lucid Air EV and why you should pay attention
Lucid who? This recent startup is currently the most formidable challenge to the reign of Tesla as the top dog in the luxury EV sedan fight. Read More
Don’t make these travel-booking mistakes: 3 lessons I learned the hard way
Experience may be the best teacher, but I wish I’d learned a few travel hacks before doing it the hard way. Read More
‘I am freaking out!’ I started investing money with a robo-adviser in September. I’ve lost money. How am I doing? Should I keep going?
‘I figured a robo-adviser would take out a lot of guesswork and confusion.’ Read More
Trio charged in alleged conspiracy to sell stolen lyrics to the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’
The 100 pages of handwritten lyrics and notes to the Eagles’ seminal album had been stolen from singer Don Henley in the 1970s, prosecutors said. Read More
Stable value funds have become today’s most popular 401(k) investment, but they come with complex risks
‘People don’t understand the risk they’re taking’: Widely seen as a safe haven, stable value funds are often opaque. Read More