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Food prices keep rising. Food-company execs are betting Americans will keep paying.
Even as rampant inflation in food prices leaches away consumer spending power and disproportionately affects lower-income consumers, food-company executives and Wall Street analysts believe that Americans will continue to buy Read more
Opinion: IBM’s expensive and risky pivot to the cloud is finally paying off
International Business Machines agreed to buy open-source enterprise-software company Red Hat for a whopping $33 billion in 2019, its biggest acquisition ever. Critics scoffed that the deal was folly. Everyone Read more
‘My girlfriend owes $200,000 in medical and credit-card debt’: She wants me to settle it — by paying a portion of the outstanding amount
Dear Quentin, My girlfriend owes over $200,000 in medical and credit-card debt, but she believes it can be settled for 5% of the total amount if someone else will pay Read more
‘Online trickery’: CFPB sues event-registration company for allegedly tricking customers into paying $300 million in subscriptions
People signing up for fundraising races and other events were allegedly duped into enrolling in a third-party event registration platform’s $89.95-a-year “discount membership club,” helping the company generate $300 million Read more
Deals between banks and colleges are flouting the law, putting students at risk of paying high fees, consumer watchdog finds
Partnerships between colleges and financial firms are pushing students towards financial products that aren’t in their best interest — even though it’s against the law. That’s one takeaway from a Read more
As food prices rise, this Detroit mother is forced to choose between paying her energy bill or buying groceries and one key driver of inflation is finally showing signs of easing
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘It’s ridiculous’: Inflation puts pressure on families with young children who are struggling to keep up with the weekly food bill Two families Read more
Why California is paying nearly 70% more for gasoline at the pump than the rest of the country
California has pretty much always paid much more than the nation for gasoline at the pump, in part due to higher taxes and a more expensive blend of fuel, but Read more
Your 401(k) isn’t a college fund. Here’s a guide to paying for your kid’s education without sacrificing retirement.
Mya Payton, 58, of Southeastern Pennsylvania, is divorced with four children, the last of whom is in college now. “Over the course of the time my kids were in college Read more
‘Makes their blood boil’: Democrats criticize billion-dollar companies for paying low tax rates
More than 100 U.S. companies are paying an average effective tax rate of 1.1%, according to new data released by a top Democrat. The data, released on Thursday by Senate Read more