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- Is it a good idea to combine finances with your partner?Deciding to merge your money isn鈥檛 just moving cash around. It also means choosing to trust your partner completely with your finances.
- Opinion: Trump鈥檚 new economic plan is a 'yuge' bamboozleDonald Trump poses as a working-class populist, but about his new economic plan would be a gusher for the wealthy. And almost nothing will trickle down to anyone else.
- Tax reduces junk food consumption in Mexico, says studyResearchers at the University of North Carolina and the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico found that one year after a 2014 junk food tax, purchases of taxed foods fell 5.1 percent.
- Tax Policy Center and Wharton School partner to score major tax plansThe scoring system will help illuminate how tax changes affect the overall economy and the federal budget.
- Tesla Model S holds its value better than most carsThe Model S not only depreciates less than other electric cars, but even holds its value better than comparable internal-combustion cars, according to research firm Autolist.
- Caribbean region to see increased drought, UN saysThe Caribbean region includes seven of the world鈥檚 36 water-stressed countries in the world. A UN聽report found that the region is expected to see an increase in the intensity and frequency of droughts due to climate change.聽
- How to tame your student loans (told in fewer than 350 words)We鈥檇 keep it to 35 words if we could, but student loans aren鈥檛 that simple.
- Big bets for a sustainable futureA new campaign features 17 big ideas on聽ending poverty, fighting injustice and hunger, and taking on climate change by the year 2030.聽
- Ten ways to help the Earth and your budgetRecycling reduces waste, preserves resources, and leaves planet Earth an overall nicer place to live 鈥 but it can also save you money in the long run.
- Why are restaurants losing sit-down customers?As food trends change, people are coming to expect a different kind of dining experience as well.
- These wireless carriers are offering a free iPhone 7 with trade-inDo you have a paid-off iPhone 6 or 6s? Then you may be eligible to receive the iPhone 7 for free.聽
- How to buy a home while selling oneIn terms of difficulty, selling your home and buying another at the same time is the gymnastics balance beam of homeownership.聽
- Chevy Bolt shows GM can compete in Silicon Valley, exec saysThe all-electric Chevy Bolt offers the highest rated range of any electric car that doesn't have a Tesla badge on it, at the super low starting price of $37,500.
- What to expect from Best Buy's Black Friday saleThanks to a wide inventory of electronics and competitive hours, Best Buy is an essential stop for Black Friday shopping.聽
- US cost of living is creeping up. Could that be a good thing?The cost of living rose in August, suggesting the US is starting to see the inflation the Federal Reserve says the country needs. The Fed hopes to keep the American economy growing by managing expectations and encouraging consumer spending.
- First LookIMF: Mideast conflicts have erased economic gains of a generationViolence in the Middle East and North Africa is bringing unprecedented challenges, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund that analyzed the economies of聽179 countries over several decades.
- How do you finance a tiny house?Tiny homes, which typically are smaller than 500 square feet, can cost as little as $10,000 to build yourself or up to $100,000 through a professional. But regular-size homebuying rules still apply.聽
- Who benefits from tax subsidies for home ownership? The rich.In 2016, about one-fifth of households will benefit from home ownership-related tax deductions. However, over 85 percent of those in the top 1 percent will enjoy these tax breaks while fewer than one-in-20 in the bottom 40 percent will benefit.
- Black Friday deals will include huge savings on Apple products this yearThe trick to finding Black Friday bargains on Apple products is knowing where to look 鈥 and that's anywhere but the Apple Store.
- Trump's ever-changing tax plan changes againDonald Trump introduced a revision of his tax policy this week聽that ditches more of his most ambitious, costly, and controversial ideas. 聽