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Are Americans working too much?Many are, and it affects everyone. Here's how, in four charts.
Five ways to save at the airportIf you travel a lot, buying a burger and a drink twice a week can really add up. Here's how to save聽money at the airport.
Where do financially responsible Americans live?NerdWallet examined data for聽the 100 most populous US metro areas to determine where residents are best at managing credit, debt and housing costs.
Aetna shows why we need a single-payer systemThe alternative to a single-payer health insurance system is聽a hugely-expensive for-profit oligopoly with the market power to charge high prices even to healthy people 鈥� and to charge sick people (or those likely to be sick) an arm and a leg.
Ford autonomous cars could be available to the public. Eventually.At first, Ford plans to use these vehicles for ride-sharing, but down the road, we expect to see them widely available to Average Joe and Jane consumers.
Giving Olympians a special tax break wins the gold medal of bad ideasDespite what Congress wants you to believe, a bill making Olympic medals and cash awards tax free聽would do almost nothing to help truly struggling athletes.
Student loans: Is paying them off early a good idea?It鈥檚 easy to wipe out your savings account or your 401(k) to eliminate your student loans if you have the savings to do it. But there are other important and, yes, boring things you should do with your money.- Aetna pulls out of exchanges, highlighting a major challenge for ObamacareAetna, one of the country鈥檚 biggest health insurers, today said that it will stop offering health plans through the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 11 out of the 15 states due to low profits.聽
How Shake Shack is shaking up the burger industryThanks to new restaurant openings and new menu items like the Chick'n Shack, Shake Shack is increasing sales and traffic while other burger chains are faltering.聽
Making America's debt great againDonald Trump's聽tax reform plan would drain government coffers of revenues. Coupled with his promise to avoid cuts to Social Security and Medicare 鈥� two big parts of the budget 鈥� it would boost public debt to all-time record levels.
Volkswagen diesel acts were likely criminal, according to Justice DepartmentJustice Department officials have uncovered evidence that would qualify VW's actions as criminal, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, The proposed $15 billion settlement between the autoamker and regulators is winding toward final approval.
Simple ways to teach your children about moneyMany people are uncomfortable discussing finances, so you might feel unsure of where to start or how to convey increasingly complex concepts.聽Here are a few conversation starters for teaching kids about money.
Training programs promise good jobs without college degrees. Can they deliver?Funding of technical training for jobs that don't require college degrees has plummeted since the 1980s, but a new crop of programs show promise by being more responsive to local businesses.聽
Food films to inform and inspireWhether you're a social activist, small farmer, or sustainability advocate, or you just enjoy food, you'll find a film to inform and interest you in all things food.
The South has the highest bankruptcy rates in the countryWhile the tide of bankruptcies in 2015 ebbed nationwide, bankruptcy rates are still high in some parts of the country.- Audi helps out antsy drivers (and fuel efficiency) with a countdown to green lightsA new feature in some of Audi鈥檚 2017 models will tell drivers stuck at red lights how long they鈥檒l have to wait for a green signal. This eases not only driver anxiety, but also vehicle fuel use and emissions.
A Hail Mary retirement plan for those with nothing savedLet鈥檚 be clear: You can鈥檛 make up for lost time.聽But don鈥檛 give up 鈥� you do have options.
President Clinton will need Bernie鈥檚 'Political Revolution' to get things doneEven if Hillary sincerely intends to raise taxes on rich Americans in order to pay for universal child care, affordable higher education, and infrastructure spending, the moneyed interests have the clout to stop her.
Why US homebuilders are bullish on the economyThe National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday rose two points to 60.聽Readings above 50 indicate more builders view sales conditions as good rather than poor.
What Clinton鈥檚 2015 income tax return tells usThe Clintons are rich, pay a lot of taxes, and are more generous than average for people in their bracket.聽
