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- How to budget without credit cardsCredit cards can be useful tools, but some prefer to go without the hassle of credit cards entirely. Two families chose to go without credit cards and have found their budgets are easier to manage because of it.
- China could be major player in electric car marketChinese car manufacturers have begun focusing on the production of electric vehicles. Be on the lookout for these seven Chinese companies in coming years.
- Jobs report offers relief after disappointing May, politically turbulent JuneThe US economy added 287,000 jobs in June, according to the Labor Department. Though economists are uncertain whether that breakneck pace will continue, the surge is a comforting sign after dismal job growth in May and global political uncertainty in June.
- Five reasons to take the fast track when paying off student loansPaying an extra $100 on your student loan bill each month could save you thousands of dollars in interest and free up funds to save for retirement or a down payment on a house.
- McDonald's all-day breakfast now includes McGriddles, biscuits, and moreMcDonald鈥檚 will further expand its all-day breakfast menu in September when both biscuit聽and聽McMuffin sandwiches (previously one or the other in most markets) and McGriddles will be available 24/7, the company announced this week.
- US economy adds 287,000 June jobs, roaring back from MayThe hiring spurt marked a sharp improvement from May's dismal showing, when just 11,000聽jobs聽were added. A modest 144,000聽jobs聽had been added in April. The robust pace that suggests a resilient U.S. economy recovering from a slump early in the year.
- A lifeline for Puerto RicoPROMESA, legislation regarding Puerto Rico's debt crisis, will lend Puerto Rico money for legal and financial consultants and create a Financial Oversight and Management Board. The task at hand now is growing the Puerto Rican economy.聽
- How to manage money as a seasonal businessOperating a seasonal business and up-and-down cash flow can be tricky, but there are steps you can take to be sure you always have a little extra money in the off-season.
- Six hidden costs of being in a wedding partyAttending weddings can be expensive, especially if you're part of the wedding party. Here are a few ways to save if you've been selected as bridesmaid or groomsman.
- Will Bill Gates's 100,000 chickens help Africans cross the road to prosperity?Gates and Heifer International are teaming up to give African families a source of food and income.
- That hoverboard you got for Christmas is a fire hazardThe hoverboard is being聽recalled by 10聽firms because its聽lithium-ion batteries could overheat and catch on fire.聽
- Jobless claims and ADP report allay fears of a job market slowdownThe economy added 172,000 jobs over the month according to ADP, and jobless claims dropped unexpectedly last week.The reports allay some fears that a disappointing May jobs report was the start of a steep downward trend.
- Moving recurring payments on credit cards is the worst. Here鈥檚 how to deal.Right now, there鈥檚 no quick and easy way to move recurring charges from one card to another, and that鈥檚 a problem.
- Are there too many bosses, and is that ruining our economy?The size of the 'middle layers' of organizations 鈥 the managers and administrators 鈥 has ballooned in recent decades. Is there a better way?
- The huckster populistNow, with Bernie Sanders essentially out of the race, Donald Trump wants Americans to believe he鈥檚 the remaining anti-establishment candidate.聽It鈥檚 smart politics, but it鈥檚 a hoax.
- A new way to file financial aid complaintsA new Federal Student Aid Feedback System allows students to give the Department of Education feedback about the FAFSA, student debt relief companies, and more.
- Four surprising things about cell phone insuranceCell phone insurance may not be as good a deal as you might think. Here are four things to consider when choosing a cell phone insurance payment.
- BMW's vision for next 100 years includes all-electric Rolls RoyceIn honor of their 100th anniversary, BMW attempts to predict what's to come for the auto industry in the next 100 years with new concept cars.
- How to feed children when school meals end for summer vacationThe nonprofit Feeding America聽is working to expand summer food access to millions of low-income children.聽
- What's keeping Millennials away from the stock market?Among the biggest reasons, says a new survey, is that they can't afford to -- an obstacle that prevents older generations from investing as well.