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Consumers Could Get Up To $20,000 Apiece In Equifax Settlement — How To Get Your Share

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The claims process starts after a judge signs off on the settlement. Read more

Americas Child-care Crisis: The Entire System Is Experiencing Pressure From Every Angle And Somethings Got To Blow

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It costs an average of $213 per week at a child-care center, up 14.5% from five years ago, according to a new report. ... Read more

Jeffrey Epstein Wants To Pay Bail Of $77 Million To Be Put Under House Arrest At His Upper East Side Mansion

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Epstein’s proposed bail package could theoretically get 6,000 defendants out of jail. Read more

Deep Dive: These 6 Stocks In The S&P 1500 Have More Than Doubled In 12 Months

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The stock market’s flip side: 15 have plunged at least 75%. Read more

Deep Dive: The S&P 500 Just Hit A Record High — So Did These Stocks

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These 54 components of the S&P 500 rose to record levels too. Read more

The Most Painless Way To Never Missing Late Payments On Your Personal Loans

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A new study looks at how to make sure you stay out of the red. Read more

Need To Know: Heres Why Investors Should Keep The Faith In U.S. Stocks: BlackRock

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Our call of the day comes from BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest money managers, whose midyear outlook comes with ... Read more

TaxWatch: Wealthier Americans Were More Likely To Get Heftier Tax Refunds Under New Tax Law

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The new tax law made sweeping changes, but some income levels felt them more than others. Read more

Student-loan Servicer Cant Use Federal Law To Avoid Lawsuit Over Alleged Bad Advice

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The case is part of a broader fight on the boundaries of federal law in student-loan lawsuits. Read more

Trumps Plan For Health-care Pricing Could Expand This Lucrative Workplace Benefit

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A provision tucked inside the plan helps people with high-deductible health insurance plans make better use of their HSA... Read more

Deep Dive: Here Are The Stock Markets Winners And Losers In The First Half Of 2019

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Microsoft leads Dow components, while Tesla is the worst Nasdaq-100 stock, with a 33% slide. Read more

Americans Financial Literacy Skills Have Plummeted Since The Great Recession

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Younger people had the sharpest drop in their ability to answer four of five financial literacy questions correctly. ... Read more

Treasury Dept. Says Student-debt Crisis Is So Bad That Financial Education Should Be Mandatory For College Students

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The recommendation comes as students loan borrowers cope with $1.5 trillion in debt. Read more

Judge Says Consumers Cant Sue Over Alleged Bedbugs In Wayfair Headboard

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Wayfair’s terms of service say consumers must take complaints to arbitration. Read more

How AI Is Catching People Who Cheat On Their Diets, Job Searches And School Work

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Don’t try to fake out big data on the game of life. Read more

Heres One Powerful Way To Control CEO Pay

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A new study by the Economic Policy Institute examines ways to make the workplace more equitable. Read more

TaxWatch: People Behind On Their Taxes Are Being Set Up To Fail By The IRS, Watchdog Says

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The agency’s taxpayer advocate says too many taxpayers are in unaffordable payment plans. Read more

Older Americans Had A 40-point Drop In Their Credit Score In The 10 Years Since The Great Recession

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Experian analyzed credit scores between 2008 and 2018 and had some alarming results. Read more

Millennials Are Now Haggling In Job Interviews, Hotels And Airports

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These 20-somethings and 30-somethings say they’re learned to be tough customers, not entitled consumers. Read more

Runaway Cost Of College Hurts Americans More Than The China Trade War

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Private-college tuition is rising at more than twice the rate of U.S. inflation, writes Brett Arends. Read more