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Can natural disasters set off a full-fledged banking crisis?
Banks aren’t even on anyone’s risk list
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College students return to school with more debt—and no help on the way
Average tuition has nearly tripled since 1980, all while college endowments are growing into the tens of billions of dollars
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Americans becoming more fearful about quitting their jobs
Major corporations are laying off workers by the thousands, leading some to question whether they're next
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Only 2.5% of U.S. homes changed hands this year, Redfin says
Turnover in the U.S. housing market is the lowest it has been in more than three decades
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Nearly 1 in 2 Americans don't have emergency fund, but they may have legitimate excuse
Psychologists say there may be a legitimate reason why so many Americans struggle to build a basic emergency fund
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Congress introduced bill that would hold colleges responsible for student debt
The College Cost Reduction Act seeks to flip the script on student loan forgiveness
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60% of the global economy is in for a ‘lost decade’ due to record debt
Developing countries will have a hard time breaking the vicious cycle of debt and poverty, World Bank economists warn
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Mortgage rates could drop below 5% in the new year—here's what historically happened next
Homebuyers can take solace in knowing that mortgage rates have likely peaked. But will housing affordability improve?
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A million simulations predict a dire ending to America’s debt problem
From Wall Street to Main Street, a growing chorus of experts say Washington’s current borrowing habits are unsustainable
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Millennials are 300% richer than they were in 2016, but there’s a catch
Millennials are no longer the “lost generation,” but their newfound wealth comes with anxiety
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Credit card interest rates are the highest they’ve ever been—here’s why
Don't blame the Fed for your record credit card bills
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Average U.S household can afford only cheapest 16% of listed homes
A lesser-known statistic shows just how bad housing affordability has gotten for the average American
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The retail theft problem has been greatly exaggerated
How bad is retail theft? A lobby group finally admits that nobody really knows
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The Fed could slash interest rates in half next year, says UBS
The Fed hiked interest rates 11 times in 2022-2023, but it could reverse course in a big way next year
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Interest rate cuts would be a ‘mistake,’ says influential economist
The Fed shouldn’t cave in to pressure to cut rates, says Ed Yardeni
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Some traders bet on a cataclysmic stock sell-off in December
There's a $30,000 "bid" for a 1,100% jump in Wall Street's "fear index", which essentially implies economic Armageddon
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The slow death of America’s unions
Only one in 10 American workers are unionized—and this figure gets much smaller for workers in the private sector
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Housing market cools in 95 of largest 100 U.S. metros, study finds
The housing market had no "winners" in the first quarter, as it took longer for homes to sell in the vast majority of major cities
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Record-low housing affordability is setting off a vicious cycle
Surveys show that as many as 92% of Americans have cut back on spending due to rising prices
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Middle class can't afford home in nearly half of top 100 U.S. metros, study finds
Homeownership is no longer a staple of the middle-class American Dream
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