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News Articles: Your Money

Whether you saw it coming or were completely blindsided, getting laid off is one of the most stressful experiences in life. Career coach Octavia Goredema offers concrete advice on both logistical and emotional next steps.

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  • Your Money

Just got laid off? Get back on your feet with this step-by-step guide

When you lose your job, it can be tough to know what to do next. Career coach Octavia Goredema shares a practical checklist of next moves, from reviewing exit paperwork to securing health care.

June 25, 2025
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  • Margaret Cirino
A home for sale in April in Austin, Texas.

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  • Business

Home sales just posted their slowest May in 16 years

There were 20% more homes for sale this May — but it hasn't been enough to pull buyers off the sidelines amid high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty.

June 23, 2025
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The U.S. Department of of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is urging consumers who have purchased the ready-to-eat meals sold under the under the Home Chef and Marketside brands, not to consume them. The agency instructs the public to throw them away or return the item to the place of purchase.

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  • National

Deadly listeria outbreak leads to recall of ready-to-eat fettuccine Alfredo meals

A nationwide listeria outbreak has been linked to 17 illnesses, and three deaths, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection.

June 19, 2025
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  • Vanessa Romo

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  • Your Money

10 ways travel insiders deal with annoying flight delays

Clever advice on how to quickly rebook your flight, skip long lines and avoid flight issues in the future. One tip? Try queuing up for an agent in the airport lounge.

June 17, 2025
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  • Amelia Edelman
What makes "buy now, pay later" so attractive?

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  • Arts & Life

'Buy now, pay later:' a replacement for the millennial lifestyle subsidy?

The cheap convenience of the "millennial lifestyle subsidy" has gone - does "buy now, pay later" fill in the gaps?

June 13, 2025
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  • Liam McBain and
  • Alexis Williams
Homebuilding has slowed as Americans face economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates. Here, construction workers install a lumber roof on a new home last month in Laveen, Ariz.

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  • Business

'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty

Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait.

May 28, 2025
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The Treasury Department has ordered its last delivery of blank pennies. Once that's exhausted, the federal government will stop minting the one-cent coins, which each cost nearly four cents to produce.

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  • Business

No more pennies: In big change, Treasury will stop minting them

In a cost-cutting move, the U.S. Treasury will stop minting new pennies. Originally introduced in 1793, the one-cent coins will still be legal tender. There are more than 100 billion pennies in circulation.

May 22, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Jim Xiao paid an agent a flat $10,000 fee to help him buy a home in Evans, Ga., last year. Here, Xiao and his children play soccer at their new home.

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  • Your Money

Homebuyers and sellers say agents' cuts are too big. Flat-fee brokers offer an alternative

Agents have typically taken a commission on the sale of a home that totals 5% to 6% of the price. But new rules have created an opening for brokers who charge much less.

May 21, 2025
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  • Laurel Wamsley
President Trump hopes to encourage more U.S. manufacturing with his import taxes on foreign goods. But an online experiment suggests most people aren't willing to pay a premium for a "Made in the USA" product.

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  • Economy

What a Texas showerhead salesman discovered about 'Made in the USA' labels

A Texas showerhead salesman wanted to know how much more customers would pay to buy a product that's made in the USA. The answer could pour cold water on President Trump's plan to encourage more companies to open factories in the U.S.

May 20, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
President Trump addresses the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., when he was still a candidate.

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  • Business

How President Trump is sparking a crypto revolution in America

Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is set to join the S&P 500 on Monday. It's the latest stunning development as Trump completely revamps the approach to crypto in the U.S.

May 19, 2025
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  • Rafael Nam
Shopper pushes a basket into the produce section of a Walmart store in Englewood, Colo.

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  • Business

Walmart says higher prices from tariffs coming as soon as this month

The world's largest retailer says it won't be able to absorb all the costs from higher tariffs on imported goods, particularly from China. Already in April, shoppers began tightening their budgets as retail spending did not grow much compared to March.

May 15, 2025
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  • Alina Selyukh
Barbie Dolls imported from China line the shelves of the A to Z Toys store on May 07 in Miami Beach, Fla.

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  • Business

A major toy manufacturer is already nervous about Trump tariffs for holiday season

Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, says the Trump administration's shifting tariff policy has created chaos for businesses — and could still disrupt the holiday season.

May 13, 2025
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  • Nia Dumas and
  • Michel Martin
A price tag with a dollar sign lies on the sidewalk outside a Walmart store in La Habra, Calif., Wednesday, April 2.

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  • Economy

Why an economist says temporary U.S.-China tariff deal doesn't ease uncertainty

Businesses are rushing to import Chinese goods after the U.S. struck a temporary deal. This "stop-go" nature of trade could still mean higher prices and doesn't ease uncertainty, an economist warns.

May 13, 2025
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  • Obed Manuel and
  • Leila Fadel
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: The headquarters of the Department of Education are shown March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Education announced yesterday that it will reduce its staff by nearly 50 percent, leaving the department with 2,183 workers, a reduction from 4,133 when U.S. President Donald Trump took office for his second term. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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  • Education

The future of student loan repayment, explained

A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers' repayments options from several plans to just two.

May 12, 2025
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  • Cory Turner
An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio.

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  • Business

Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts

An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly electronics and save money on bills, consumer and environmental groups said.

May 07, 2025
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