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News Articles: Your Money

Starting May 11 most people will have to pay for those at-home test kits for COVID-19, as the federal government's declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends.

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  • Health

COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer

Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you'll pay depends on your health insurance.

February 08, 2023
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By:
  • Julie Appleby
Customers are waiting up to eight weeks to get replacement credit cards because of ongoing chip shortages.

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  • Your Money

Need a new credit card? It can take almost two months to get a replacement

The ongoing chip shortage is causing card manufacturing delays that could last through the end of the year.

February 07, 2023
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani
Kaitlyn Arland drives in her car in Junction City, Kan. Two years ago, when she tried to buy her first car, the dealership called her back and demanded she sign a new deal with a higher down payment after she had taken the car home. This tactic is often referred to as a yo-yo deal.

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  • Investigations

Even after you think you bought a car, dealerships can 'yo-yo' you and take it back

NPR investigated a practice called a yo-yo sale and found it's hurting car buyers nationwide, tougher rules can make a difference, and the Federal Trade Commission has a chance to crack down.

February 06, 2023
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
Julia Grugan, 20, a senior at Temple University recently made one of her first major investments: A 10 gram gold bar.

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  • Your Money

The new global gold rush

After decades of being seen as a go-nowhere investment, investors are taking a shine to gold again.

February 04, 2023
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Credit card logos are seen on a downtown storefront as a pedestrian passes in Atlanta in 2012.

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  • Business

Miss a credit card payment? Federal regulators want to put new limits on late fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to cap late fees at $8. Banking groups say the proposal would result in higher costs for consumers.

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez

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  • Your Money

How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance

A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle.

January 31, 2023
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By:
  • Paddy Hirsch
People shop at Walmart on Black Friday 2022 in Dunwoody,  Ga.

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  • Business

What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy

Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices.

January 27, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh,
  • Jacqueline GaNun,
  • and 1 more
In one of the chicken coops on Back Forty Farms in Nampa, Idaho, the chickens come in for feeding time.

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  • Food

Mung bean omelet, anyone? Sky high egg prices crack open market for alternatives

Eggs have roughly tripled in price in the last few years. Now a raft of competitors are hoping to lure Americans away from their beloved breakfast food.

January 26, 2023
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  • Stacey Vanek Smith
U.S. taxpayers are navigating several changes in this year's tax filing season, which runs from Jan. 23 to April 18. Here, the Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington, D.C.

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  • Your Money

Your tax refund will likely be smaller this year. Here are more things to know

The IRS starts accepting tax returns for 2022 on Jan. 23. A financial expert breaks down the changes from last year, and shares her tips for coping with tax season.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
With inflation climbing, a lot of Americans are pulling out their credit cards to pay for day-to-day items and are starting to accumulate quite a bit of debt.

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  • Your Money

Are you struggling to pay off credit card debt? Tell us what hurdles you are facing

NPR wants to know if it's becoming harder to pay off outstanding credit card balances these days.

January 20, 2023
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani
College students look for an apartment in Berkeley, Calif. Rental application fees are a barrier to many in a tight housing market. California is the latest in a string of states and cities passing laws to try and limit them.

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  • Your Money

Rental application fees add up fast in a tight market. But limiting them is tough

California is the latest in a string of states and cities to try and save renters money on repeated application fees. But legal aid attorneys say the laws are proving difficult to enforce.

January 13, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Tesla's Model Y is on display at a Tesla showroom in a shopping mall in Beijing on April 29, 2022. The electric car maker cut prices for its models in a bid to boost sales.

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  • Business

Tesla slashes prices across all its models in a bid to boost sales

The price cuts will make Tesla more competitive and will also mean the base model of the Model Y, the best-selling electric vehicle in America, could qualify for a revamped federal tax credit.

January 13, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Lottery jackpots are soaring past the billion-dollar mark more frequently, thanks to higher interest rates and several rules changes. Here, a ticket machine displays the projected jackpot for a Mega Millions drawing in Chicago, in early January.

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  • Your Money

Huge jackpots are less rare — and 4 other things to know about the lottery

What would you do with a $1 billion payday? If you're hearing that question more these days, it's because huge jackpots like the Mega Millions aren't as rare as they once were.

January 13, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A Mega Millions customer purchases her tickets for the estimated jackpot of $1.1 Billion at the Fuel On Convenience Store in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Twenty-four consecutive drawings later with no grand prize winner named, the Mega Millions jackpot is now over $1 billion, making it one of the largest jackpots in lottery history. The next drawing is Friday.

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  • Your Money

Here's where your money goes when you buy a ticket from a state-run lottery

The Mega Millions' estimated jackpot has increased to a total of $1.35 billion — the second-largest jackpot in the game's history, officials say.

January 12, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
This illustration picture shows debit and credit cards arranged on a desk on April 6, 2020 in Arlington, Va. Americans are using their credit cards more to pay for everyday expenses at a time when interest rates are rising.

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  • Economy

Americans are piling up credit card debt — and it could prove very costly

More Americans are leaning on their credit cards to cope with rising prices. And as interest rates continue to climb, that debt is getting more and more expensive.

January 11, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
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