Tag: Consumer Products
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I’m a single parent with 2 kids, and owe $27,000 after being scammed. What now?
[ad_1] I’m a single parent with two kids, and fell victim to an online dating scam. I have no legal recourse as I did this on my own, thinking I was helping someone. My credit has now tanked. I owe $17,000 on one credit card, and I have two loans of $5,000 each. I have my…
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Consumer confidence climbs to 2-year high as worry over inflation and recession ease
[ad_1] The numbers: A survey of U.S. consumer confidence climbed to a two-year high of 117.0 in July, a sign that Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy. The closely followed index rose 6.9 points from a revised WAS 110.1 in June, the Conference Board said Tuesday. Consumer confidence tends to signal whether the…
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Stock market strategist David Rosenberg gives the Fed no credit — and no mercy
[ad_1] It’s said that you don’t know an economy is in a recession until it’s in one. Or as David Rosenberg puts it: “Recessions are like an odorless gas. They sneak up on you.” These days, Rosenberg is looking for fresh air. A former chief North American economist at Merrill Lynch and now president of…
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Lukas Gage’s viral video audition haunts the ‘hot labor summer’ actors’ strike sweeping Hollywood
[ad_1] In November 2020, the actor Lukas Gage was auditioning for a role via video link when he heard the producer make some disparaging remarks about the size of his apartment. “These poor people who live in these tiny apartments,” the producer said. “I’m looking at his background and he’s got his TV and …”…
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I mailed a $280 wedding gift and never received a thank-you note. I fear the gift was lost or stolen. Is it gauche to ask?
[ad_1] Dear Moneyist, I attended a destination wedding in the spring. I didn’t bring a gift because I didn’t want to carry a large item with me on the plane and then make the newlyweds transport it home. The couple didn’t have a registry, but a month ago I bought them a gift and had…
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Americans reveal their No. 1 financial regret, but advisers say they hear these horrible mistakes the most
[ad_1] If you’re like most Americans, you are probably regretting some of your financial decisions. But first, the good news: Making money mistakes is not the end of one’s journey to financial freedom, Emmanuel K. Eliason, president and CEO of Eliason Wealth Management based in Centennial, Colo., told MarketWatch. It’s more like a detour to…
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Looking for a mortgage, car loan, or boost for your credit-card limit? More lenders are saying no.
[ad_1] A rising number of consumers say lenders are rejecting their loan applications. What’s more, record-breaking shares of people expect lenders to keep saying no on mortgage applications, car loans and bids for credit card increases well into 2024. This is according to new survey data out from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.…