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I found dozens of recurring charges on my credit card. I had been wasting $1,600 a year on subscriptions I didn't even use.

The author pored over her credit card bills and found some mysterious recurring transactions.Getty ImagesEvery month, the large amounts of money on our credit card bills worried me.At the beginning...

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'Shoulder to shoulder with Michael Burry': A day trader details his bearish thesis on one of the Reddit crowd's favorite stocks

INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty ImagesInsitutions get pegged as the "smart money," but retail traders have shown they can do their homework, too. A post on a Michael Burry-themed subreddit this week...

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'Melania' and 'Rush Hour' director Brett Ratner's rise, fall, and attempted comeback

Brett Ratner attends "Melania" premiereTaylor Hill/WireImageBrett Ratner is a Hollywood director and producer known for the "Rush Hour" franchise.Ratner faced backlash over sexual misconduct allega...

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I'm an NFL mom navigating huge money and pressure. There is no guidebook, so I'm helping other parents through it.

Twanna Harris has a son in the NFL and another who is a Division I collegiate athlete.Courtesy of Twanna HarrisTwanna Harris has a son who plays in the NFL and one who is a Division I collegiate at...

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Target's new CEO is thrown into crisis mode on day one

Michael Fiddelke starts his new job as Target CEO on February 1.Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for TargetMichael Fiddelke, who started at Target as a finance intern, takes over the top job at the retail...

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I'm still working at 80 to help my family with medical bills. Caregiving has brought me closer to my grandkids, but I don't think I'll retire.

Noe Parenteau (right) with his sister (left)Noe ParenteauNoe Parenteau continues working at 80 due to high caregiver costs.Parenteau's sister and ex-wife require expensive memory and assisted livin...

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It’s not worth fixating on your credit score. Here's what to do instead

Do you judge your financial life by a three-digit number? Many people do, but treating your credit score as a grade can lead to anxiety, frustration and even shame, especially when it feels ...

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What are Anna Maria’s best options for lowering the giant tax her family faces this year?

Q. My spouse earns $430,000 pe...

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A 30-year-old who built a 7-figure net worth shares the often-overlooked first step to achieving financial freedom

Michela Allocca is the founder of Break Your Budget and author of "Own Your Money."Courtesy of Michela AlloccaMichela Allocca built a seven-figure net worth by 30, thanks to increasing her income, ...

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What smart people in economics and business are saying about Kevin Warsh's nomination as Fed chair

Kevin Warsh is the new chair of the US Federal Reserve.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for SemaforKevin Warsh has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become the Federal Reserve chair.The react...

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Target's problems go much deeper than the national economic blackout brewing in its backyard

Protesters rally against the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement in Maine, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Portland, Maine.Robert F. Bukaty/Associated PressThis post originally appeared in t...

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I'm trying to guess why Elon Musk wants to mash SpaceX into xAI — or Tesla. I'm stumped.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is already set for a record-breaking IPO this year. What happens if it merges with xAI before that?Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty ImagesSpaceX: Very valuable company controlled by...

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The sole federal regulator over prediction markets says it's easing off

CFTC chairman Michael SeligAndrew Harnik/Getty ImagesMichael Selig, chair of the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission, has praised prediction markets.He said Thursday his agency would rescind a wa...

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Judge greenlights Epstein victims' sex-trafficking lawsuit against Bank of America

A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein's victims against Bank of America to move forward.Department of JusticeJeffrey Epstein victims accused Bank of America and BNY of facilitati...

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Should you list 'olive oil' as an interest on your résumé? Recruiters weigh in on the latest internet debate

An X post about "olive oil" as a résum´é interest is reigniting the debate over a "hobbies" section.bernardbodo/Getty ImagesA viral X post described rejecting a finance candidate because they liste...

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Slowing cloud growth and huge AI spending: Why Microsoft's stock is plunging the most in nearly 6 years

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking at the World Economic Forum.Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty ImagesMicrosoft is facing a brutal stock decline on Thursday. High AI spending and slowing Azure cloud...

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Meta boss says AI is letting one employee do the work of entire teams, and it shows how the company is rethinking hiring

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is investing in more AI-native tools to elevate individual contributors.Taylor Hill—Getty Images/ReutersCEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI tools now let individua...

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Investors are giving Meta the green light to keep spending big on AI

Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMeta stock surged 9% after a positive Q4 earnings report highlighted ad business success.The ad business was strong enough that investors didn't balk at Meta'...

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CRA denies hard of hearing taxpayer disability credit

If you have a severe hearing impairment, you may be entitled to claim the ...

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Elon Musk says AI will make saving for retirement 'irrelevant.' Anthropic's CEO says building that future won't be easy.

Elon Musk dreams of a saving-free future. Dario Amodei says it will be hard to get there.Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesElon Musk said retirement savings coul...

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Meta and Microsoft both blew their data center budgets last quarter. Wall Street is only mad at one of them.

illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesMeta and Microsoft reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.Capex for both companies was higher than Wall Street expected.Meta's stock soared in after-hours tr...

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