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How this military vet’s physical pain helps others face financial challenges
Adviser reminds clients to follow their plans one day at a time.
The best piece of money advice you’ve never heard
This is a simple way to curb your spending.
What are women angry about? This podcast aims to find out
After scores of men are accused of sexual harassment, two women started the podcast, “For a Bad Time, Call…”
Coding education must start sooner, says Apple’s Cook with Chicago schools push
Apple CEO said he wants every Chicago public school kid to learn the coding language Swift.
25,000 borrowers in limbo as Trump admin. puts a freeze on student loan relief claims
Watchdog urges the agency in new report to resume reviewing claims.
What the insane circumstances under which Dickens wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’ reveal about money, debt, and success
The most famous book about money written by someone strapped for cash wasn’t “Das Kapital” or “The Communist Manifesto.” It was “A Christmas Carol.”
Meet the folk singer who bought bitcoin back when it was just $11
Tatiana Moroz says she had more than a 10,000-fold return on her first bitcoins.
The only form of bitcoin likely to end up under your Christmas tree
Bitcoin products are booming along with the currency’s value.
Here’s the last day you can shop online for Christmas delivery
UPS has warned of delivery delays this season because of overwhelming demand.
5 things NOT to buy before Christmas
Wait for the wave of ‘New Year, New You’ promotions.
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Half of America expects to feel financial strain if housing-related tax deductions are cut
Nearly half the respondents to a National Association of Realtors survey said doing away with the state and local and mortgage interest deductions would cause them financial strain, and nearly a third would be reluctant to move, exacerbating a lack of mobility in the housing market.
A third of junk-rated companies at risk from Republican tax plan, Moody’s finds
While the tax-cut legislation has been a boon to the stock market, a third of the more-leveraged companies are at risk of seeing profits decline based on what congressional Republicans do.
U.S. runs November budget deficit of $139 billion, Treasury says
The U.S. government ran a budget deficit of $139 billion in November, the Treasury Department said Tuesday, up just 1% from the same month a year ago.
Jobs data keeps Fed on gradual rate-hike path
The Federal Reserve will continue to gradually raise short-term interest rates, including a hike next week, but at some point may have to slow down or stop.
There will be competition at the Fed to be in Jerome Powell’s ear
The presidents of the regional Federal Reserve banks are likely to be more vocal in coming weeks in a competition to see who will be in probable next Fed chair Jerome Powell’s inner circle
Here’s why the Fed will hike interest rates on Wednesday
The Federal Reserve is trying to moderately tighten financial conditions and so will continue to raise interest rates.
Yellen may eschew victory lap at her final press conference
Don’t expect Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen to give a public parting message to help define her legacy.
These are the members of Congress who will hammer out a final tax bill
The House-Senate conference committee that will reconcile the two chambers’ tax bills is scheduled to have an open meeting Wednesday, with 29 members of Congress meeting to hammer out a final proposal.
Americans may be too pessimistic in assuming how Republican tax bill will impact them
More than half of Americans surveyed find the Republican tax bill will hurt them personally, even though a far lower percentage will be harmed if lawmakers live up to their promises to tweak the bill in the future.
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