Finance
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Renting a Car Abroad: Don’t Get Taken for a Ride
“Throw the keys through the kiosk’s open window. We’ll get the car when we open later”: Those slightly unorthodox drop-off…
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Sam Mendes to Direct 4 Beatles Biopics, 1 on Each Bandmate
The Oscar-winning filmmaker was given full rights to the band’s music and their life stories for the unusual quartet of…
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Employers Can Now Enroll Workers in Some Emergency Savings Accounts
But many companies are spurning the “clunky” legal requirements for accounts linked to retirement plans. Instead, some have stand-alone rainy…
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Will Families Pay Less With Two Students in College? Now, It Depends.
The federal financial aid formula used to give a break to families with two or more children in college at…
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F.T.C. Warns Dozens of Funeral Homes to Provide Accurate Costs to Callers
The agency said an “undercover phone sweep” of more than 250 homes found that 38 failed to provide prices or…
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A New Perk for Some Student Loan Borrowers: A 401(k) Match
Student loan borrowers who are lucky enough to have access to a 401(k)-type plan, but are too stretched to save…
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Will Food Prices Stop Rising Quickly? Many Companies Say Yes.
Food companies are talking about smaller price increases this year, good news for grocery shoppers, restaurant diners and the White…
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Unpacking the Washington Math for a Big Payment Deal
Regulators have been tough on big financial mergers, though there are nuances in Capital One’s $35.3 billion takeover bid for…
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Walmart Reports Rising Holiday Sales as Shoppers Seek Value
The number of transactions at the retail giant rose 4.3 percent but the average ticket price decreased by 0.3 percent,…
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Culinary Hubs Put a Twist on Home Cooking
Nestled in the dense, residential Los Angeles neighborhood of Victor Heights, a tightly packed plot of Craftsman and Victorian homes…