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What to expect as Netflix, Disney and other big streaming names shift strategy
Streaming customers are likely to see more familiar faces and less megabudget content in the coming year. Shifting consumer tastes…
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Favoring 5% savings accounts and CDs over stocks now? Think again.
Perhaps the Federal Reserve is finished raising interest rates, and perhaps the first rate cuts are just months away. Still,…
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Looking for a remote job? Your chances of finding one are dropping, Indeed says
The typical white-collar workweek seems to have become a mix of in-office and at-home work. But a job applicant’s chance…
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Standard deductions for 2024 taxes will jump 5.4% due to inflation, IRS numbers show
The standard deduction is a major way most Americans reduce their taxable income each year — and with inflation’s burn,…
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Heads up investors: Capital-gains tax rules for 2024 are here
Newly announced inflation adjustments from the IRS will tweak the rules on capital gains taxes in 2024. The tax rates…
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The IRS just revealed 2024 income tax brackets — what the numbers mean for your tax bill
After scorching hot inflation pushed income tax brackets and a widely-used tax deduction to their largest single-year increase in decades…
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How stock-market investors can ride out a ‘fear cycle’ as S&P 500, Nasdaq fall into correction
Many people like to feel at least a little bit of fright. That has been the whole point of Halloween…
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No, you don’t need to buy Costco’s $4,500, 157-piece Le Creuset cookware set
No, you don’t need to spend $4,500 on that 157-piece Le Creuset cookware set from Costco COST, -0.83%. The pricey…
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The Nasdaq just fell into a correction. Now what?
The Nasdaq Composite Index fell into its 70th correction in history on Wednesday, as surging long-term Treasury yields increased borrowing…
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‘For religious reasons, I cannot invest to earn interest’: I’m 53 and expect to earn $90,000 a year. Is it too late to start investing?
I recently graduated with my master’s degree and am seeking full-time employment at age 53. I want to know what…
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