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Kidnapping and extortion insurance — for your computer

by Ben Johnson and Olga Oksman
Jun 30, 2017
Insurance companies are offering cyber polices for when your data is the hostage.
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How Paddington, Peppa and Pooh bring in the big bucks

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 29, 2017
Toys and TV deals can bring in billions.
 Paddington attends the German premiere of the film, "Paddington," on November 30, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. 
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Millennials of color are worse off financially

by David Brancaccio and Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 28, 2017
Financially secure white millennials feel held back.
Millennials of color are less like to own a credit card.
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A new study out of Seattle shows the downside of minimum wage increases

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 27, 2017
The city is making its way towards a $15-an-hour minimum wage, but are employers cutting hours to compensate?
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signs a bill that incrementally raises the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour on June 3, 2014, in Seattle.
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Why are subprime auto loans still a thing?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 21, 2017
Did we not learned anything in 2008?
A sign advertises easy credit at a used car dealership in Chicago, Illinois. 
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Why America spends more on health care than any other developed country

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 20, 2017
We often hear that health care accounts for a staggering one-sixth of the U.S. economy. According to the most recent data from the Center for Medicaid & Medicare services, we spend $3.2 trillion a year on health care. That is, indeed, about a sixth of our GDP. Here’s what we spend it on, and why […]
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Now you have another reason to tip your Uber driver

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 20, 2017
The company is now allowing tipping within its app.
By end of July, riders throughout the U.S. will be able to tip their drivers using Uber's app.
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How to save money on a theme park vacation

by Eliza Mills
Jun 16, 2017
It is doable, Theme Park Insider says.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Orlando.
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Asking for a raise is like pulling teeth

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 16, 2017
Some Americans actually prefer the latter.
Some American's would rather have a root canal than ask for a raise
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Immigrants around the world sent $445 billion back to their home countries last year

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 15, 2017
It’s not just Mexico and the U.S. that are affected by remittances, the UN reports.
It's not just U.S. money that makes its way around the globe in remittances. 
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